Abstract:Of the more than 940 commissions given to McKim, Mead & White, their industrial buildings (except for Pennsylvania Station) have been least studied. This is especially true of their industrial towns and the housing they designed for workers. In fact, few of the company towns started or expanded in the 19th century have received extensive study. McKim, Mead & White were engaged to design the first electrical generating station and then the housing for workers at Niagara Falls, New York, in 1891-1895; an… Show more
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