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Charles A Platt Collection

Charles A. Platt was a renowned American architect and landscape designer known for his elegant and timeless designs

Background imageCharles A Platt Collection: 'House and Garden on Estate of Rev. Joseph Hutcheson, Warren, Rhode Island', c1915 - 1925

"House and Garden on Estate of Rev. Joseph Hutcheson, Warren, Rhode Island", c1915 - 1925
"House and Garden on Estate of Rev. Joseph Hutcheson, Warren, Rhode Island", between 1915 and 1925. Photograph of "Villasera" plan in the Monograph of the Work of Charles Adams

Background imageCharles A Platt Collection: 'Timberline, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania', between 1915 and 1925. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston

"Timberline, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania", between 1915 and 1925. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
"Timberline, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania", between 1915 and 1925. Photograph of plan of W. Hinkle Smith house and garden in the Monograph of the Work of Charles Adams Platt, New York, 1913

Background imageCharles A Platt Collection: 'Maxwell Court, Rockville, Connecticut', between 1915 and 1925. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston

"Maxwell Court, Rockville, Connecticut", between 1915 and 1925. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
"Maxwell Court, Rockville, Connecticut", between 1915 and 1925. Photograph of a plan of Frank T. Marsh house and garden in the Monograph of the Work of Charles Adams Platt, New York, 1913

Background imageCharles A Platt Collection: 'The Faulkner Farm Gardens, Brookline, Massachusetts', between 1915 and 1925

"The Faulkner Farm Gardens, Brookline, Massachusetts", between 1915 and 1925. Photograph of a plan of Charles T

Background imageCharles A Platt Collection: 'The Causeway, ' James Parmelee house, 3100 Macomb Street, Washington, D.C. 1919

"The Causeway, " James Parmelee house, 3100 Macomb Street, Washington, D.C. 1919. House Architecture: Charles Adams Platt, 1912

Background imageCharles A Platt Collection: 'The Causeway, ' James Parmelee house, 3100 Macomb Street, Washington, D.C. 1919

"The Causeway, " James Parmelee house, 3100 Macomb Street, Washington, D.C. 1919. House Architecture: Charles Adams Platt, 1912

Background imageCharles A Platt Collection: 'The Causeway, ' James Parmelee house, 3100 Macomb Street, Washington, D.C. 1919

"The Causeway, " James Parmelee house, 3100 Macomb Street, Washington, D.C. 1919. House Architecture: Charles Adams Platt, 1912

Background imageCharles A Platt Collection: 'The Causeway, ' James Parmelee house, 3100 Macomb Street, Washington, D.C. 1919

"The Causeway, " James Parmelee house, 3100 Macomb Street, Washington, D.C. 1919. House Architecture: Charles Adams Platt, 1912

Background imageCharles A Platt Collection: 'Weld, ' Larz Anderson house, 151 Newton Street, Brookline, Massachusetts, c1914

"Weld, " Larz Anderson house, 151 Newton Street, Brookline, Massachusetts, c1914. House Architecture: Little & Browne changes to existing house, from 1899

Background imageCharles A Platt Collection: 'Weld, ' Larz Anderson house, 151 Newton Street, Brookline, Massachusetts, c1914

"Weld, " Larz Anderson house, 151 Newton Street, Brookline, Massachusetts, c1914. House Architecture: Little & Browne changes to existing house, from 1899

Background imageCharles A Platt Collection: 'Weld, ' Larz Anderson house, 151 Newton Street, Brookline, Massachusetts, c1914

"Weld, " Larz Anderson house, 151 Newton Street, Brookline, Massachusetts, c1914. House Architecture: Little & Browne changes to existing house, from 1899

Background imageCharles A Platt Collection: 'Weld, ' Larz Anderson house, 151 Newton Street, Brookline, Massachusetts, c1914

"Weld, " Larz Anderson house, 151 Newton Street, Brookline, Massachusetts, c1914. House Architecture: Little & Browne changes to existing house, from 1899

Background imageCharles A Platt Collection: 'Weld, ' Larz Anderson house, 151 Newton Street, Brookline, Massachusetts, c1914

"Weld, " Larz Anderson house, 151 Newton Street, Brookline, Massachusetts, c1914. House Architecture: Little & Browne changes to existing house, from 1899

Background imageCharles A Platt Collection: 'The Causeway, ' James Parmelee house, 3100 Macomb Street, Washington, D.C. 1919

"The Causeway, " James Parmelee house, 3100 Macomb Street, Washington, D.C. 1919

Background imageCharles A Platt Collection: 'The Causeway, ' James Parmelee house, 3100 Macomb Street, Washington, D.C. between 1910 and 1948

