Stoughton and Stoughton
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Stoughton and Stoughton was a New York-based
architectural firm comprising the partnership of Charles (1860—1944) and Arthur Alexander Stoughton (1867—1955) who were born in Mount Vernon, New York
. Arthur graduated from Columbia University
in 1888 and trained at the École des Beaux-Arts
, Paris, which matured an accomplished academic classical style, known especially in the United States, as Beaux-Arts architecture. In this vein, among their joint public commissions was the Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument (New York)
, dedicated on Memorial Day
1902. The firm won a competition for the design. Following this commission they were asked to design the 52nd Police Precinct headquarters in The Bronx, of red brick and architectural terracotta
, with a clock tower, and the 41st Precinct on Mosholu Parkway.
By 1915 Arthur had moved to Winnipeg, Manitoba, where he founded the department of architecture at the University of Manitoba
. He returned in 1915 to give a talk in Boston to the National Conference on City Planning on "The architectural side of city planning". He remained in Winnipeg until his retirement in 1930. He designed the University's Fort Garry campus and was commissioned to design the University's Buller Building (1932) and the Tier Building. For the city of Winnipeg her designed three bridges.
New York City
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architectural firm comprising the partnership of Charles (1860—1944) and Arthur Alexander Stoughton (1867—1955) who were born in Mount Vernon, New York
Mount Vernon, New York
Mount Vernon is a city in Westchester County, New York, United States. It lies on the border of the New York City borough of The Bronx.-Overview:...
. Arthur graduated from Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
in 1888 and trained at the École des Beaux-Arts
École des Beaux-Arts
École des Beaux-Arts refers to a number of influential art schools in France. The most famous is the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts, now located on the left bank in Paris, across the Seine from the Louvre, in the 6th arrondissement. The school has a history spanning more than 350 years,...
, Paris, which matured an accomplished academic classical style, known especially in the United States, as Beaux-Arts architecture. In this vein, among their joint public commissions was the Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument (New York)
Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument (New York)
The Soldiers' and Sailors' Memorial Monument commemorates Union Army soldiers and sailors who served in the American Civil War. It is located at 89th Street and Riverside Drive in Riverside Park in the Upper West Side of New York City. It was dedicated on Memorial Day, 1902.The white marble...
, dedicated on Memorial Day
Memorial Day
Memorial Day is a United States federal holiday observed on the last Monday of May. Formerly known as Decoration Day, it originated after the American Civil War to commemorate the fallen Union soldiers of the Civil War...
1902. The firm won a competition for the design. Following this commission they were asked to design the 52nd Police Precinct headquarters in The Bronx, of red brick and architectural terracotta
Architectural terracotta
Terracotta, in its unglazed form, became fashionable as an architectural ceramic construction material in England in the 1860s, and in the United States in the 1870s. It was generally used to supplement brick and tiles of similar colour in late Victorian buildings.It had been used before this in...
, with a clock tower, and the 41st Precinct on Mosholu Parkway.
By 1915 Arthur had moved to Winnipeg, Manitoba, where he founded the department of architecture at the University of Manitoba
University of Manitoba
The University of Manitoba , in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, is the largest university in the province of Manitoba. It is Manitoba's most comprehensive and only research-intensive post-secondary educational institution. It was founded in 1877, making it Western Canada’s first university. It placed...
. He returned in 1915 to give a talk in Boston to the National Conference on City Planning on "The architectural side of city planning". He remained in Winnipeg until his retirement in 1930. He designed the University's Fort Garry campus and was commissioned to design the University's Buller Building (1932) and the Tier Building. For the city of Winnipeg her designed three bridges.