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Dwight James Baum | |
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| Born | (1886-06-24)June 24, 1886 Newville, New York, U.S. |
| Died | December 14, 1939(1939-12-14) (aged 53) New York City,New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Architect |
Dwight James Baum (June 24, 1886 – December 14, 1939) was an American architect most active in New York and inSarasota, Florida. His work includesCà d'Zan, theSarasota Times Building (1925),Sarasota County Courthouse (1926), early residences inTemple Terrace, Florida,Sarasota County Courthouse (1927),Pinecroft,West Side YMCA on 63rd Street between Central Park and Columbus Avenue,Columbus Circle (Syracuse, NY) (1934) andHendricks Memorial Chapel.
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Baum was born inNewville, New York (nearUtica) and moved toSyracuse as a young man, eventually graduating fromSyracuse University in 1909 with an architecture degree.[1] He worked for nationally known firmsBoring and Tilton andStanford White before venturing out with his own residential design firm around 1912.
A 1922 visit to Florida led to an important commission fromJohn Nicholas Ringling, the 56-room mansion and estate that the Ringlings dubbed Cà d'Zan, which is now on the grounds of theJohn and Mable Ringling Museum of Art.[2] During the 1920s Florida land boom, Baum designed a half-dozen significant civic buildings and several houses in Sarasota, and at least one residence in Tampa, all in the Mediterranean Revival Style.
In 1926 Baum designed forty twoMediterranean Revival style houses of varying sizes in the City ofTemple Terrace, Florida, this is thought to be the largest collection of his work in the Southeast. He also designedSunset Hill for Mrs. Eugene D. Stocker atWarren, New York in 1923-1924.[3] It was listed on theNational Register of Historic Places in 2007.[3] During the Depression, Baum became involved with historic preservation issues, becoming involved withGood Housekeeping Magazine as consulting architect, and as designer of their building exhibit at the1933 Chicago World's Fair.
His later work includes buildings at his alma mater,Syracuse University (notably the focal point of the campus plan, theHendricks Chapel, designed withJohn Russell Pope),[1] and the pedestal forV. Renzo Baldi's statue ofColumbus in the city'sColumbus Circle.
Baum was distantly related to author and designerL. Frank Baum.
Some of his works are listed on theNational Register of Historic Places.[3] His work was also part of thearchitecture event in theart competition at the1936 Summer Olympics.[4]
Baum's work includes:
(not chronological)
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