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Cross & Cross

Cross & Cross

American architecture firm


Cross & Cross (1907–1942)[1] was a New York City-based architectural firm founded by brothers John Walter Cross and Eliot Cross.

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History

Cross & Cross was known as Old New York City Society's architectural firm of choice.[2] John Cross (1878–1951) studied architecture at the Columbia University and the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, and served as the creative half of the partnership, while Eliot Cross (1884–1949) 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.[3] The two firms shared office space in the Knapp Building on Madison Avenue.[3] In 1942, John Cross was elected into the National Academy of Design as an Associate Academician.[4]

Commissions

20 Exchange Place
General Electric Building from the southeast
Union and New Haven Trust Building, New Haven, Connecticut

References

  1. "NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission, page 3" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-07-16. Retrieved 2007-01-22.
  2. Brooklyn Daily Eagle, May 29, 1929, Page 16.
  3. "City Realty". Archived from the original on 2006-10-20. Retrieved 2007-01-22.

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