It’s All in the Details: Art Deco in the Bronx
Art Deco Buildings Blog has posted some fine examples of Art Deco architectural design in the Bronx. First off is the Herman Ridder Junior High School designed by Walter C Martin and dates from 1929-31. See more photos and read the entire post.
Tiles, Herman Ridder Junior High School, Bronx, NY (1929-1931), Walter C. Martin, Architect.
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Next, is an apartment building on The Grand Concourse. A frieze on the facade is shown below. Read more about the building.
Tiles, Apartment House, Grand Concourse, Bronx, NY, architect and date unknown.
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Last is the 1934 Paul J. Rainey Memorial Gate at the Bronx Zoo with animals sculpted by Paul Manship. Read the post on Art Deco Buildings.
Paul Manship, Paul J. Rainey Memorial Gate (1934), Bronx Zoo.
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Ten Things You Should Know About Architect Ward Wellington Ward
Ward Wellington Ward (about 1915)
Source: http://syracusethenandnow.org/Architects/WWWard/WWWard.htm
Ward Wellington Ward (1875-1932) was an American architect who designed and built both residential and commercial buildings in upstate New York. Ward was born in Chicago, raised in Detroit, and studied architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. (MIT was the first institution in the US to offer a degree program in architecture.) He married Maude Moyer, a native of Syracuse, New York, in 1900. The couple lived in New York City for the next eight years and then settled in Syracuse. While Ward drew upon many influences, his residences are considered excellent examples of American Arts and Crafts architecture. Here are ten important facts about Ward Wellington Ward, his career and his body of work:
- Twenty-six of Ward’s houses are registered in the New York State or National Register of Historic Places.(1)
- Ward practiced architecture in New York City from 1900 to 1908; the only work attributed to him from this time was a residence in Magnolia, Massachusetts. The building was later destroyed in a fire. (2)
