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"Town & Country: The Architecture of James E. Ware & Sons" by Patrick D. Wing is the definitive monograph about the enigmatic 19th-Century New York architect James E. Ware [1846-1918] and his sons Franklin B. and Arthur Ware. James Edward Ware (1846 - April 14, 1918) was an American architect, best known for devising the "dumbbell plan" for New York City tenement housing. He was born in New York City in 1846, and studied at the City College of New York. He began his practice in 1869. His sons Franklin and Arthur were also architects and in 1900 formed the firm.

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Town & Country: The Architecture of James E. Ware & Sons Town & Country: The Architecture of James E. Ware & Sons Town & Country: The Architecture of James E. Ware. In 1879 architect James E. Ware designed a row of six brownstone-fronted houses at 37 through 47 East 74th Street. Four stories tall and 19-feet wide, they were designed in the popular Queen Anne style. The developer, John Davidson, sold 45 East 74th Street to Addraetta (known as Addie) W. Goodwin in 1881 for $32,500 (about $889,000 today). We discuss the book Town & Country: The Architecture of James E. Ware & Sons, with the author Patrick D. Wing.The book touches on some of the architectural m. The winner was James E. Ware and the "dumbbell tenement." This nickname comes from these buildings' unusually shaped floor plan: they taper in the center like the handle of a dumbbell. This.

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James E. Ware. Eldon A. Mainyu. Aud Publishing, Nov 6, 2011 - Architecture - 84 pages. Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. James Edward Ware (1846-April 14, 1918) was an American architect, best known for devising the "dumbbell plan" for New York City. Paperback - June 10, 2018. Town & Country: The Architecture of James E. Ware & Sons by Patrick D. Wing is the definitive monograph/biography of the enigmatic and prolific New York architect James. E. Ware [1846-1918] and his sons Franklin B. and Arthur Ware. It will broadly appeal to fans and scholars of architecture, the Gilded Age, urbanism. July 1899 Issue Explore The Tenement: Curing Its Blight By Jacob A. Riis July 1899 Issue Saved Stories I STOOD at Seven Dials and heard the policeman's account of what it used to be. Seven Dials is. James Edward Ware (1846 - April 14, 1918) was an American architect, best known for devising the "dumbbell plan" for New York City tenement housing. He was born in New York City in 1846, and studied at the City College of New York. He began his practice in 1869.

NPG D29140; Sir James Ware Portrait National Portrait Gallery

Designed in 1899 by renowned Manhattan architect James E. Ware & Sons, this authentic south of the highway compound features a handsome shingle-style main residence as well as three accessory structures - a guest house, a carriage house, and a former stable. The grounds which are breathtaking and truly park-like consist of 2.6+/- residential. Town & Country: The Architecture of James E. Ware & Sons Town & Country: The Architecture of James E. Ware & Sons Town & Country: The Architecture of James E. Ware & Sons. Home; About; Order; Events; Contact; Ordering Information. Personal Check or Money Order to: Patrick D. Wing . 28 South Perry Street #3. Ware, James E. (James Edward), 1846-1918 LCCN Permalink provides persistent links to metadata records in LC Authorities. LCCN: nr90011335 Ware was a prominent architect and his firm was active in New York City and State and New Jersey; his work ranged form tenement buildings in the City to The Osborne Apartments (a notable early apartment house) and even part of the Mohonk Mountain House in the Hudson Valley.

NPG D29141; Sir James Ware Portrait National Portrait Gallery

Built in 1878 by the architect James E. Ware, 128 East 64th Street was originally constructed for the developer Richard Hennessey as one of a row of four townhouses (Nos. 128-134). A special offering in the coveted landmarked Upper East Side Historic District, the house is moments from Central Park, numerous subway lines and the extensive. While the home is mainly one floor, the architect of the building, James E. Ware, added a step-down in the back of the home. This is where the bedrooms and bathrooms are located, and they are smaller rooms with nine-foot ceilings. Tagged: Hallway and Light Hardwood Floor.