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J. Cleveland Cady
Josiah Cleaveland Cady (January 1837 – April 17, 1919) or J. Cleaveland Cady, was an American architect who is known for his Romanesque and Rundbogenstil style designs. He was also a founder of the American Institute of Architects. More than fifteen of his buildings are on the National Register of Historic Places. His most famous surviving building is the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. In 1920, Alexander Dana Noyes said, "In his professional career, J. Cleveland Cady was perhaps the embodiment of the effort of American architecture, fifty years ago, to find itself while cutting loose from the false and meretricious standards of the Second Empire." Early life Cady was born in Providence, Rhode Island to Lydia Smith Platner and Josiah Cady, a Deacon who was president of the Rhode Island State Anti-Slavery Society. His father died in 1853. Cady attended Bacon Academy and Plainfield Academy, both in Connecticut. He attended Trinity College in Hartford, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Providence, Rhode Island
Providence is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Rhode Island. One of the oldest cities in New England, it was founded in 1636 by Roger Williams, a Reformed Baptist theologian and religious exile from the Massachusetts Bay Colony. He named the area in honor of "God's merciful Providence" which he believed was responsible for revealing such a haven for him and his followers. The city developed as a busy port as it is situated at the mouth of the Providence River in Providence County, at the head of Narragansett Bay. Providence was one of the first cities in the country to industrialize and became noted for its textile manufacturing and subsequent machine tool, jewelry, and silverware industries. Today, the city of Providence is home to eight hospitals and List of colleges and universities in Rhode Island#Institutions, eight institutions of higher learning which have shifted the city's economy into service industries, though it still retains some manufacturin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plainfield Academy (Connecticut)
Plainfield Academy was an early school in Connecticut. It educated many students who went on to prominence. It was founded in 1770 before the Revolutionary War and closed in 1890. One of the school buildings was documented for the Historic American Buildings Survey. The school was in Wyndham County. The school attracted students from around New England and was considered one of the best in Connecticut. Chickasaw Indians were among its pupils. History Ebenezer Pemberton was the school's first principal. Land for the school was given by Lydia German and others. The school was coeducational, teaching men and women together. Teacher and educational reformer Prudence Crandall, who taught nearby, was inspired by its model including the way it avoided corporal punishment. An image of the school is included in the 1917 publication ''The Government of the People in the State of Connecticut'' noting it as one of Connecticut's most significant educational institutions. Legacy After the scho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barron Arts Center
Barron may refer to: Places * Barron County, Wisconsin, United States * Barron, Wisconsin, city, United States *Barron (town), Wisconsin, town, United States * Barrón, village, Spain * Barron Field, an airfield in Everman, Texas, U.S. *Barron, Queensland, a suburb of Cairns, Australia *Barron Gorge National Park in Queensland, Australia * Barron River (other), a name of several rivers People *Barron (surname), a Scottish surname *Barron Clan, a sept of the Scots Clan Rose *Barron Field (author) *Barron Hilton, American business magnate * Barron Trump, son of Donald Trump Other *Barron v. Baltimore, a U.S. Supreme Court case regarding states' rights * Barron's Educational Series, a U.S. publisher *Barron's (newspaper), a financial weekly *Barron (horse), an Olympic show jumping horse See also *Barron's (other) Barron's or Barrons may refer to: *Barron's Educational Series, a publisher of books, as well as college entrance exam preparation classes and mate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peabody Museum Kingsley
Peabody may refer to: Libraries * Peabody Institute Library (Peabody, Massachusetts), public library in Peabody, Massachusetts * George Peabody Library, the historical library at the Peabody Institute in Baltimore * Peabody Township Library, a city library in Peabody, Kansas Museums * Peabody Essex Museum, a museum of art and culture in Salem, Massachusetts * Peabody Historical Library Museum, in Peabody, Kansas * Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts * Peabody Museum of Natural History at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut * Robert S. Peabody Museum of Archaeology at Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts Music * Peabody Institute, a music conservatory at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland ** Peabody Symphony Orchestra, a music ensemble at the Peabody Institute * Peabody (band), Australian music group * Peabody (dance), a fast foxtrot-type dance done to ragtime music Places United State ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brooklyn Academy Of Design, New York City, Circa 1876
Brooklyn () is a Boroughs of New York City, borough of New York City, coextensive with Kings County, in the U.S. state of New York (state), New York. Kings County is the most populous Administrative divisions of New York (state)#County, county in the State of New York, and the County statistics of the United States#Most densely populated, second-most densely populated county in the United States, behind New York County (Manhattan). Brooklyn is also New York City's most populous borough,2010 Gazetteer for New York State United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 18, 2016. with 2,736,074 residents in 2020. Named after the Dutch village of Breukelen, Brooklyn is located on the western portion of Long Island and shares a border with the borough of Queens. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
