About
Designed the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City. Also designed the Cheltenham and Merrymount typefaces.
Before Fame
He moved to New York in 1884 to apprentice with Renwick, Aspinwall and Russell, of which the famed James Renwick, Jr., was a partner. He won the St. Matthew's design competition in Dallas in 1891.
Trivia
He had a neo-gothic style but also experimented with Byzantine revival and Spanish colonial revival.
Family Life
He was homeschooled by his mother, Helen Grosvenor, until he was 11, after which he attended Russell's Collegiate and Commercial Institute.
Associated With
He and Frank Lloyd Wright were contemporaries.
