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Cross and Cross (Architects)
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Cross and Cross was a New York City
based architectural
firm founded by brothers John Walter Cross and Eliot Cross.
and the École des Beaux-Arts
in Paris
and served as the creative half of the partnership, while Eliot Cross focused on the development side of the business, particularly through his role as Chairman of the Board of the real estate development firm of Webb and Knapp
, which he organized in 1922. The two firms shared office space in The Knapp Building on Madison Avenue.
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
based architectural
Architecture
Architecture is both the process and product of planning, designing and construction. Architectural works, in the material form of buildings, are often perceived as cultural and political symbols and as works of art...
firm founded by brothers John Walter Cross and Eliot Cross.
History
Cross and Cross was known as Old New York City Society's architectural firm of choice. John Cross studied architecture at Columbia UniversityColumbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
and the École des Beaux-Arts
École des Beaux-Arts
École des Beaux-Arts refers to a number of influential art schools in France. The most famous is the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts, now located on the left bank in Paris, across the Seine from the Louvre, in the 6th arrondissement. The school has a history spanning more than 350 years,...
in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
and served as the creative half of the partnership, while Eliot Cross focused on the development side of the business, particularly through his role as Chairman of the Board of the real estate development firm of Webb and Knapp
Webb and Knapp
Webb and Knapp was a real estate development firm, founded in 1922 by Robert C. Knapp and W. Seward Webb, along with Eliot Cross, a noted architect, who along with his brother John Walter Cross, formed the architectural partnership of Cross and Cross. William Zeckendorf joined the Firm in 1938 ...
, which he organized in 1922. The two firms shared office space in The Knapp Building on Madison Avenue.
Commissions
- 1 East 42nd Street, New York, NY
- 53 Park Place, New York, NY,
- 123 East 53rd Street, (demolished 1953-1955 to build 399 Park Avenue399 Park Avenue399 Park Avenue is a 41-story office building that is the world headquarters of Citigroup in New York City, United States.Citigroup's chairman and chief executive officer operate from the building's second floor...
, the new headquarters for the First National City Bank, today's CitigroupCitigroupCitigroup Inc. or Citi is an American multinational financial services corporation headquartered in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States. Citigroup was formed from one of the world's largest mergers in history by combining the banking giant Citicorp and financial conglomerate...
) - 155 East 72nd Street, New York, NY,
- 405 Park Avenue, New York, NY (12 story apartment building, completely modernized in 1956)
- 720 Park Avenue, with Rosario CandelaRosario CandelaRosario Candela was an Italian American architect who achieved renown through his apartment building designs in New York City, primarily during the boom years of the 1920s. He is credited with defining the city's characteristic terraced setbacks and signature penthouses. Over time, Candela's...
, New York, NY - Ampico Building, 29 West 57th Street, New York, NY
- Assisium School, 36 East 63rd Street, New York, NY (originally The Hanger Club)
- Bank of America International, 37-41 Broad Street, New York, NY (originally Lee-Higginson Bank)
- Bank of the Manhattan CompanyBank of the Manhattan CompanyThe Bank of the Manhattan Company is the earliest of the predecessor institutions that eventually formed the current JPMorgan Chase & Co.-History:...
, BaysideBayside, QueensBayside is a suburban neighborhood in the borough of Queens in New York, New York in the United States. Bayside is known as one of the most expensive areas to live in Queens, with well kept homes and landscaping...
, New York - Bayberry Land, Southampton, New YorkSouthampton (town), New YorkThe Town of Southampton is located in southeastern Suffolk County, New York, U.S., partly on the South Fork of Long Island. As of the United States 2000 Census, the town had a total population of 54,712...
(demolished) - Central Hanover Building
- Chase BankChase (bank)JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., doing business as Chase, is a national bank that constitutes the consumer and commercial banking subsidiary of financial services firm JPMorgan Chase. The bank was known as Chase Manhattan Bank until it merged with J.P. Morgan & Co. in 2000...
, 35 East 72nd Street, New York, NY (originally Manufacturers Trust Company branch) - Chase BankChase (bank)JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., doing business as Chase, is a national bank that constitutes the consumer and commercial banking subsidiary of financial services firm JPMorgan Chase. The bank was known as Chase Manhattan Bank until it merged with J.P. Morgan & Co. in 2000...
East 57th Street, New York, NY (originally Manufacturer's Hanover Trust Company branch) - Church of Notre DameChurch of Notre Dame (New York City)The Church of Notre Dame in New York City is a parish of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York. The church is located at 40 Morningside Drive and the rectory at 405 West 114th Street in Manhattan, New York City.-History:...
, 40 Morningside Drive, New York, NY
- City Bank-Farmers Trust Company Building, 20 Exchange Place, New York, NY
- East 80th Street HousesEast 80th Street HousesThe East 80th Street Houses are a group of four attached rowhouses on that street in the New York City borough of Manhattan. They are built of brick with various stone trims in different versions of the Colonial Revival architectural style....
