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Charles Follen McKim ( August 24 , 1847September 14 , 1909 ) was one of the most prominent American Beaux-Arts Architects of the late nineteenth century, as a member of the partnership McKim, Mead, And White (''q.v.'' for list of works). He was named after Charles Follen , noted Abolitionist and Unitarian minister.

McKim studied architecture at the (1893), the University Club (1899), the Pierpont Morgan Library (1903), and New York Penn Station (1904-10).

McKim received numerous awards during his lifetime, including the Medaille d'Or at the 1900 Paris Exposition , a gold medal from Edward VII Of The United Kingdom , and honorary doctorates from the University Of Pennsylvania and Columbia . He was elected a Fellow of the American Institute Of Architects in 1877, and received the AIA's gold medal, posthumously, in 1909.


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