James Brite (September 13, 1864''U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925'' – February 6, 1942) was an American architect.
Early life
James Brite was born on September 13, 1864 in
Pasquotank County, North Carolina
Pasquotank County ( ) , from the North Carolina Collection's website at the the son of George W. Brite and Mary Richardson. In 1870, his father was a farmer, living at New Land Township, Pasquotank County, and James was the second of five children, and the eldest son.
Career
Brite worked for
McKim, Mead & White
McKim, Mead & White was an American architectural firm based in New York City. The firm came to define architectural practice, urbanism, and the ideals of the American Renaissance in ''fin de siècle'' New York.
The firm's founding partners, Cha ...
(MMW) in New York City, one of the best-known architectural firms of its time. In 1897, together with
Henry Bacon
Henry Bacon (November 28, 1866February 16, 1924) was an American Beaux-Arts architect who oversaw the engineering and design of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., built between 1915 and 1922, which was his final project before his 1924 ...
, they left to form Brite and Bacon Architects. Bacon is best known for having designed the Lincoln Memorial at the National Mall in
Washington, D.C.
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He retired in 1927.
Notable works
Brite designed
The Braes
The Braes is a historic Jacobean architecture, Jacobean-style mansion in Glen Cove, New York constructed for George Dupont Pratt in 1912. Occupying 40,000 square feet, it is among the top 100 largest houses in the United States. It is the largest ...
at
Glen Cove, New York
Glen Cove is a Political subdivisions of New York State#City, city in Nassau County, New York, Nassau County, on the North Shore (Long Island), North Shore of Long Island, New York (state), New York, United States. The city's population was 28,3 ...
Mahwah, New Jersey
Mahwah is the northernmost and largest municipality by geographic area () in Bergen County, New Jersey, Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 25,487, a decrease of 403 ...
, built in 1907 for George Crocker, and now owned by Ilija Pavlovic.
He also designed “The Colony,” a residence building for seniors at
Yale University
Yale University is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701, Yale is the List of Colonial Colleges, third-oldest institution of higher education in the United Stat ...
in
New Haven, Connecticut
New Haven is a city of the U.S. state of Connecticut. It is located on New Haven Harbor on the northern shore of Long Island Sound. With a population of 135,081 as determined by the 2020 United States census, 2020 U.S. census, New Haven is List ...
.
Personal life
On 18 April 1891, Brite married Aimée Kindersley Douglas (1868–1951), the daughter of Nathaniel B. Kindersley and Hamilton Douglas, in Manhattan.
Brite died on February 6, 1942, at
Howey-in-the-Hills, Florida
Howey-In-The-Hills is a town in Lake County, Florida, United States. The population was 1,643 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Orlando–Kissimmee–Sanford Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
Howey-in-the-Hills was founded by ...