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142 Liberty Street (1909), Manhattan, New York; a "3-sty and basement brick and reinforced concrete store and loft building" for A. L. White and F. M. Hilton of 62 Cedar St, at a cost of $ 15,000.
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513–515 West 161st Street (1905), Manhattan, New York; a "3-sty brk and stone engine house", for the city of NY at a cost of $ 62,000. – now FDNY Hook & Ladder 34/Engine 34
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111 Broadway (1906), SW corner of Broadway and Cedar Street, Manhattan, New York; a "21-sty brick and stone office building," for $ 3,000,000.00.
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111 Fifth Avenue (1904), Manhattan, New York; a "21-sty limestone and brick office building, 41.3×264.5 and irregular," for $ 1,250,000.00.
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noted his bankruptcy. Kimball died in 1919 in New York City and buried at Linwood Cemetery in Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts.
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Mills Buildings (1906), SE corner of William Street, Manhattan, New York; an "11-sty brick and stone bank and office building" for
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on Broadway, and other projects. Wisedell died in 1884. Kimball practiced independently until 1892, when he formed
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66 57th St and Broadway (1909), Manhattan, New York; a "9-sty and basement concrete and brick garage" for $ 175,000.
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as there being "no more scholarly Gothic work in New York." Kimball was also a pioneer in the use of ornamental
217: 156: 800: 393: 341: 320: 128: 265: 405:,(1906–1908; razed 1968) 56 Cortlandt Street, Manhattan, New York; 26-story skyscraper built near the 300: 136: 685: 402: 437: 358: 167: 498: 548: 459: 327: 160: 124: 899: 894: 420: 293: 606:"Francis H. Kimrall Buried; Architect of Many Theatres and 'Skyscrapers' Dead at 74 Years" 8: 671: 171: 573:"F.H. Kimball A Bankrupt.; "Father of the Skyscraper" and Designer of Notable Buildings" 859: 486: 832: 794: 653: 643: 613: 580: 530: 520: 517:
New York streetscapes : tales of Manhattan's significant buildings and landmarks
465: 382: 95: 863: 423:(1909), Broadway and 57th St, Manhattan, New York; two 9-story automobile showrooms. 385:(1906), Manhattan, New York; Beaux-Arts building located on the site of the former 378: 287: 283: 213: 182:; on a striking row of townhouses that he designed at 133–143 West 122nd Street in 152: 53: 750: 698: 839: 251: 245: 179: 120: 194:, Brooklyn. Contemporaries described Kimball as the "father of the skyscraper". 672:"Kimball, Francis Hatch | Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Canada" 411: 888: 855: 617: 584: 140: 112: 72: 657: 534: 406: 286:
Headhouse (1891–93), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; housed the offices of the
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Headhouse, 1115–41 Market St., Philadelphia, PA (1891–93). Now part of the
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Victorian residence (1889–1890), 2 Mecklenburg Street at Sydney Street,
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in New York City (1897) was praised by influential architectural critic
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and terra-cotta ornamentation. He was an associate with the firm
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Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library, Columbia University
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Stern, Robert A. M.; Mellins, Thomas; Fishman, David (1999).
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freight depot (1888), 260 Willow Street, Trenton, New Jersey
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New York 1880: Architecture and Urbanism in the Gilded Age
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with G. Kramer Thompson. That partnership ended in 1898.
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Skyscraper Gothic: Medieval Style and Modernist Buildings
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Kevin D., Murphy; Lisa, editors, Reilly (June 8, 2017).
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Works as part of Kimball & Thompson (1892–1898)
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Index


Kennebunk
New York City

architect
New York City
skyscrapers
lower Manhattan
Kimball & Thompson
Empire Building
Manhattan Life Insurance Building
Casino Theatre
United States
Kennebunk, Maine
Casino Theatre
Kimball & Thompson
Catholic Apostolic Church
Montgomery Schuyler
terra-cotta
Corbin Building
Harlem
Montauk Club
Park Slope

Reading Terminal
Pennsylvania Convention Center
26 Broadway
Manhattan
Emmanuel Baptist Church
Brooklyn

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