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Charles Adams Platt Collection

Charles Adams Platt was a renowned American architect and landscape designer who left an indelible mark on the architectural landscape of his time

Background imageCharles Adams Platt Collection: 'House and Garden on Estate of Rev. Joseph Hutcheson, Warren, Rhode Island', c1915 - 1925

"House and Garden on Estate of Rev. Joseph Hutcheson, Warren, Rhode Island", c1915 - 1925
"House and Garden on Estate of Rev. Joseph Hutcheson, Warren, Rhode Island", between 1915 and 1925. Photograph of "Villasera" plan in the Monograph of the Work of Charles Adams

Background imageCharles Adams Platt Collection: 'Timberline, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania', between 1915 and 1925. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston

"Timberline, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania", between 1915 and 1925. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
"Timberline, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania", between 1915 and 1925. Photograph of plan of W. Hinkle Smith house and garden in the Monograph of the Work of Charles Adams Platt, New York, 1913

Background imageCharles Adams Platt Collection: 'Maxwell Court, Rockville, Connecticut', between 1915 and 1925. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston

"Maxwell Court, Rockville, Connecticut", between 1915 and 1925. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
"Maxwell Court, Rockville, Connecticut", between 1915 and 1925. Photograph of a plan of Frank T. Marsh house and garden in the Monograph of the Work of Charles Adams Platt, New York, 1913

Background imageCharles Adams Platt Collection: 'The Faulkner Farm Gardens, Brookline, Massachusetts', between 1915 and 1925

"The Faulkner Farm Gardens, Brookline, Massachusetts", between 1915 and 1925. Photograph of a plan of Charles T

Background imageCharles Adams Platt Collection: 'The Causeway, ' James Parmelee house, 3100 Macomb Street, Washington, D.C. 1919

"The Causeway, " James Parmelee house, 3100 Macomb Street, Washington, D.C. 1919. House Architecture: Charles Adams Platt, 1912

Background imageCharles Adams Platt Collection: 'The Causeway, ' James Parmelee house, 3100 Macomb Street, Washington, D.C. 1919

"The Causeway, " James Parmelee house, 3100 Macomb Street, Washington, D.C. 1919. House Architecture: Charles Adams Platt, 1912

Background imageCharles Adams Platt Collection: 'The Causeway, ' James Parmelee house, 3100 Macomb Street, Washington, D.C. 1919

"The Causeway, " James Parmelee house, 3100 Macomb Street, Washington, D.C. 1919. House Architecture: Charles Adams Platt, 1912

Background imageCharles Adams Platt Collection: 'The Causeway, ' James Parmelee house, 3100 Macomb Street, Washington, D.C. 1919

"The Causeway, " James Parmelee house, 3100 Macomb Street, Washington, D.C. 1919. House Architecture: Charles Adams Platt, 1912

Background imageCharles Adams Platt Collection: 'Weld, ' Larz Anderson house, 151 Newton Street, Brookline, Massachusetts, c1914

"Weld, " Larz Anderson house, 151 Newton Street, Brookline, Massachusetts, c1914. House Architecture: Little & Browne changes to existing house, from 1899

Background imageCharles Adams Platt Collection: 'Weld, ' Larz Anderson house, 151 Newton Street, Brookline, Massachusetts, c1914

"Weld, " Larz Anderson house, 151 Newton Street, Brookline, Massachusetts, c1914. House Architecture: Little & Browne changes to existing house, from 1899

Background imageCharles Adams Platt Collection: 'Weld, ' Larz Anderson house, 151 Newton Street, Brookline, Massachusetts, c1914

"Weld, " Larz Anderson house, 151 Newton Street, Brookline, Massachusetts, c1914. House Architecture: Little & Browne changes to existing house, from 1899

Background imageCharles Adams Platt Collection: 'Weld, ' Larz Anderson house, 151 Newton Street, Brookline, Massachusetts, c1914

"Weld, " Larz Anderson house, 151 Newton Street, Brookline, Massachusetts, c1914. House Architecture: Little & Browne changes to existing house, from 1899

Background imageCharles Adams Platt Collection: 'Weld, ' Larz Anderson house, 151 Newton Street, Brookline, Massachusetts, c1914

"Weld, " Larz Anderson house, 151 Newton Street, Brookline, Massachusetts, c1914. House Architecture: Little & Browne changes to existing house, from 1899

Background imageCharles Adams Platt Collection: 'The Causeway, ' James Parmelee house, 3100 Macomb Street, Washington, D.C. 1919

"The Causeway, " James Parmelee house, 3100 Macomb Street, Washington, D.C. 1919

Background imageCharles Adams Platt Collection: 'The Causeway, ' James Parmelee house, 3100 Macomb Street, Washington, D.C. between 1910 and 1948

"The Causeway, " James Parmelee house, 3100 Macomb Street, Washington, D.C. between 1910 and 1948

