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J.E.R. Carpenter
James Edwin Ruthven Carpenter Jr. (January 7, 1867 – June 11, 1932) was an American architect. Biography Carpenter was born on January 7, 1867, in Columbia, Tennessee. He studied at the University of Tennessee and at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, from which he graduated in 1884. He then studied at the École des Beaux Arts in Paris. Carpenter worked in Nashville, Tennessee, in 1888; in Norfolk, Virginia, in 1890; and later in New York City. In 1892, he published an architecture book, ''Artistic Homes for City and Suburb''. When working in Virginia and partnered with John Kevan Peebles, he designed the Epworth Methodist Episcopal Church at Norfolk (1894-1896). Working independently, he also designed Trinity United Methodist Church in Newport News, Virginia (1900). Carpenter's first New York commission, in 1909, was for 116 East 58th Street, a nine-story apartment house, since demolished. His designs in Tennessee include the Columbia military arsenal (later th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States
The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 U.S. state, states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 contiguous states border Canada to the north and Mexico to the south, with the semi-exclave of Alaska in the northwest and the archipelago of Hawaii in the Pacific Ocean. The United States asserts sovereignty over five Territories of the United States, major island territories and United States Minor Outlying Islands, various uninhabited islands in Oceania and the Caribbean. It is a megadiverse country, with the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, third-largest land area and List of countries and dependencies by population, third-largest population, exceeding 340 million. Its three Metropolitan statistical areas by population, largest metropolitan areas are New York metropolitan area, New York, Greater Los Angeles, Los Angel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hermitage Hotel
The Hermitage Hotel, is a historic hotel located at 231 6th Avenue North in Nashville, Tennessee. Commissioned by 250 Nashville residents in 1908 and named for Andrew Jackson's estate, The Hermitage near Nashville, the hotel opened in 1910. It was built in the Beaux-arts style and is the only remaining example of this style of architecture in a commercial building in Tennessee. The Hermitage Hotel was designated a National Historic Landmark on August 28, 2020 for its important role in the final victory of the 19th Amendment dealing with voting rights for women. The hotel was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975, primarily for architectural reasons. It is also a member of Historic Hotels of America, an official program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. History The Hermitage Hotel was constructed in the heart of downtown Nashville, two blocks from the state capitol, where Nashville's finest residential neighborhood evolved into a business dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York Times
''The New York Times'' (''NYT'') is an American daily newspaper based in New York City. ''The New York Times'' covers domestic, national, and international news, and publishes opinion pieces, investigative reports, and reviews. As one of the longest-running newspapers in the United States, the ''Times'' serves as one of the country's Newspaper of record, newspapers of record. , ''The New York Times'' had 9.13 million total and 8.83 million online subscribers, both by significant margins the List of newspapers in the United States, highest numbers for any newspaper in the United States; the total also included 296,330 print subscribers, making the ''Times'' the second-largest newspaper by print circulation in the United States, following ''The Wall Street Journal'', also based in New York City. ''The New York Times'' is published by the New York Times Company; since 1896, the company has been chaired by the Ochs-Sulzberger family, whose current chairman and the paper's publ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lincoln Building (42nd Street, Manhattan)
One Grand Central Place, originally the Lincoln Building, is a 55-story, tall neo-Gothic office building at 60 East 42nd Street in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, United States. It is bounded by Madison Avenue to the west, East 41st Street to the south, and Park Avenue to the east. One Grand Central Place is near other skyscrapers such as the Chrysler Building, MetLife Building, and One Vanderbilt. It has direct in-building access to Grand Central Terminal to the north. As of 2021, it is the 91st-tallest building in the city, tied with the 277 Fifth Avenue, Barclay Tower, and One Court Square. The building is assigned its own ZIP Code, 10165; it was one of 41 buildings in Manhattan that had their own ZIP Codes . Description and history Designed by architect Kenneth Norton of James Edwin Ruthven Carpenter Jr., the skyscraper was completed in 1930 as the Lincoln Building. Among the building's features are the Gothic windows at the top. In June 2009, the Lincoln Building wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
550 Park Avenue
550 Park Avenue is a luxury apartment building on Park Avenue on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, New York City, United States. 550 Park Avenue was designed by J.E.R. Carpenter. The 17-floor building was completed on December 11, 1917 and converted to a cooperative in 1952 with only 32 apartments. It is adjacent to the Browning School. Notable residents Notable residents have included: * Kathryn Bache Miller, philanthropist * August Belmont Jr., financier * J.E.R Carpenter, architect of the building * Samuel D. Leidesdorf, accountant * Barbara Goldsmith, author, journalist, and philanthropist * Hulda Lashanska, soprano singer * Diana Vreeland Diana Vreeland (September 29, 1903 – August 22, 1989) was an American fashion columnist and editor. She worked for the fashion magazine ''Harper's Bazaar'' and as editor-in-chief at '' Vogue'', later becoming a special consultant to the Costume ..., fashion columnist and editor References External links550 PARK AVENUE, 16AE ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
825 Fifth Avenue