"The Causeway, " James Parmelee house, 3100 Macomb Street, Washington, D.C. between 1910 and 1948

Background imageCharles A Platt Collection: 'Weld, ' Larz Anderson house, 151 Newton Street, Brookline, Massachusetts, c1914

"Weld, " Larz Anderson house, 151 Newton Street, Brookline, Massachusetts, c1914. House Architecture: Little & Browne changes to existing house, from 1899

Background imageCharles A Platt Collection: 'The Causeway, ' James Parmelee house, 3100 Macomb Street, Washington, D.C. 1919

"The Causeway, " James Parmelee house, 3100 Macomb Street, Washington, D.C. 1919

Background imageCharles A Platt Collection: 'Weld, ' Larz Anderson house, 151 Newton Street, Brookline, Massachusetts, c1914

"Weld, " Larz Anderson house, 151 Newton Street, Brookline, Massachusetts, c1914. House Architecture: Little & Browne changes to existing house, from 1899

Background imageCharles A Platt Collection: 'The Causeway, ' James Parmelee house, 3100 Macomb Street, Washington, D.C. 1919

"The Causeway, " James Parmelee house, 3100 Macomb Street, Washington, D.C. 1919

Background imageCharles A Platt Collection: 'The Causeway, ' James Parmelee house, 3100 Macomb Street, Washington, D.C. 1919

"The Causeway, " James Parmelee house, 3100 Macomb Street, Washington, D.C. 1919

Background imageCharles A Platt Collection: 'Weld, ' Larz Anderson house, 151 Newton Street, Brookline, Massachusetts, c1914

"Weld, " Larz Anderson house, 151 Newton Street, Brookline, Massachusetts, c1914. House Architecture: Little & Browne changes to existing house, from 1899

Background imageCharles A Platt Collection: 'The Causeway, ' James Parmelee house, 3100 Macomb Street, Washington, D.C. 1919

"The Causeway, " James Parmelee house, 3100 Macomb Street, Washington, D.C. 1919. House Architecture: Charles Adams Platt, 1912

Background imageCharles A Platt Collection: 'Weld, ' Larz Anderson house, 151 Newton Street, Brookline, Massachusetts, c1914

"Weld, " Larz Anderson house, 151 Newton Street, Brookline, Massachusetts, c1914. House Architecture: Little & Browne changes to existing house, from 1899

Background imageCharles A Platt Collection: 'Weld, ' Larz Anderson house, 151 Newton Street, Brookline, Massachusetts, c1914

"Weld, " Larz Anderson house, 151 Newton Street, Brookline, Massachusetts, c1914. House Architecture: Little & Browne changes to existing house, from 1899

Background imageCharles A Platt Collection: 'Weld, ' Larz Anderson house, 151 Newton Street, Brookline, Massachusetts, c1914

"Weld, " Larz Anderson house, 151 Newton Street, Brookline, Massachusetts, c1914. House Architecture: Little & Browne changes to existing house, from 1899

Background imageCharles A Platt Collection: 'Weld, ' Larz Anderson house, 151 Newton Street, Brookline, Massachusetts, c1914

"Weld, " Larz Anderson house, 151 Newton Street, Brookline, Massachusetts, c1914. House Architecture: Little & Browne changes to existing house, from 1899

Background imageCharles A Platt Collection: 'Weld, ' Larz Anderson house, 151 Newton Street, Brookline, Massachusetts, c1914

"Weld, " Larz Anderson house, 151 Newton Street, Brookline, Massachusetts, c1914. House Architecture: Little & Browne changes to existing house, from 1899

Background imageCharles A Platt Collection: 'The Causeway, ' James Parmelee house, 3100 Macomb Street, Washington, D.C. 1919

"The Causeway, " James Parmelee house, 3100 Macomb Street, Washington, D.C. 1919. House Architecture: Charles Adams Platt, 1912

Background imageCharles A Platt Collection: 'The Causeway, ' James Parmelee house, 3100 Macomb Street, Washington, D.C. 1919

"The Causeway, " James Parmelee house, 3100 Macomb Street, Washington, D.C. 1919. House Architecture: Charles Adams Platt, 1912

Background imageCharles A Platt Collection: 'The Causeway, ' James Parmelee house, 3100 Macomb Street, Washington, D.C. 1919

"The Causeway, " James Parmelee house, 3100 Macomb Street, Washington, D.C. 1919. House Architecture: Charles Adams Platt, 1912

Background imageCharles A Platt Collection: Weld Larz Anderson, Brookline, Mass. between 1913 and 1930. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston

