Alfred Morton Githens

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Alfred Morton Githens was an American architect known for his influential designs of major public libraries and cultural institutions in the early 20th century.

All labels observed (2)

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Alfred Morton Githens canonical 1
George W. Kelham 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American architect ⓘ
architect ⓘ
human ⓘ
activeYearsEnd mid-20th century ⓘ
activeYearsStart 1890s ⓘ
awardReceived AIA Gold Medal for Public Building Design ⓘ
linked to: AIA Gold Medal
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1876-08-17 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1973-01-18 ⓘ
designed Brooklyn Public Library Central Building ⓘ
Cleveland Public Library main building ⓘ
Enoch Pratt Free Library central building ⓘ
educatedAt University of Pennsylvania ⓘ
École des Beaux-Arts ⓘ
employer Lord & Hewlett ⓘ
McKim, Mead & White ⓘ
Tilton & Githens ⓘ
fieldOfWork architecture ⓘ
library architecture ⓘ
public building design ⓘ
genre Beaux-Arts architecture ⓘ
Classical Revival architecture ⓘ
hasGender male ⓘ
influenced 20th-century American library design ⓘ
influencedBy Beaux-Arts architectural principles ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
memberOf American Institute of Architects ⓘ
nationality American ⓘ
notableFor design of cultural institutions ⓘ
design of major public libraries ⓘ
influence on early 20th-century American library architecture ⓘ
integration of functional planning with monumental civic architecture ⓘ
planning standards for modern public libraries ⓘ
notableWork Brooklyn Public Library Central Building ⓘ
Cleveland Public Library main building ⓘ
Enoch Pratt Free Library central building (Baltimore) ⓘ
Newark Public Library (New Jersey) projects ⓘ
Wilmington Public Library (Delaware) ⓘ
occupation architect ⓘ
placeOfBirth Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America ⓘ
linked to: Philadelphia
placeOfDeath New York City, New York, United States of America ⓘ
positionHeld partner at Tilton & Githens ⓘ
residence New York City, New York, United States of America ⓘ
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America ⓘ
linked to: Philadelphia
workLocation New York City, New York, United States of America ⓘ
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America ⓘ
linked to: Philadelphia

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Palace of Horticulture → architect → George W. Kelham ⓘ
linked to: Alfred Morton Githens