Edward H. Bennett Brooklyn city plan report
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One bound 1914 report on the Brooklyn city plan by architect E.H. Bennett. The report is addressed to Frederic B. Pratt, Chairman of the Brooklyn Committee on City Plan.
Biographical note
Edward Herbert Bennett (1874–1954) was an architect and city planner best known for his co-authorship of the 1909 Plan of Chicago.
Frederic Bayley Pratt (February 22, 1865 – May 3, 1945) was the president of the board of trustees of Brooklyn's Pratt Institute from 1893 to 1937. He was the son of Charles Pratt, the Institute's founder, and his second wife Mary Helen Richardson. He was a member of the Regional Plan of New York and the Art Commission of the City of New York and one of the founders of the New York Museum of Science and Industry. He was also Chairman of the Brooklyn Tuberculosis and Health Association for thirty-eight years, and for over thirty years Vice-President of the Brooklyn Bureau of Charities.
Sources:
- Century Association Biographical Archive. "Frederic B. Pratt." Accessed March 13, 2024.
- Draper, Joan E. "Edward Bennett: Architect and City Planner 1874-1954" (1982), Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
- Pratt Institute. "The Pratt Family." Archived May 30, 2013 and accessed March 13, 2024.
Historical note
On October 17, 1911 the Brooklyn Daily Eagle reported that negotiations were under way to bring Daniel H. Burnham, then president of the Fine Arts Commission of the U.S., to Brooklyn to consult with a committee of citizens on the borough's development and city planning. In January 1912 the committee was formalized and held its first meeting. The by-laws then established named the organization the Brooklyn Committee on City Plan and its officers were chosen, including president Frederic B. Pratt. The committee consulted with both Daniel Burnham and Edward H. Bennett in its work to develop Brooklyn.
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- "'Beautiful Brooklyn', with Burnham's Aid." Brooklyn Daily Eagle, October 17, 1911, p. 1.
- "Committee will engage city planning expert." Brooklyn Daily Eagle, January 31, 1912, p. 18.
Arrangement
This collection consists of a single volume.
Scope and Contents
One bound 1914 report on the Brooklyn city plan by architect E.H. Bennett. The report is addressed to Frederic B. Pratt, Chairman of the Brooklyn Committee on City Plan.
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Preferred Citation
E.H. Bennett Brooklyn city plan report, 1914, 1978.171. Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Alfred T. White, date unknown. The item was formally accessioned in 1978.
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This collection was rehoused and the finding aid revised by Dee Bowers in 2024.