Weld Larz Anderson, Brookline, Mass. between 1913 and 1930. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Weld Larz Anderson, Brookline, Mass. between 1913 and 1930

Background imageCharles A Platt Collection: Fish-Houses, 1881. Creator: Charles A Platt

Fish-Houses, 1881. Creator: Charles A Platt
Fish-Houses, 1881

Background imageCharles A Platt Collection: Hartford Bridge, 1885. Creator: Charles A Platt

Hartford Bridge, 1885. Creator: Charles A Platt
Hartford Bridge, 1885

Background imageCharles A Platt Collection: Oxford, 1883. Creator: Charles A Platt

Oxford, 1883. Creator: Charles A Platt
Oxford, 1883

Background imageCharles A Platt Collection: Loading Up, 1881. Creator: Charles A Platt

Loading Up, 1881. Creator: Charles A Platt
Loading Up, 1881

Background imageCharles A Platt Collection: Thames Street, Newport, 1881. Creator: Charles A Platt

Thames Street, Newport, 1881. Creator: Charles A Platt
Thames Street, Newport, 1881

Background imageCharles A Platt Collection: Gloucester Harbor, 1880. Creator: Charles A Platt

Gloucester Harbor, 1880. Creator: Charles A Platt
Gloucester Harbor, 1880

Background imageCharles A Platt Collection: Brooklyn Bridge, 1888. Creator: Charles A Platt

Brooklyn Bridge, 1888. Creator: Charles A Platt
Brooklyn Bridge, 1888

Background imageCharles A Platt Collection: Dordrecht (Old Warehouse), 1885. Creator: Charles A Platt

Dordrecht (Old Warehouse), 1885. Creator: Charles A Platt
Dordrecht (Old Warehouse), 1885

Background imageCharles A Platt Collection: Shanties on the Harlem, 1881-1882. Creator: Charles A Platt

Shanties on the Harlem, 1881-1882. Creator: Charles A Platt
Shanties on the Harlem, 1881-1882

Background imageCharles A Platt Collection: Salt Shanties, 1880. Creator: Charles A Platt

Salt Shanties, 1880. Creator: Charles A Platt
Salt Shanties, 1880

Background imageCharles A Platt Collection: St. Gervais, Paris, 1887. Creator: Charles A Platt

St. Gervais, Paris, 1887. Creator: Charles A Platt
St. Gervais, Paris, 1887

Background imageCharles A Platt Collection: Old Boat-House, 1881. Creator: Charles A Platt

Old Boat-House, 1881. Creator: Charles A Platt
Boat-House

Background imageCharles A Platt Collection: Untitled (River Scene with Boat), 1891. Creator: Charles A Platt

Untitled (River Scene with Boat), 1891. Creator: Charles A Platt
Untitled (River Scene with Boat), 1891

Background imageCharles A Platt Collection: Connecticut River, 1885. Creator: Charles A Platt

Connecticut River, 1885. Creator: Charles A Platt
Connecticut River, 1885

Background imageCharles A Platt Collection: Williamsburg from the Bridge (Sketch), 1889. Creator: Charles A Platt

Williamsburg from the Bridge (Sketch), 1889. Creator: Charles A Platt
Williamsburg from the Bridge (Sketch), 1889

Background imageCharles A Platt Collection: Cape Ann Willows, 1887. Creator: Charles A Platt

Cape Ann Willows, 1887. Creator: Charles A Platt
Cape Ann Willows, 1887

Background imageCharles A Platt Collection: Fishing Boats, c. 1881. Creator: Charles A Platt

Fishing Boats, c. 1881. Creator: Charles A Platt
Fishing Boats, c. 1881



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Charles A. Platt was a renowned American architect and landscape designer known for his elegant and timeless designs. With a career spanning over four decades, he left an indelible mark on the architectural world with his innovative approach to blending traditional and modern styles. Platt's work is characterized by its attention to detail, use of natural materials, and harmonious integration with the surrounding environment. His projects ranged from grand estates and country homes to public parks and gardens, each showcasing his impeccable taste and craftsmanship. Born in 1861, Platt studied architecture at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris before returning to the United States to establish his own practice. Throughout his career, he collaborated with some of the leading architects of his time, including Stanford White and McKim, Mead & White. In addition to his architectural achievements, Platt was also a prolific writer and lecturer on design principles. He published several books on architecture and gardening that continue to inspire designers today. Charles A. Platt's legacy lives on through his timeless creations that continue to captivate admirers around the world. His dedication to beauty, functionality, and sustainability has cemented him as one of the most influential figures in American design history.