Wyeth, Marion Sims (1889-1982)
Dates
- Existence: 1889 - 1982
Biography
Marion Sims Wyeth (1889-1982) was born in New York City. He graduated from Princeton University in 1910 and proceeded to study at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris in 1914. He then furthered his training by working for Bertram Goodhue and Carrère & Hastings. In 1919, Wyeth relocated to Palm Beach, while maintaining a New York office with Frederic Rhinelander King. They formed Wyeth & King in 1932, later renamed Wyeth, King & Johnson in 1944 when William Royster Johnson became a partner. He was commissioned to design over 700 projects in Palm Beach and beyond during his fifty-four-year practice. His notable commissions include the development of Golfview Road, including the Hogarcito and La Claridad estates, the Norton Museum of Art, and Shangri La, Doris Duke’s house in Honolulu, Hawaii. Wyeth explored many architectural styles that adhered to his belief of creating “quiet, subdued, and rational buildings.” He was the first Palm Beach architect to be inducted into the American Institute of Architects (AIA) in 1954 and he received the Test of Time Award from its Palm Beach Chapter in 1981.
Occupations
Found in 19 Collections and/or Records:
356 Worth Ave. - The Everglades Club (Roll #4), 1972 - 1980
Copies of complete architectural drawings for new golf facilities. Copies of architectural drawings and engineering plans for different remodeling/additions, spec plans interfiled. Condition note: water damage along top edge of some drawings, heavy creasing and some tears along top and bottom edge of larger drawings.
395 N. County Rd - Estate of John Sanford Jr., Los Incas Subdivision, Theraputic Building, 1930 - 1959
Condition note: blueprints are highly brittle, breakage and tears along edges. Wyeth Job No. 508 (not in collection).
561 North Lake Way - Duck's Nest, 1891, Landmark Designation
The Property File Collection houses over 3,000 property files that document vital information about the built environment of Palm Beach. The collection is arranged by address and contains brochures, photographs, newspaper articles, historic designaton reports, and other relevant property information. All files can be scanned upon request, although a majority are already digitized.
780 S. Ocean Blvd. / 780 S. County - Residence for M/M Woolworth Donahue, Residence for M/M H.B Kelly, Rasmussen Residence, 1967 - 1974
Cross reference House file (780 S. Ocean Blvd) "Casa Nana". Contains copies of multiple additions and alterations to the estate, including A/C. One blueprint attributed to Treanor and Fatio, undated. Removed Wyeth drawings as they're already in collection.
1100 South Ocean, Mar-a-Lago, 1928 - 2018, bulk: 1972 - 2005
The Property File Collection houses over 3,000 property files that document vital information about the built environment of Palm Beach. The collection is arranged by address and contains brochures, photographs, newspaper articles, historic designaton reports, and other relevant property information. All files can be scanned upon request, although a majority are already digitized.
12/15 Golfview Road - Las Campanas
The Property File Collection houses over 3,000 property files that document vital information about the built environment of Palm Beach. The collection is arranged by address and contains brochures, photographs, newspaper articles, historic designaton reports, and other relevant property information. All files can be scanned upon request, although a majority are already digitized.
209/211 Phipps Plaza
The Property File Collection houses over 3,000 property files that document vital information about the built environment of Palm Beach. The collection is arranged by address and contains brochures, photographs, newspaper articles, historic designaton reports, and other relevant property information. All files can be scanned upon request, although a majority are already digitized.
Job #83 Wyeth, Marion Sims Residence 'Trefontaine' - Palm Beach, 1924
61 Middle Road
Marion Sims Wyeth Architectural Collection
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