825 Fifth Avenue is a luxury apartment building located on Fifth Avenue between East 63rd and East 64th Streets in the Lenox Hill neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States, located at the southern tip of New York State on one of the world's largest natural harbors. The city comprises five boroughs, each coextensive w .... It was built by the Paterno Brothers. Design The 23-floor building was erected in 1926-1927 as a cooperative with 77 apartments, but today it has only 64 units. Developer Joseph Paterno initially opted to list the building as an apartment-hotel so as to legally build 23 stories as opposed to only 15 stories restricted for apartment houses. The building has a notable red-tiled steep-pitched roof, making it visible from a long distance. When it was built, ''The Real Estate Record & Guide'' praised the $1 million building's "unusually striking upper-floor eff ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
655 Park Avenue
655 Park Avenue is a Georgian-style co-op residential building on Manhattan's Upper East Side, located on Park Avenue between 67th Street and 68th Street, adjacent to the Park Avenue Armory. It was developed in 1924 by Dwight P. Robinson & Company. The building at 655 Park Avenue was designed by architects James Edwin Ruthven Carpenter, Jr., often referred to by the initials "J.E.R. Carpenter", and Mott B. Schmidt. Carpenter is considered the leading architect for luxury residential high-rise buildings in New York City in the early 1900s, while Schmidt is known for his buildings in the American Georgian Classical style, including Sutton Place and houses for New York City's society figures and business elite. Building 655 Park Avenue is designed in the Georgian architectural style, with a limestone base on the lower floors, and brick masonry on the upper floors. The building is centered around a courtyard garden facing Park Avenue. The building's staggered height design, perhaps u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
640 Park Avenue
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625 Park Avenue
625 Park Avenue is a co-op residential building on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City, at the intersection of East 65th Street and Park Avenue. It is noted for its spacious residences, triplex penthouse, and well-known residents. The building was designed by architect James Edwin Ruthven Carpenter Jr., often known as "J.E.R. Carpenter". Carpenter has many designs on the avenue, (including 620 Park Avenue across Park Avenue,) and together with Rosario Candela is considered among its primary influencers. 625 Park Avenue was developed in 1929 by builder Louis Kauffman, who would later occupy an apartment in the building. The building is 13 stories tall and houses a total of 32 units. Triplex The three-floor penthouse has been home to large collections and decoration schemes. Helena Rubinstein decorated the unit with elevated absurdism. Cosmetics rival, Charles Revson, of Revlon, bought the unit upon Rubinstein's death in 1965. He redecorated it in notably spectacula ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
620 Park Avenue
620 Park Avenue is a luxury apartment building on the Upper East Side of Manhattan on Park Avenue between East 65th and 66th Streets. History 620 Park Avenue was designed by J.E.R. Carpenter, who also designed 625 Park Avenue across the avenue; and constructed by Starrett Brothers construction in 1924. It features a limestone facade on the two lowest floors and a brick exterior for the upper 13 floors. It is a 15-story building featuring just 15 units each composed of a full floor. In recent years, it has become known for its conservative and often exclusionary co-op board and is known to avoid famous or notorious residents. Notable residents *Dr. Paul Marks (scientist), Paul Marks - former head of Sloan-Kettering In popular culture In the 1999 American film ''Being John Malkovich'', 620 Park Avenue is featured as the home of John Malkovich. References * {{coord, 40, 46, 01, N, 73, 58, 02, W, type:landmark_region:US_dim:32, display=title Apartment buildings in New Yor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
907 Fifth Avenue
907 Fifth Avenue is a luxury residential housing cooperative in Manhattan, New York City, United States. The 12-story, limestone-faced building is located at Fifth Avenue and 72nd Street on a site once occupied by the 1893 residence of James A. Burden, which had been designed by R. H. Robertson. The apartment block, built in 1916, was the first apartment building to replace a private mansion on Fifth Avenue above 59th Street. It was converted to a cooperative in 1955. J. E. R. Carpenter was the architect; he would be called upon to design many of the luxury apartment buildings that gave a new scale to Fifth Avenue in the 1910s and 1920s. The building won him the 1916 gold medal of the American Institute of Architects. The building has the aspect of an Italian Renaissance palazzo, built around a central court. Its first four floors are lightly rusticated; deep quoins carry the rusticated feature up the corners to the boldly projecting top cornice. A strong secondary cornice ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American National Bank Building (Pensacola, Florida)
The American National Bank Building (also known as the Florida National Bank Building, the Seville Tower or Empire Building) is a historic bank in Pensacola, Florida, Pensacola, Florida, United States. On November 17, 1978, it was added to the United States, U.S. National Register of Historic Places. It was designed by New York architect J. E. R. Carpenter. History The tower was erected in 1910 at a cost of $250,000. It was the tallest building in Florida at the time of its completion, and remained the tallest in the City of Pensacola until 1974. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on 17 November 1978. Its location on the northeast corner of Palafox and Government Streets, is also the site of the first telephone exchange in Florida with exclusive operating rights, established by Southern Bell on September 1, 1880, and serving 31 telephones. Seville Tower is currently used as office space. References External links Escambia County listingsaNat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
