platt s 1918 freer gallery of art in washington, dc
platt designed grand country estate edith rockefeller mccormick @ villa turicum in lake forest, illinois (1912, demolished).
in 1907 designed townhouse sara delano roosevelt on east 65th street in new york, historic landmark, sara delano roosevelt memorial house. eleanor roosevelt called platt architect of great taste townhouse had made of every inch of space. building houses roosevelt house public policy institute @ hunter college.
in 1912 designed causeway , washington dc, neo-georgian house in extensive wooded landscape setting.
platt designed large manor house , grounds, built in 1915 in city of little falls, new york (extant, in private ownership) mr. j. judson gilbert, owner of gilbert knitting company , several other prosperous factories in mohawk valley region of upstate new york.
the mit endicott house in dedham, massachusetts platt-designed mansion built h. wendell endicott in 1934, in use today conference center massachusetts institute of technology.
beginning in 1906, platt had begun receive numerous commissions estate of vincent astor. platt turned professional in surveying large-scale projects sons of frederick law olmsted. received detailed planting plans fill borders ellen biddle shipman, whom had come know through gardening @ cornish, , whom had instructed in presentation drawings draftsman own office, sent grosse pointe, michigan plant 1 of designs.
his more visible public commissions include italianate palazzo designed smithsonian institution s freer gallery of art (1918) in washington, d.c. , campuses of university of illinois @ urbana-champaign (1822 , 1927), connecticut college, deerfield academy, , phillips academy andover, designed chapel , library , settings. fulfilled university of illinois s 1920s building program designing 11 buildings, many purposes, in georgian style, red brick, white wood , limestone trim, round , arched windows, , prominent gables, dormers, , chimneys. these included several buildings (1924-31) combining classrooms , offices, dormitory, gymnasiums, plus such landmarks main library, mckinley hospital, , president s house.
the italian renaissance styled russell a. alger house, @ 32 lakeshore drive, designed charles a. platt serves grosse pointe war memorial. platt designed lyme art association building in old lyme, connecticut.
he designed leader-news building in cleveland, ohio @ corner of superior , bond street (now east 6th street) reportedly fitted elevator cabs designed tiffany studios. building completed in 1912 , per architectural record, cleveland congratulated upon possession of 1 of handsomest , distinguished buildings in country. - h.d.c.
in 1919 became trustee of american academy in rome. became president of academy in 1928 , served until death. served on u.s. commission of fine arts 1916 1921, , vice chairman 1920 1921.
throughout life, platt maintained house , garden in cornish, new hampshire, , office , residence in manhattan. second wife, eleanor hardy bunker (widow of dennis miller bunker), whom platt married in 1893, platt had 5 children. among children william (1897–1984) , geoffrey (1905–1985), followed in father s footsteps , practiced architecture in new york city. platt died in cornish, new hampshire @ age of 72.
near end of 20th century of platt s surviving gardens in full maturity opened public including spectacular gardens @ gwinn estate in cleveland, ohio (designed warren manning , ellen biddle shipman).
his great-grandson actor oliver platt.
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