Architect. John Merven Carrére was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Carrére was the son of Anna Louisa Maxwell whose father was Joseph Maxwell, a prosperous coffee trader. Carrére entered the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Paris in 1880 where he met Thomas Hastings. He then returned to New York where his family had resettled after leaving Brazil, and worked as a draughtsman for the architectural firm of McKim, Mead and White. Hastings also worked there and in 1885 they decided to strike out on their own. Carrére was most active in the firm's large civic and commercial projects, including the House and Senate office buildings on Capitol Hill, the Manhattan Bridge and its approaches, and the New York Public Library. In 1911 Carrére was killed in a tragic accident when a streetcar collided with the taxi in which he was riding.
Architect. John Merven Carrére was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Carrére was the son of Anna Louisa Maxwell whose father was Joseph Maxwell, a prosperous coffee trader. Carrére entered the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Paris in 1880 where he met Thomas Hastings. He then returned to New York where his family had resettled after leaving Brazil, and worked as a draughtsman for the architectural firm of McKim, Mead and White. Hastings also worked there and in 1885 they decided to strike out on their own. Carrére was most active in the firm's large civic and commercial projects, including the House and Senate office buildings on Capitol Hill, the Manhattan Bridge and its approaches, and the New York Public Library. In 1911 Carrére was killed in a tragic accident when a streetcar collided with the taxi in which he was riding.
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GRANT UNTO HIM O LORD
ETERNAL REST AND LET LIGHT
PERPETUAL SHINE UPON HIM
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Marker is in very good condition.
