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Mead, William Rutherford, 1846–1928, American architect, b. Brattleboro, Vt. He entered the office of Russell Sturgis Sturgis, Russell (stûr`jĭs), 1836–1909, American architect and writer, b. Baltimore co., Md., grad.
..... Click the link for more information. in New York City. In 1872 he began to practice architecture with C. F. McKim McKim, Charles Follen, 1847–1909, American architect, b. Chester co., Pa., studied (1867–70) at the École des Beaux-Arts. He was one of the founders of the firm of McKim, Mead, and Bigelow, which in 1879 became McKim, Mead, and White (see William
..... Click the link for more information. , and their partnership was joined by Stanford White White, Stanford, 1853–1906, American architect, b. New York City; son of Richard Grant White. In 1872 he entered the office of Gambrill and Richardson in Boston, at the time when H. H. Richardson was at the peak of his fame.
..... Click the link for more information. in 1879 to make the famous firm of McKim, Mead, and White.