# Stanford White — Sticks and Stones character guide

> Stanford White in Sticks and Stones by Lewis Mumford.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** White, Stanford White

**First appearance:** 0027-iv

## Who they are

Beaux-Arts architect, partner in McKim, Mead & White.

## Relationships

### [H. H. Richardson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sticks_and_stones_se/characters/h_h_richardson)

_professional_

They were contemporaries in architecture, sometimes collaborating but also competing for major commissions.

### [Charles McKim](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sticks_and_stones_se/characters/charles_mckim)

_professional_

They were partners in the famed architectural firm McKim, Mead & White, collaborating on many iconic buildings.

## In the story

### [The Defeat of Romanticism](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sticks_and_stones_se/chapters/v-the-defeat-of-romanticism)

Developed shingled houses for seaboard estates alongside Richardson, recovering early vernacular spirit.

### [The Brooklyn Bridge and the Limits of Romanticism](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sticks_and_stones_se/chapters/iv)

Pupil of Richardson who developed shingled houses for seaboard estates, continuing the colonial tradition.

### [VI: The Imperial Façade](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sticks_and_stones_se/chapters/vi-the-imperial-fa-ade)

Collaborator with McKim on the Boston Library and participant in the World's Columbian Exposition.

### [Chapter II: The Imperial Age and the City Beautiful](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sticks_and_stones_se/chapters/ii)

Mentioned in connection with McKim and the Boston Library's failure to meet functional needs.

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