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D. & J. Jardine
| Name | D. & J. Jardine |
| Ortssitz | New York City |
| Straße | Broadway 1363 |
| Art des Unternehmens | Architeken |
| Quellenangaben | [New Yorks great industries (1884) 173] |
| Zeit |
Ereignis |
| 1850 |
David Jardine kommt aus Schottland nach Amerika |
| 1855 |
Gründung |
| Produkt |
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Bem. |
Kommentar |
| Planung von Hochbauten |
1884 |
[New Yorks great ind. (1884)] |
1884 |
[New Yorks great ind. (1884)] |
Architects |
| ZEIT | 1884 |
| THEMA | Firmendarstellung |
| TEXT | The majestic growth and development of the metropolis has been upon a scale commensurate with the wealth and enterprise of this the Empire City of the United States, and it is not only the best built, but the most architecturally grand and beautiful of any city in the country. The credit for this is clue to the members of the architectural profession, and while it may seem invidious to particularize, yet no firm of architects has done so much toward beautifying and building up the city as the prominent and old established house of Messrs. D. & J. Jardine. They established their present business in 1855, and during the intervening twenty-nine years have erected the largest number, and some of the most important buildings, both public and private, of any firm in the city. The senior members of the firm early in life turned their attention to this profession, and with a natural aptitude for its abstruse details and talents of the highest order, they entered upon their professional career with a determination to excel. Specimens of their work may be seen on every hand in the best sections of this city. They were the architects for the Fourth Presbyterian Church on 34th Street; the Memorial Presbyterian Church, Madison Avenue, corner of 53rd Street; the Cornell Memorial Church in 76th Street; Harlem Presbyterian Church, St. John's Methodist Church, the Fifth Avenue Baptist Church, the 53th Street Baptist Church, and many other of our finest specimens of ecclesiastical architecture, numbering twenty-five in all. Among the banking houses which they have erected are those of the National Citizens' Bank, New York County Bank, Sixth National Bank, etc. They designed and erected the original Madison Square Theatre, so much admired for its fine proportions and complete interior arrangements. They built the magnificent Temple Beth-El, the Jewish Synagogue, located at 63d Street and Lexington Avenue, and one of the finest edifices in New York. They also constructed the very extensive New York Horse Exchange, Broadway and 50th Street, the Baptist Home in East 68th Street, the Hebrew Home in 106th Street, the University Medical College, Park and Tilford's elegant new store at Fifth Avenue and 59th Street, facing the entrance to Central Park, etc., etc., while they have built more private residences than any other architects in New York, inclusive of many of those specially noted for their artistic beauty. They do all the work for the Emigration Commissioners, and built the present Castle Garden, which has proved so useful as a centre for the operations of the commissioners. The co-partners are Mr. David Jardtne, Mr. John Jardine, Mr. Jay H. Van Norden, and Mr. George E. Jardine. Mr. David Jardine is a native of Scotland, who came to America in 1850, at the age of twenty. Arriving in New York without funds, and a total stranger, yet with characteristic energy, he speedily opened up a way for himself, and he and his brother John are two of our self-made men, who, relying upon their own energy and talents, have built up the leading interest in the line of architecture in New York. Mr. Van Norden is an esteemed native of this city, and is an active and popular member of the firm, as also ia Mr. Geo. E. Jardine. |
| QUELLE | [New Yorks great industries (1884) 173] |
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