- Federal Office Building90 Church Street90 Church Street is a large United States Postal Service office that is responsible for the 10048 in New York City.- History :The Church Street post office and federal building was designed by Louis A. Simon, who also supervised the construction of the treasury from 1933-1939...
, 90 Church Street, New York, NY - Field Mansion, Yorktown, New YorkYorktown, New YorkYorktown is a town in Westchester County, New York, in the suburbs of New York about north of midtown Manhattan. The town lies on the north border of Westchester County...
, - Franklin Towers, New York, NY
- General Electric BuildingGeneral Electric BuildingThe General Electric Building, also known as 570 Lexington Avenue, is a historic 50-floor, -tall, skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, United States, at the southwest corner of Lexington Avenue and 51st Street). Originally known as the RCA Victor Building when designed in 1931 by John W...
, 570 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
- Harriman Building, New York, NY [
- Hotel InterContinentalInterContinentalInterContinental is a brand of upscale luxury hotels, founded by Pan American World Airways, under Juan Trippe, and now owned by InterContinental Hotels Group. The chain operates over 200 hotels and resorts in approximately 75 nations.-History:...
, New York, NY - The Hewitt School 45 East 75th Street, New York, NY
- ILX Systems (Aetna) 151 William Street, New York, NY
- James McCutcheon & Co. store, 609 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY
- The Knapp Building, 383-385 Madison Avenue, New York, NY (demolished)
- Leigh Hall, Yale School of MusicYale School of MusicThe Yale School of Music is one of the twelve professional schools at Yale University and one of the premier music conservatories in the world....
, New Haven, CT, - The Links Club, 36 East 62nd, New York, NY
- Louis Spencer Morris and Emily Coster Morris House, 116 East 80th Street, New York, NY
- Edward S. Moore Residence, RoslynRoslyn, New YorkRoslyn is a village in Nassau County, New York, on the North Shore of Long Island. As of the United States 2010 Census, the village population was 2,770...
, New York - Museum of Non-Objective Painting, 24 East 54th Street, New York, NY
- One Sutton Place SouthOne Sutton Place SouthOne Sutton Place South is a 14-story, 46-unit cooperative apartment house in the Sutton Place neighborhood of New York City, overlooking the East River between 56th and 57th streets...
with Rosario Candela, New York, NY - Park Plaza Apartments, Worcester, MA,
- Guaranty Trust Company of New York building at Place de la ConcordePlace de la ConcordeThe Place de la Concorde in area, it is the largest square in the French capital. It is located in the city's eighth arrondissement, at the eastern end of the Champs-Élysées.- History :...
, ParisParisParis is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, FranceFranceThe French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... - Postum Building, 250 Park Avenue, New York, NY
- Ernest Stillman House, 45 East 75th Street, New York, NY
- Stone & Webster Building, New York, NY
- Tiffany'sTiffany & Co.Tiffany & Co. is an American jewelry and silverware company. As part of its branding, the company is strongly associated with its Tiffany Blue , which is a registered trademark.- History :...
, 727 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY - Union and New Haven Trust BuildingUnion and New Haven Trust BuildingThe Union and New Haven Trust Building, also known as 205 Church Street, is a Georgian-Colonial Revival skyscraper in New Haven, Connecticut. Constructed in 1927, it was designed by architects Cross and Cross...
(now Wachovia BankWachoviaWachovia was a diversified financial services company based in Charlotte, North Carolina. Before its acquisition by Wells Fargo in 2008, Wachovia was the fourth-largest bank holding company in the United States based on total assets...
) on the New Haven GreenNew Haven GreenThe New Haven Green is a privately owned park and recreation area located in the downtown district of the city of New Haven, Connecticut. It comprises the central square of the nine-square settlement plan of the original Puritan colonists in New Haven, and was designed and surveyed by colonist...
New HavenNew Haven, ConnecticutNew Haven is the second-largest city in Connecticut and the sixth-largest in New England. According to the 2010 Census, New Haven's population increased by 5.0% between 2000 and 2010, a rate higher than that of the State of Connecticut, and higher than that of the state's five largest cities, and...
, CT. - U.S. Post OfficeUnited States Post Office (Jamaica, Queens)US Post Office-Jamaica Main is a historic post office building located at Jamaica in Queens County, New York, United States. It was built in 1932-1934, and is one of two post offices in New York City designed by architects Cross and Cross as a consultant to the Office of the Supervising Architect...
, Jamaica, QueensJamaica, QueensJamaica is a neighborhood in the borough of Queens in New York City, New York, United States. It was settled under Dutch rule in 1656 in New Netherland as Rustdorp. Under British rule, the Village of Jamaica became the center of the "Town of Jamaica"...
(1932-1934) - Warner Bros. Studio Store, 1 East 57th Street, New York, NY (originally New York Trust Company Building)
- Wiley Building, New York, NY,
- George and Martha Whitney House 120 East 80th Street, New York, NY
- The Yorkgate, New York, NY,