Hastings, Thomas, 1860-1929, New York

• born and educated New York City
• worked for Charles Atwood (later chief of design, Columbian Exhibition)
• Columbia University 1878-1880
• educated École des Beaux-Arts (1880-1882)
• employed McKim, Mead & White (1883-1885)
• partner in Carrère & Hastings
• designed Russell office building (House of Representatives), 1904
• personal and family friend of Charles McKim
• originated idea for McKim to found American Academy in Rome
• taught architecture at Columbia University
• jury member, Paris Exposition, 1900
• Chevalier, Legion of Honour, France 1901
• member of Province of Quebec Association of Architects
• Royal Institute of British Architects gold medal 1922
• Foreign associate Academie des Beaux-Arts, Paris (1926)