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| birth_place = [[Brooklyn]], [[New York (state)|New York]] |
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| death_date = {{death date and age |1921|1|29|1846|5|28|}} |
| death_date = {{death date and age |1921|1|29|1846|5|28|}} |
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| death_place = [[Central Valley, New York|Central Valley]], [[New York (state)|New York]], [[United States|USA]]<ref name=atw_will>{{cite news|title=Alfred T. White, Brooklyn Philanthropist, Leaves $15,000,000 Estate to Daughter|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F00617FC3A5B11728DDDA90A94DA405B818EF1D3|accessdate=18 September 2013|newspaper=The New York Times|date=February 20, 1921 |
| death_place = [[Central Valley, New York|Central Valley]], [[New York (state)|New York]], [[United States|USA]]<ref name=atw_will>{{cite news|title=Alfred T. White, Brooklyn Philanthropist, Leaves $15,000,000 Estate to Daughter|url= https://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F00617FC3A5B11728DDDA90A94DA405B818EF1D3|accessdate=18 September 2013|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=February 20, 1921|quote=[D]rowned on Jan. 29 while skating in Central Valley, N.Y.}}</ref> |
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| nationality = [[United States|American]] |
| nationality = [[United States|American]] |
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| known_for = [[Reform movement|Social reform]], [[philanthropy]] |
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| denomination = [[Unitarian Universalist]]<ref name=uu /> |
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'''Alfred Tredway White''' (May 28, 1846 – January 29, 1921) was an American housing reformer and philanthropist, and was known as "Brooklyn's first citizen."<ref name=atw_will /> He developed the Home Buildings (1877), Tower Buildings (1879, now Cobble Hill Towers)<ref name=streetscapes>{{cite news|last=Gray|first=Christopher|title=Architectural Wealth, Built for the Poor|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/12/realestate/12scap.html?_r=0|accessdate=18 September 2013|newspaper=The New York Times|date=October 10, 2008}}</ref> and the Riverside Buildings (1890).<ref name=uu>{{cite web|last=Hoogenboom|first=Olive|title=Alfred T. White|url=http://www25.uua.org/uuhs/duub/articles/alfredwhite.html|work=Dictionary of Unitarian & Universalist Biography|publisher=Unitarian Universalist History & Heritage Society|accessdate=18 September 2013}}</ref> He advocated a model of "philanthropy plus five percent," accepting a limited financial return on his projects.<ref name=Jamieson>{{cite news|last=Jamieson|first=Wendell|title=Landmark Towers, Still Loved and Lived In|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/24/arts/my-brooklyn-landmark-towers-still-loved-and-lived-in.html?pagewanted=all|accessdate=18 September 2013|newspaper=The New York Times|date=January 24, 2003}}</ref> |
'''Alfred Tredway White''' (May 28, 1846 – January 29, 1921) was an American housing reformer and philanthropist, and was known as "Brooklyn's first citizen."<ref name=atw_will /> He developed the [[Home Buildings]] (1877), Tower Buildings (1879, now [[Cobble Hill Towers]])<ref name=streetscapes>{{cite news|last=Gray|first=Christopher|title=Architectural Wealth, Built for the Poor|url= https://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/12/realestate/12scap.html?_r=0|accessdate=18 September 2013|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]| date=October 10, 2008}}</ref> and the [[Riverside Buildings]] (1890).<ref name=uu>{{cite web|last=Hoogenboom|first=Olive|title=Alfred T. White|url=http://www25.uua.org/uuhs/duub/articles/alfredwhite.html|work=[[Dictionary of Unitarian & Universalist Biography]]| publisher=[[Unitarian Universalist History & Heritage Society]]|accessdate=18 September 2013}}</ref> He advocated a model of "philanthropy plus five percent," accepting a limited financial return on his projects.<ref name=Jamieson>{{cite news| last=Jamieson |first=Wendell|title=Landmark Towers, Still Loved and Lived In|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/24/arts/my-brooklyn-landmark-towers-still-loved-and-lived-in.html?pagewanted=all|accessdate=18 September 2013|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=January 24, 2003}}</ref>[[File:Warren Place snow jeh.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.75|"[[Workingman's Cottages]]" conceived by White as low-cost housing in 1876 (2009).]] |
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White's buildings were extensively praised by [[Jacob Riis]] in "[[How The Other Half Lives]]" as a "''beau ideal''" and a "big village of contented people."<ref name=riis>{{cite book|last=Riis|first=Jacob|title=How the Other Half Lives|year=1890|publisher=Macmillan|isbn=0312574010|page=264}}</ref> They covered roughly half of their lots, leaving large |
White's buildings were extensively praised by [[Jacob Riis]] in "[[How The Other Half Lives]]" as a "''beau ideal''" and a "big village of contented people."<ref name=riis>{{cite book|last=Riis|first=Jacob|authorlink=Jacob Riis|title=[[How the Other Half Lives]]|year=1890|publisher=[[Macmillan Publishers|Macmillan]]|isbn=0312574010|page=264}}</ref> They covered roughly half of their lots, leaving large [[courtyard]]s suitable for concerts and other recreation.<ref>{{cite news|last=Gray|first=Christopher|title=The Riverside Buildings; A Model Tenement In Dickensian Style|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/08/23/realestate/streetscapes-the-riverside-buildings-a-model-tenement-in-dickensian-style.html|accessdate=18 September 2013|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=August 23, 1992}}</ref> |