Background imageCharles Adams Platt Collection: 'Weld, ' Larz Anderson house, 151 Newton Street, Brookline, Massachusetts, c1914

"Weld, " Larz Anderson house, 151 Newton Street, Brookline, Massachusetts, c1914. House Architecture: Little & Browne changes to existing house, from 1899

Background imageCharles Adams Platt Collection: 'The Causeway, ' James Parmelee house, 3100 Macomb Street, Washington, D.C. 1919

"The Causeway, " James Parmelee house, 3100 Macomb Street, Washington, D.C. 1919

Background imageCharles Adams Platt Collection: 'Weld, ' Larz Anderson house, 151 Newton Street, Brookline, Massachusetts, c1914

"Weld, " Larz Anderson house, 151 Newton Street, Brookline, Massachusetts, c1914. House Architecture: Little & Browne changes to existing house, from 1899

Background imageCharles Adams Platt Collection: 'The Causeway, ' James Parmelee house, 3100 Macomb Street, Washington, D.C. 1919

"The Causeway, " James Parmelee house, 3100 Macomb Street, Washington, D.C. 1919

Background imageCharles Adams Platt Collection: 'The Causeway, ' James Parmelee house, 3100 Macomb Street, Washington, D.C. 1919

"The Causeway, " James Parmelee house, 3100 Macomb Street, Washington, D.C. 1919

Background imageCharles Adams Platt Collection: 'Weld, ' Larz Anderson house, 151 Newton Street, Brookline, Massachusetts, c1914

"Weld, " Larz Anderson house, 151 Newton Street, Brookline, Massachusetts, c1914. House Architecture: Little & Browne changes to existing house, from 1899

Background imageCharles Adams Platt Collection: 'The Causeway, ' James Parmelee house, 3100 Macomb Street, Washington, D.C. 1919

"The Causeway, " James Parmelee house, 3100 Macomb Street, Washington, D.C. 1919. House Architecture: Charles Adams Platt, 1912

Background imageCharles Adams Platt Collection: 'Weld, ' Larz Anderson house, 151 Newton Street, Brookline, Massachusetts, c1914

"Weld, " Larz Anderson house, 151 Newton Street, Brookline, Massachusetts, c1914. House Architecture: Little & Browne changes to existing house, from 1899

Background imageCharles Adams Platt Collection: 'Weld, ' Larz Anderson house, 151 Newton Street, Brookline, Massachusetts, c1914

"Weld, " Larz Anderson house, 151 Newton Street, Brookline, Massachusetts, c1914. House Architecture: Little & Browne changes to existing house, from 1899

Background imageCharles Adams Platt Collection: 'Weld, ' Larz Anderson house, 151 Newton Street, Brookline, Massachusetts, c1914

"Weld, " Larz Anderson house, 151 Newton Street, Brookline, Massachusetts, c1914. House Architecture: Little & Browne changes to existing house, from 1899

Background imageCharles Adams Platt Collection: 'Weld, ' Larz Anderson house, 151 Newton Street, Brookline, Massachusetts, c1914

"Weld, " Larz Anderson house, 151 Newton Street, Brookline, Massachusetts, c1914. House Architecture: Little & Browne changes to existing house, from 1899

Background imageCharles Adams Platt Collection: 'Weld, ' Larz Anderson house, 151 Newton Street, Brookline, Massachusetts, c1914

"Weld, " Larz Anderson house, 151 Newton Street, Brookline, Massachusetts, c1914. House Architecture: Little & Browne changes to existing house, from 1899

Background imageCharles Adams Platt Collection: 'The Causeway, ' James Parmelee house, 3100 Macomb Street, Washington, D.C. 1919

"The Causeway, " James Parmelee house, 3100 Macomb Street, Washington, D.C. 1919. House Architecture: Charles Adams Platt, 1912

Background imageCharles Adams Platt Collection: 'The Causeway, ' James Parmelee house, 3100 Macomb Street, Washington, D.C. 1919

"The Causeway, " James Parmelee house, 3100 Macomb Street, Washington, D.C. 1919. House Architecture: Charles Adams Platt, 1912

Background imageCharles Adams Platt Collection: 'The Causeway, ' James Parmelee house, 3100 Macomb Street, Washington, D.C. 1919

"The Causeway, " James Parmelee house, 3100 Macomb Street, Washington, D.C. 1919. House Architecture: Charles Adams Platt, 1912

Background imageCharles Adams Platt Collection: Weld Larz Anderson, Brookline, Mass. between 1913 and 1930. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston

Weld Larz Anderson, Brookline, Mass. between 1913 and 1930. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Weld Larz Anderson, Brookline, Mass. between 1913 and 1930

Background imageCharles Adams Platt Collection: Fish-Houses, 1881. Creator: Charles A Platt

Fish-Houses, 1881. Creator: Charles A Platt
Fish-Houses, 1881

Background imageCharles Adams Platt Collection: Hartford Bridge, 1885. Creator: Charles A Platt

