William Rutherford Mead (August 20, 1846 – June 19, 1928) was an American engineer, a part of the McKim, Mead, and White firm.
He was born in Brattleboro, Vermont. His sister, Elinor, later married novelist William Dean Howells, and his younger brother Larkin Goldsmith Mead became a sculptor. William graduated from Amherst College in 1867, and later studied under Russell Sturgis in New York City.
In 1872 he collaborated with Charles Follen McKim ...
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William Rutherford Mead (August 20, 1846 – June 19, 1928) was an American engineer, a part of the McKim, Mead, and White firm.
He was born in Brattleboro, Vermont. His sister, Elinor, later married novelist William Dean Howells, and his younger brother Larkin Goldsmith Mead became a sculptor. William graduated from Amherst College in 1867, and later studied under Russell Sturgis in New York City.
In 1872 he collaborated with Charles Follen McKim and in 1879 they were joined by Stanford White to form McKim, Mead, and White. In 1883, Mead married Olga Kilyeni (c1850-1936) in Budapest, Hungary. In 1902, King Victor Emmanuel conferred on Mead the decoration of Knight Commander of the Crown of Italy for his pioneer work in introducing the Roman and Italian Renaissance architectural style in America. In 1902, Amherst College conferred upon Mead the honorary degree of LL.D. In 1909, he received a degree of M.S. from Norwich University in Vermont. William and Olga lived in Rome, Italy, where...
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