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He served as Commissioner of City Works for Brooklyn during the administration of [[History of Brooklyn#Mayors of the City of Brooklyn|Mayor]] [[Charles A. Schieren|Schieren]].<ref>{{cite news|title=WHAT ALFRED T. WHITE HAS SPENT; Mayor Schieren Learns How One Man He Appointed Has Save Brooklyn Money Without Penury|url=https://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F60615FE3A5D15738DDDAC0A94D8415B8585F0D3|accessdate=18 September 2013|newspaper=The New York Times|date=October 25, 1895}}</ref> |
He served as [[Commissioner of City Works for Brooklyn]] during the administration of [[History of Brooklyn#Mayors of the City of Brooklyn|Mayor]] [[Charles A. Schieren|Schieren]].<ref>{{cite news|title=WHAT ALFRED T. WHITE HAS SPENT; Mayor Schieren Learns How One Man He Appointed Has Save Brooklyn Money Without Penury|url=https://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F60615FE3A5D15738DDDAC0A94D8415B8585F0D3|accessdate=18 September 2013|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=October 25, 1895}}</ref> |
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He was an early benefactor of the [[Brooklyn Botanic Garden]], and is memorialized there by the Alfred T. White Memorial and Amphitheater.<ref>{{cite web|last=Furman|first=Bob|title=Heights History: Alfred T. White|url=http://brooklynheightsblog.com/archives/28906|accessdate=18 September 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Alfred T. White Amphitheater - Brooklyn Botanic Garden|url=http://www.bbg.org/discover/gardens/amphitheater}}</ref> He was also a major supporter of both the [[Hampton University|Hampton Institute]] and [[Tuskegee University|Tuskegee Institute]]. |
He was an early benefactor of the [[Brooklyn Botanic Garden]], and is memorialized there by the Alfred T. White Memorial and Amphitheater.<ref>{{cite web|last=Furman|first=Bob|title=Heights History: Alfred T. White|url= http://brooklynheightsblog.com/archives/28906|accessdate=18 September 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Alfred T. White Amphitheater - Brooklyn Botanic Garden|url=http://www.bbg.org/discover/gardens/amphitheater|publisher=[[Brooklyn Botanic Garden]]}}</ref> He was also a major supporter of both the [[Hampton University|Hampton Institute]] and [[Tuskegee University|Tuskegee Institute]]. He was a member of the [[Unitarian Universalist]] church.<ref name=uu /> |
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Died | January 29, 1921 | (aged 74)
Nationality | American |
Known for | Social reform, philanthropy |
Alfred Tredway White (May 28, 1846 – January 29, 1921) was an American housing reformer and philanthropist, and was known as "Brooklyn's first citizen."[1] He developed the Home Buildings (1877), Tower Buildings (1879, now Cobble Hill Towers)[2] and the Riverside Buildings (1890).[3] He advocated a model of "philanthropy plus five percent," accepting a limited financial return on his projects.[4]
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Warren_Place_snow_jeh.jpg/170px-Warren_Place_snow_jeh.jpg)
White's buildings were extensively praised by Jacob Riis in "How The Other Half Lives" as a "beau ideal" and a "big village of contented people."[5] They covered roughly half of their lots, leaving large courtyards suitable for concerts and other recreation.[6]
He served as Commissioner of City Works for Brooklyn during the administration of Mayor Schieren.[7]
He was an early benefactor of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, and is memorialized there by the Alfred T. White Memorial and Amphitheater.[8][9] He was also a major supporter of both the Hampton Institute and Tuskegee Institute. He was a member of the Unitarian Universalist church.[3]
References
- ^ a b "Alfred T. White, Brooklyn Philanthropist, Leaves $15,000,000 Estate to Daughter". The New York Times. February 20, 1921. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
[D]rowned on Jan. 29 while skating in Central Valley, N.Y.
- ^ Gray, Christopher (October 10, 2008). "Architectural Wealth, Built for the Poor". The New York Times. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
- ^ a b Hoogenboom, Olive. "Alfred T. White". Dictionary of Unitarian & Universalist Biography. Unitarian Universalist History & Heritage Society. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
- ^ Jamieson, Wendell (January 24, 2003). "Landmark Towers, Still Loved and Lived In". The New York Times. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
- ^ Riis, Jacob (1890). How the Other Half Lives. Macmillan. p. 264. ISBN 0312574010.
- ^ Gray, Christopher (August 23, 1992). "The Riverside Buildings; A Model Tenement In Dickensian Style". The New York Times. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
- ^ "WHAT ALFRED T. WHITE HAS SPENT; Mayor Schieren Learns How One Man He Appointed Has Save Brooklyn Money Without Penury". The New York Times. October 25, 1895. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
- ^ Furman, Bob. "Heights History: Alfred T. White". Retrieved 18 September 2013.
- ^ "Alfred T. White Amphitheater - Brooklyn Botanic Garden". Brooklyn Botanic Garden.