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John Walter Cross
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Son of Richard James & Matilda Redmond Cross. Husband of Lily Lee Page & Katherine Hoyt. John was the creative design partner at Cross & Cross, New York, 1907-1942 while his brother, Eliot Buchanan Cross, was known as the business partner. Then organized Cross and Son, January, 1946.
Cross & Cross was known as Old New York City Society's architectural firm of choice. John Walter Cross studied architecture at the Columbia University and the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, and served as the creative half of the partnership, while Eliot Buchanan Cross focused on the development side of the business, particularly through his role as Chairman of the Board of the real estate development firm of Webb and Knapp, which he organized in 1922. The two firms shared office space in the Knapp Building on Madison Avenue. In 1942, John Cross was elected into the National Academy of Design as an Associate Academician
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1878 |
February 24, 1878
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South Orange, Essex County, New Jersey, United States
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1951 |
July 25, 1951
Age 73
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Hot Springs, Bath County, Virginia, United States
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Southampton Cemetery, 613 North Sea Road, Southampton, Suffolk County, New York, 11968, United States
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