James Edward Ware (1846 – April 14, 1918) was an American architect, best known for devising the "dumbbell plan" for New York City

tenement A tenement is a type of building shared by multiple dwellings, typically with flats or apartments on each floor and with shared entrance stairway access. They are common on the British Isles, particularly in Scotland. In the medieval Old Town, i ...

housing. He was born in

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in 1846, and studied at the

City College of New York The City College of the City University of New York (also known as the City College of New York, or simply City College or CCNY) is a public university within the City University of New York (CUNY) system in New York City. Founded in 1847, Cit ...

. He began his practice in 1869. His sons Franklin and Arthur were also architects and in 1900 formed the firm James E. Ware and Sons. His son

Franklin B. Ware Franklin B. Ware (1873–May 3, 1945) was an American architect, best known for serving as the state architect of New York (state), New York from 1907 to 1912. He was born in New York City in 1873, and received a degree in architecture from ...

(1873–1945) served as New York State architect from 1907 to 1912. Ware was an early designer of fireproof warehouses. He also achieved distinction as a designer of multiple dwellings and is best known for devising the "dumbbell plan" of

design for which he received recognition in 1878. He designed the

Osborne Apartments The Osborne, also known as the Osborne Apartments or 205 West 57th Street, is an apartment building at Seventh Avenue and 57th Street in Midtown Manhattan in New York City. The Osborne was originally designed by James Edward Ware and const ...

in New York, as well as part of

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. He also designed a number of private residences in New Jersey and New York City and the interior of the

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in 1891. Among his finest extant buildings is the row of

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houses at 1285-1293 Madison Avenue, on the corner of East 92nd Street, in New York City. Ware is buried in Maple Grove Cemetery in a gravesite he received in partial payment for designing the Administration Building and receiving vault. While in practice with his sons, they designed City and Suburban Homes Company's First Avenue Estate, added to the

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in 1986. They also designed dwelling that contribute to the

Sagaponack Historic District Sagaponack Historic District is a national historic district located at Sagaponack in Suffolk County, New York. There are 131 contributing buildings, one contributing site, and three contributing structures. It includes residences, farm complex ...

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Maple Grove Cemetery biography
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ware, James E. 19th-century American architects City College of New York alumni Architects from New York City 1846 births 1918 deaths