Scope and Contents
This is a collection of photographs of architectural works of Page Cross. They are divided into three groups - commercial, institutional, residential - and are alphabetically arranged by the name of the company, institution, or home owner. Oversize photographs from the different groups are filed in box 4. Miscellaneous and unidentified photographs are at the end of box 3.
Dates
- 1930-1975
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
The materials are open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright status for collection materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Mrs. Beatrice Dabney, 1976.
Extent
3 Linear Feet (3 boxes, 1 folio)
Language of Materials
English
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
Persistent URL
Abstract
Photographs of architectural designs and finished work executed by H. Page Cross. Included are photographs of commercial, institutional and residential buildings with both interior and exterior views. A small amount of funiture design is also shown. Among the projects are floor plans for the Museum of Modern Art, the Foxcroft School, Trinity Episcopal Church of Upperville, Virginia, and designs for Paul Mellon residences in Virginia, Massachusetts, and the British West Indies.
Biographical / Historical
H. Page Cross
Professional Summary:
Born - New York City 1910
Graduated Groton School 1928
Graduated Yale College B.A. Degree 1932
Graduated M.I.T. Bachelor of Architecture 1936
New York Worlds Fair 1937
Vander Gracht and Kilham 1938
Cross and Cross 1939 - 1940
U.S. Marine Corps 1941 - 1945
Cross and Son 1945 - 1951
Page Cross Architect 1951 - 1975
Affiliations:
American Institute of Architects
Licensed architect, State of New York
Beaux-Arts Institute of Design
National Council of Architectural Registration Boards
Metropolitan Museum - Fellow in Perpetuity
Century Association
Principal Works:
Institutional
Center for Hellenic Studies Harvard Univerity - Washington, D. C.
Foxcroft School - Middleburg, Va.: Dormitories, Music Building, School House
Choate School Library - Wallingford, Conn. Additions and Alterations
Trinity Episcopal Church, Upperville, Virginia: Parish House, Rectory, Church
Paul Mellon Library, Upperville, Virginia
President's House - Hollins College Roanoke, Virginia
Fisher Island Golf Club - Fishers Island, N.Y.
Commercial
American Fore Insurance Co. (Alterations and Additions) 80 Maiden Lane, New York City
Hanover Bank 34th Street Branch, New York City
Chubb and Son (Alterations) 90 John Street, New York City
Iselin and; Jefferson 111 West 40th Street, New York City
Josiah Wedgwood and Co. 24 East 52nd Street, New York City.
Residential
Mrs. T. Jefferson Coolidge Manchester, Mass.
James Doubleday Greens Farms, Conn.
Robert Leeson East Greenwich, Rhode Island
James C. Greenway Greenwich, Conn.
Alfred Harrison Oyster Bary, New York
Paul Mellon New York City
Paul Mellon Antigua, West Indies
Paul Mellon Osterville, Mass.
Paul Mellon, Upperville, Virginia
James Knott Locust Valley, New York
Robert G. Goelet 7 Sutton Place, New York City
David K. Bruce (Alterations and Additions) Washington, D. C.
Neil McConnell 12 Sutton Square, New York City
Neil McConnell Southampton, Long Island
Thomas Gates (Alterations) Paoli, Pennsylvania
Harding Lawrence Dallas, Texas
Harding Lawrence (Alterations) - Apartment New York City
Countess Rattazzi Apartment, New York City
John W. Cross, III Greenwich, Conn.
Nicholas Strekalovsky Portland, Maine
Alexander Forbes South Dartmouth, Mass.
Macrae Sykes Glen Cove, New York
Walter F. O'Connell Connecticut
- Title
- Guide to the H. Page Cross Papers
- Status
- Under Revision
- Author
- Preliminary Inventory by Marguerite S. Witkop
- Date
- January 1977
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Created In Accordance With Manuscripts And Archives Processing Manual
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Part of the Manuscripts and Archives Repository
Yale University Library
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New Haven CT 06520-8240 US
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beinecke.library@yale.edu
Location
Sterling Memorial Library
Room 147
120 High Street
New Haven, CT 06511