McKim, Mead, and White

McKim, Mead, and White was the premier 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, that aimed to clean up the confusion of American cities and imbue them with a sense of order and formality.

Their works include:

• Boston Public Library
• Rhode Island State House, Providence, Rhode Island
• the original Madison Square Garden at Madison Square, New York City
• Pennsylvania Station, New York
• the Agricultural Building at the World Columbian Exposition (1893,Chicago)
• Pierpont Morgan Library, New York
• Columbia University's Morningside Heights campus, the Seth Low Library
• the Hall of Fame of New York University,
• Brooklyn Museum
• University Club, New York City
• Century Club, New York City