John Cotton Dana was the head of the Free Public Library of Newark and director of the Newark Museum from 1902 and 1909 to 1929 respectively. A scholar, librarian, and champion of the arts, he was instrumental in shaping modern exhibition and…
Father (John H .Ely 1851-1932) and son (Wilson Ely) architectural firm based in Newark which created several prominent local buildings including Newark City Hall.
McKim, Mean & White was an American architectural firm formed in 1879 by Charles Follen McKim (1847-1909), William Rutherford Mead (1846-1928), and Stanford White (1853-1906). By the 1880's they were one of the leading proponents of classical revival…
Established in 1881 by John Hall Rankin and Thomas M. Kellogg both were MIT students.
The firm was known f its Beaux-Arts style in public buildings. Rankin & Kellogg were often the recipients of large-scale public and commercial commissions.…