Hartford Bridge, 1885. Creator: Charles A Platt
Hartford Bridge, 1885

Background imageCharles Adams Platt Collection: Oxford, 1883. Creator: Charles A Platt

Oxford, 1883. Creator: Charles A Platt
Oxford, 1883

Background imageCharles Adams Platt Collection: Loading Up, 1881. Creator: Charles A Platt

Loading Up, 1881. Creator: Charles A Platt
Loading Up, 1881

Background imageCharles Adams Platt Collection: Thames Street, Newport, 1881. Creator: Charles A Platt

Thames Street, Newport, 1881. Creator: Charles A Platt
Thames Street, Newport, 1881

Background imageCharles Adams Platt Collection: Gloucester Harbor, 1880. Creator: Charles A Platt

Gloucester Harbor, 1880. Creator: Charles A Platt
Gloucester Harbor, 1880

Background imageCharles Adams Platt Collection: Brooklyn Bridge, 1888. Creator: Charles A Platt

Brooklyn Bridge, 1888. Creator: Charles A Platt
Brooklyn Bridge, 1888

Background imageCharles Adams Platt Collection: Dordrecht (Old Warehouse), 1885. Creator: Charles A Platt

Dordrecht (Old Warehouse), 1885. Creator: Charles A Platt
Dordrecht (Old Warehouse), 1885

Background imageCharles Adams Platt Collection: Shanties on the Harlem, 1881-1882. Creator: Charles A Platt

Shanties on the Harlem, 1881-1882. Creator: Charles A Platt
Shanties on the Harlem, 1881-1882

Background imageCharles Adams Platt Collection: Salt Shanties, 1880. Creator: Charles A Platt

Salt Shanties, 1880. Creator: Charles A Platt
Salt Shanties, 1880

Background imageCharles Adams Platt Collection: St. Gervais, Paris, 1887. Creator: Charles A Platt

St. Gervais, Paris, 1887. Creator: Charles A Platt
St. Gervais, Paris, 1887

Background imageCharles Adams Platt Collection: Old Boat-House, 1881. Creator: Charles A Platt

Old Boat-House, 1881. Creator: Charles A Platt
Boat-House

Background imageCharles Adams Platt Collection: Untitled (River Scene with Boat), 1891. Creator: Charles A Platt

Untitled (River Scene with Boat), 1891. Creator: Charles A Platt
Untitled (River Scene with Boat), 1891

Background imageCharles Adams Platt Collection: Connecticut River, 1885. Creator: Charles A Platt

Connecticut River, 1885. Creator: Charles A Platt
Connecticut River, 1885

Background imageCharles Adams Platt Collection: Williamsburg from the Bridge (Sketch), 1889. Creator: Charles A Platt

Williamsburg from the Bridge (Sketch), 1889. Creator: Charles A Platt
Williamsburg from the Bridge (Sketch), 1889

Background imageCharles Adams Platt Collection: Cape Ann Willows, 1887. Creator: Charles A Platt

Cape Ann Willows, 1887. Creator: Charles A Platt
Cape Ann Willows, 1887

Background imageCharles Adams Platt Collection: Fishing Boats, c. 1881. Creator: Charles A Platt

Fishing Boats, c. 1881. Creator: Charles A Platt
Fishing Boats, c. 1881



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Charles Adams Platt was a renowned American architect and landscape designer who left an indelible mark on the architectural landscape of his time. His works were characterized by their timeless elegance and meticulous attention to detail, as can be seen in the George Maxwell Memorial Library, with its striking black-and-white photo capturing its grandeur. Another notable creation is the Apartment House at 131-135 East Sixty-Sixth Street in New York, where Platt's genius shines through in every aspect. The East Entrance, depicted in a captivating monochrome image, showcases his ability to seamlessly blend classical elements with modern design. Platt's mastery extends beyond residential projects; he also excelled in creating public spaces that inspire awe. The Library at 125 East Sixty-Fifth Street stands as a testament to his vision for harmonizing functionality and beauty. In this black-and-white photograph, one can appreciate the intricate details that make this space truly exceptional. Woodston, located in Mount Kisco, New York, exemplifies Platt's talent for integrating architecture into nature effortlessly. The South Elevation of this residence exudes tranquility and serenity through its monochromatic depiction. Throughout his illustrious career, Charles A Platt showcased versatility across various architectural styles and project types. From Robert H Schutz's North Front to Timberline's Bryn Mawr Terrace Fountain captured beautifully in black-and-white photographs – each structure bears witness to Platt's unwavering commitment to excellence. Even outside of New York City or Pennsylvania borders did Charles A Platt leave an impact; The Leader-News Building situated proudly in Cleveland serves as a reminder of his influence nationwide. Its classic charm emanates from every corner of this remarkable edifice. In addition to larger-scale projects like apartment buildings or libraries, Mr Platts' Library within the Apartment House at 131-135 East Sixty-Sixth Street demonstrates how he paid equal attention even to smaller spaces.