Quiz 4 Flashcards
Corcoran Gallery
Washington, DC
James Renwick, architect
1859-74
fact: Largest private institution in Washington.
City Hall Post Office
New York, NY
Alfred B. Mullett, Architect of the Treasury
1869-1880
fact: Commonly known as “Mullett’s Monstrosity”
State, War, and Navy Building
Washington, DC
Alfred B. Mullett, Architect of the Treasury
1871-1888
Fact: Officially known as the Eisenhower Office Building
Philadelphia City Hall
Philadelphia, PA
John McArthur, Jr., architect
1871-1901
Fact: Was the tallest building in the city until 1987.
Betts House
New Haven, CT
Henry Austin, architect
1868
Fact: when it was completed, it was the largest home in the city.
Philadelphia Athenaeum
Philadelphia, PA
John Notman, architect
1845
fact: Annually presents the Athenaeum Literary Award.
A.T. Stewart Retail Store
New York, NY
John Kellum, architect
1859-1862
Fact: commonly known as the “Iron Palace.”
William Henry Vanderbilt Mansions
New York, NY
Snook, Atwood, and Herter, architect
1878-1882
fact: also known as the “Triple Palace.”
William K. Vanderbilt Residence
New York, NY
Richard Morris Hunt, architect
1878-1882
Fact: also known as “Le Petit Chateau”
Henry Villard Houses
New York, NY
McKim, Mead, and White, architects
(Stanford White, lead architect)
1882-1884
fact: Now part of the New York Palace Hotel complex
Boston Public Library
Boston, MA
McKim, Mead, and White, architects
(Charles Follen McKim, lead architect)
1888-1895
fact: 2nd Largest Public Library in the US
“The Breakers”
Newport, RI
Richard Morris Hunt, architect
1882-1895
fact: Was the summer home of Cornelius Vanderbilt II
“Biltmore”
Asheville, NC
Richard Morris Hunt, architect
Frederick Law Olmsted, landscape architect
1889-1895
Fact: The residence of George Washington Vanderbilt II
John N.A. Griswold House
Newport, RI
Richard Morris Hunt, architect
1864
Mark Twain House
Hartford, CT
Edward T. Potter, architect
1871-1874
fact: Twain wrote most of his most famous works in this house.
William W. Sherman House
Newport, RI
H.H. Richardson, architect
1875-1876
fact: Stanford White assisted in the design
“Kragsyde”
Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA
Peabody and Stearns, architects
1883
fact: An exact replica of this house exists in Maine
William G. Low House
Bristol, RI
McKim, Mead, and White, architects
(Charles F. McKim, lead architect)
1886-1887
fact: demolished 1962
Beath-Dickey House
Atlanta, GA
1890
fact: considered “Free Classic Queen Anne” style.
William Carson Mansion
Eureka, CA
Newsom and Newsom, architects
1884-1886
fact: Now home to the Ingomar Club.
