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McKim, Mead, and White was a prominent architectural firm in the eastern United States at the turn of the twentieth century. The firm consisted of Charles McKim, William Mead, and Stanford White. McKim and White studied under Henry Hobson Richardson before forming their own firm. They were associated with the City Beautiful and Beaux Arts movements, which aimed to clean up the visual confusion of American cities and imbue them with a sense of order and noble formality.

Works

Their works include:

Noted architects who once worked at the firm

  • Harrie Thomas Lindeberg - started at the firm in 1895 as an assistant to Stanford White and remained with the firm until White's death in 1906.
  • Lewis Colt Albro - who later partnered briefly with Lindeberg for several commissions.
  • William Alciphron Boring - worked at the firm in 1890 before forming a separate partnership with Tipton.
  • Charles Lewis Bowman - a draftsman at the firm, noted for his large volume of private residences concentrated in Eastchester, New York, worked for the firm until 1922.
  • Walker O. Cain - worked at the firm then took it over and renamed it (starting 1961) several times.
  • Edward Lippincott Tipton - assisted with the design of the Boston public library in 1890 before leaving with Boring to form a separate firm.

    McKim, Mead & White in the Mid-20th Century

    Despite being known for its Beaux-Arts architecture at the turn of the 20th century, the firm remained active into the 1960s under its original name and designed the prominent National Museum of American History in Washington DC, one of the firm's last works, opening in 1964. McKim Mead & White was also involved with an urban renewal project at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn in the 1950s and designed three buildings as part of the project: DeKalb Hall, ISC Building and North Hall . In 1961, McKim, Mead & White was succeeded by the firm Steinman, Cain, and White. By 1971 it had become Walker O. Cain and Associates.(External Link).

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