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CHARLES CLINTON

Charles William Clinton (b. 1838 - d. 1910 ) was born and raised in New York and received his formal architectural training in the office of Richard Upjohn . He left Upjohn in 1858 to begin a private practice. Along with William Hamilton Russell he formed the well known architecture firm of Clinton & Russell.


WILLIAM RUSSELL

William Hamilton Russell (b. 1856 - d. 1907 ) was born in New York City as well. He attended the Columbia School Of Mines before he joined his great uncle, James Renwick , in his architecture firm in 1878.

At Columbia, Russell had been a member of St. Anthony Hall , the secret fraternal college society, and within a year of his joining his great uncle's firm, in 1879, Renwick completed the first St. A's Chapter House, at 25 East 28th Street. This was the same year Renwick completed St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York ; that the prestigious master architect would design an undergraduate clubhouse was testament to the familial relation, prominence of the fraternity, or both. It also makes it highly likely that Russell was involved in design work relating to the Chapter House, under his mentor. {Link without Title}

Later, along with Charles William Clinton, William Russell formed the well known architecture firm of Clinton & Russell.


NOTABLE WORKS

Together the architects designed numerous New York City buildings. Among the notable structure the pair designed are:

#The Apthorp Apartments White, Norval & Willensky, Elliot; '' AIA Guide to New York City'', 4th Edition; New York Chapter, American Institute of Architects; Crown Publishers/Random House. 2000. ISBN 0-8129-31069-8; ISBN 0-8129-3107-6. p.267..
#Astor Apartments.
#17 Battery Place
# the 2007 ..
# Cities Service Building .
# Curzon House .
# East River Savings Bank Institution Building .
#The Exchange Apartments.
#Graham Court Apartments.
# The Langham Apartments.
#The Level Club .
#the Mecca MasonicTemple, which is better known as New York City Center , in collaboration with the architect Harry P. Knowles .
#103-104 Riverside Drive .
#7 East 67th Street facade.


STYLE

Clinton and Russell designed many building which adhered to the design style of the Italian Renaissance, thus the ), ''New York Landmarks Preservation Commission'', 13 February 1996 . Retrieved 6 April 2007 .


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