Cross & Cross

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Cross & Cross
Practice information
PartnersJohn Walter Cross
Eliot Cross
Founded1907
Dissolved1942 (1942)
LocationNew York City
Significant works and honors
BuildingsGeneral Electric Building
20 Exchange Place
Federal Office Building

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

History[]

Cross & Cross was known as Old New York City Society's architectural firm of choice.[2] John Cross (1878–1951) studied architecture at 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
  • , New York, NY, completed in 1927.[5]
  • , New York, NY, completed in 1922.[6]
  • , (demolished 1953-1955 to build 399 Park Avenue, the new headquarters for the First National City Bank, today's Citigroup)
  • , New York, NY, completed in 1928.[7]
  • , New York, NY, a 12-story apartment building, completed in 1915 (completely altered in 1957).[8]
  • 720 Park Avenue, with Rosario Candela, New York, NY, completed in 1929.[9]
  • , 29 West 57th Street, New York, NY, completed in 1924.
  • The Hangar Club (from 1942 the Assisium School, and from 2006 a private residence), 36 East 63rd Street, New York, NY, completed in 1929.[10]
  • Bank of America International, 37-41 Broad Street, New York, NY (originally Lee, Higginson & Company Bank Building) [11]
  • Bank of the Manhattan Company, Bayside, New York, completed in 1941.[12]
  • (Sabin Residence), Southampton, New York, completed in 1918 (demolished in May 2004).[2]
  • , 335 Greenwich Street, New York, NY, completed in 1931.[13]
  • Manufacturers Hanover Trust Co., branch bank, 35 East 72nd Street, New York, NY, completed in 1931 (now JP Morgan Chase bank branch).
  • Manufacturers Trust Building, 1 East 57th Street, New York, NY, completed in 1931 (now Louis Vuitton and much altered by the architect Jun Aoki in 2004).[14]
  • Church of Notre Dame, 40 Morningside Drive, New York, NY, completed in 1914.[15]
  • 20 Exchange Place, New York, NY, completed in 1931.[16]
  • 90 Church Street, New York, NY, completed in 1935.[17]
  • , Yorktown, New York,[18]
  • Franklin Towers, New York, NY, completed in 1931.[19]
  • General Electric Building, 570 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY, completed in 1931.[20]
  • Harriman Building, 35-39 Broadway, New York, NY, completed in 1928.[21][22]
  • The Barclay Hotel (now the InterContinental New York Barclay Hotel), 111 East 48th Street, New York, NY, completed in 1926.[23]
  • Dr. Ernest Stillman House, now The Hewitt School, 45 East 75th Street, New York, NY, completed in 1925.
  • Aetna Building, 151 William Street, New York, NY, completed in 1940 with Eggers & Higgins. Now ILX Systems. (The facade has been greatly altered.)[24]
  • McCutcheon Building, 609 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY, completed in 1925. (The lower two stories have been altered.)[25]
  • , 383-385 Madison Avenue, New York, NY, completed in 1923 (now demolished).
  • , Yale School of Music, New Haven, CT, completed in 1930.[26]
  • , 36-38 East 62nd Street, New York, NY, completed 1917.
  • Residence, Roslyn, New York, completed in 1922.
  • Museum of Non-Objective Painting, 24 East 54th Street, New York, NY
  • One Sutton Place South with Rosario Candela, New York, NY, completed in 1927.[27]
  • , Worcester, MA, completed in 1915.[28]
  • Guaranty Trust Company of New York offices, 4 Place de la Concorde, Paris, France,[29] completed in 1929.[30]
  • , 250 Park Avenue, New York, NY, completed in 1924.[31]
  • Stone & Webster Building, 90 Broad Street, New York, NY, completed in 1931.[32]
  • Tiffany & Co. flagship store, 727 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY, completed in 1940.[33]
  • Union and New Haven Trust Building (now "The Union" apartments) on the New Haven Green, New Haven, CT, completed in 1927.
  • U.S. Post Office, Jamaica, Queens, completed in 1934.[34]
  • Wiley Building, 434 Park Avenue South, New York, NY, completed in 1913.[35]
  • , 360 West 34th Street, New York, NY, completed in 1930[36]
  • Lewis Spencer Morris House, 116-118 East 80th Street, New York, NY, completed in 1923.
  • George and Martha Whitney House, 120 East 80th Street, New York, NY, completed in 1930.[37]
  • , 25 East End Avenue, New York, NY, completed in 1928.[38]

References[]

  1. ^ NY Times- Eliot Cross Obituary
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Bayberry Land
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission, page 3" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-07-16. Retrieved 2007-01-22.
  4. ^ "ACADEMY OF DESIGN ADDS 25 TO ROLLS; 12 Architects Are Elected, Largest Number in History of the Institution 5 GRAPHIC ARTISTS NAMED 4 Painters and 4 Sculptors Also Are Selected as Associate Members" (PDF). The New York Times. April 18, 1942. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  5. ^ Emporis- 1 East 42nd Street
  6. ^ Emporis- 53 Park Place
  7. ^ Emporis- 155 East 72nd Street
  8. ^ Emporis- 405 Park Avenue
  9. ^ Emporis- 720 Park Avenue
  10. ^ NYC-Architecture- The Assisium School
  11. ^ Emporis- Bank of America International
  12. ^ U.S. Library of Congress
  13. ^ Emporis- Central Hanover Building
  14. ^ Emporis-Manufacturers Trust Company Building
  15. ^ Columbia University Church of Notre Dame
  16. ^ Emporis- City Bank Farmers Trust Company Building
  17. ^ Emporis- Federal Office Building
  18. ^ Yorktown, NY Archived 2007-10-08 at the Wayback Machine
  19. ^ Emporis-Franklin Towers
  20. ^ NYC-Architecture- General Electric Building
  21. ^ Emporis- Harriman Building
  22. ^ NY Times- Harriman Building Sold
  23. ^ Emporis- Hotel InterContinental
  24. ^ NYC-Architecture- ILX Systems
  25. ^ Emporis- McCutcheon Building
  26. ^ Yale University Archived 2006-08-28 at the Wayback Machine
  27. ^ Emporis- One Sutton Place
  28. ^ Emporis- Park Plaza Apartments
  29. ^ NY Times Obituary- John W. Cross
  30. ^ Brooklyn Daily Eagle, May 29, 1929, Page 16.
  31. ^ Emporis- Postum Building
  32. ^ Emporis- Stone & Webster Building
  33. ^ The City Review- Tiffany's
  34. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  35. ^ Emporis- Wiley Building
  36. ^ https://books.google.com/books?id=5bdvDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA54&lpg=PA54&dq=william+sloane+building+nyc+360+west+34th&source=bl&ots=za5VGdAMid&sig=ACfU3U2xJm2cI06H-Ro3ToQje6j1nEBY4g&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwip7sfc5qnqAhX7oHIEHT3pBhI4ChDoATAKegQIBhAB#v=onepage&q=william%20sloane%20building%20nyc%20360%20west%2034th&f=false
  37. ^ "City Realty". Archived from the original on 2006-10-20. Retrieved 2007-01-22.
  38. ^ Emporis- The Yorkgate

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