Charles Carsten Platt and Frederick Putnam Platt papers

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: 2852

COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

Collection is mostly a file of jobs done by the Platts. Also includes insurance records, paid bills, cancelled checks, and blueprints and drawings.

Dates

[ca. 1937-1955].

Creator

Platt, Charles C. (Charles Carsten), 1880-1967. (Person)

Language of Materials

Collection material in English

Biographical / Historical

Architect and city planner. Charles Carsten Platt (Cornell University Class of 1901) and his brother, Frederick P. Platt, headed F.P. Platt & Brother, an architecture firm which designed the Consolidated Edison Company, Horn and Hardart Automat restaurants, and the New York Athletic Club (of which Charles Platt was a member). Other clients included New York University and Pace College. Charles Platt was a member of the Architectural League of New York and the State Association of Architects; a governor of the Real Estate Board of New York; and a president of the Municipal Art Society in New York City. He served on municipal improvement committees under New York mayors Fiorello H. La Guardia, William ODwyer, and Robert F. Wagner, and was a leader in efforts to eliminate slums.

Extent

12.3 cubic feet. (12.3 cubic feet.)

Additional Description

Abstract

Charles Carsten Platt (Cornell University Class of 1901) and his brother, Frederick P. Platt, headed F.P. Platt & Brother, an architecture firm. The collection is mostly a file of jobs done by the Platts. Also includes insurance records, paid bills, cancelled checks, and blueprints and drawings.