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Carrère and Hastings, the firm of John Merven Carrère (/ k ə ˈ r ɛər / kə-RAIR; November 9, 1858 – March 1, 1911) and Thomas Hastings (March 11, 1860 – October 22, 1929), was an American architecture firm specializing in Beaux-Arts architecture. Located in New York City, the firm practiced from 1885 until 1929, although Hastings ...
Category:Carrère and Hastings buildings. Category. : Carrère and Hastings buildings. Works by Carrère and Hastings (1885-1929), an architecture firm based in New York City. Renowned for their Beaux-Arts architecture in the United States.
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By Patrick Sisson Aug 25, 2016, 1:26pm EDT. Well-respected and well-connected, the architectural partnership of John Merven Carrère and Thomas Hastings birthed some of the most impressive...
Carrère and Hastings. English: The architectural firm of Carrère and Hastings (1885-1929) — based in New York City, and one of the outstanding firms for Beaux-Arts architecture in the United States. The principals of the firm were John Merven Carrère (1858-1911) and Thomas Hastings (1860-1929).
Dec 6, 2023 · by Dr. Paul A. Ranogajec. Carrère & Hastings, The New York Public Library, 1902 and after, New York City (photo: wallyg, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) Today, the massive New York Public Library lies amidst the bustle of some of the busiest streets in the city. Along 42nd Street to the west is Times Square, a tourist mecca filled with throngs of visitors at ...
John Merven Carrère (1858-1911) and Thomas Hastings (1860-1929) were two of the most prominent architects of America’s Gilded Age. Trained at the École de Beaux Arts—the prestigious Parisian art school— Carrère and Hastings apprenticed with McKim, Mead, and White in New York before opening their own firm in 1885.
In 1800, the city had a population of about 60,000; in 1890, more than 1.5 million. As a result, civic leaders and philanthropists felt that new cultural and social institutions were needed in order to provide the modern services expected of a major city, especially one with so diverse a population.
