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{{Short description|American architect}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = William Bunker Tubby
| image = Tubbypicture.jpg
| alt =
| caption = William Bunker Tubby
| birth_name = <!-- only use if different from name -->
| birth_date = 1858
| birth_place = [[Des Moines, Iowa]]
| death_date = 1944
| death_place =
| nationality =
| other_names =
| occupation = [[Architect]]
| known_for = Pratt family residences, [[Pratt Institute]] Library, [[Old Nassau County Courthouse (New York)|Old Nassau County Courthouse]]
}}
[[File:Old Nassau County Court House.JPG|thumb|left|300px|[[Old Nassau County Courthouse (New York)|Old Nassau County Courthouse]]]]
[[File:Old Nassau County Court House.JPG|thumb|left|300px|[[Old Nassau County Courthouse (New York)|Old Nassau County Courthouse]]]]
[[Image:William H Childs house.jpg|thumb|House designed by Tubby for William H. Childs (inventor of [[Bon Ami|Bon Ami Cleaning Powder]]) on Prospect Park West. Now an [[Ethical Culture|Ethical Culture Society]] building.]]
[[Image:William H Childs house.jpg|thumb|House designed by Tubby for William H. Childs (inventor of [[Bon Ami|Bon Ami Cleaning Powder]]) on Prospect Park West in Brooklyn New York. Now an [[Ethical Culture|Ethical Culture Society]] building.]]
[[Image:Waveny-front.jpg|thumb|left|300px|link:Waveny Park|[[Waveny House]] in [[New Canaan, CT]]]]
[[File:Pratt Library SE sun jeh.jpg|thumb|left|300px|[[Pratt Institute|Pratt Institute's]] Library]]
<!-- Deleted image removed: [[Image:Waveny-front.jpg|thumb|left|300px|link:Waveny Park|[[Waveny House]] in [[New Canaan, CT]]]] -->


'''William Bunker Tubby''' (21 August 1858 - 1944) was an American architect, particularly in New York City.
'''William Bunker Tubby''' (21 August 1858 – 1944) was an American [[architect]] who was particularly notable for his work in [[New York City]].


Tubby was born in [[Des Moines]], [[Iowa]] and graduated from [[Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute]] in 1875. He worked in the architectural offices of [[Ebenezer L. Roberts]] until beginning his own firm in 1883. Continuing this practice until his retirement in 1942, Tubby became a major New York architect. He created important buildings in a variety of styles, and was especially known for his [[Romanesque architecture|Romanesque]] and Dutch revival style designs.
Tubby was born in [[Des Moines, Iowa]], and graduated from [[Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute]] in 1875.<ref>Christopher Gray, [https://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/31/realestate/william-bunker-tubby-the-pratt-familys-architect.html "On Speed-Dial Before Speed-Dial"], ''New York Times'', March 28, 2013.</ref> He worked in the architectural offices of [[Ebenezer L. Roberts]] until beginning his own firm in 1883. Continuing this practice until his retirement in 1942, Tubby became a major New York architect. He created important buildings in a variety of styles, and was especially known for his [[Romanesque architecture|Romanesque]] and [[Dutch Colonial Revival architecture|Dutch Revival]]-style designs.


The house that Tubby designed for [[Charles Millard Pratt]] at 241 Clinton Avenue (1893, located in Brooklyn’s [[Clinton Hill, Brooklyn|Clinton Hill]] Historic District) is one of the city’s finest examples of Romanesque revival architecture. His creativity and expertise can also be seen in several other Brooklyn homes: the neo-Jacobean [[Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture]] Meeting House, the Romanesque revival style home at 234 Lincoln Place, the Queen Anne style row at 864-872 Carroll Street, the residences of Brooklyn mayors at 405 Clinton Avenue and the Dutch Revival house at 43 Willow Street, which Tubby himself occupied.
The house that Tubby designed for [[Charles Millard Pratt]] at 241 Clinton Avenue (1893, located in Brooklyn's [[Clinton Hill, Brooklyn|Clinton Hill]] Historic District) is one of the city's finest examples of [[Romanesque Revival architecture]]. His creativity and expertise can also be seen in several other [[Brooklyn]] homes: the [[Jacobean architecture|neo-Jacobean]] [[Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture]] Meeting House, the Romanesque Revival style home at 234 Lincoln Place, the [[Queen Anne style architecture in the United States|Queen Anne style]] row at 864-872 Carroll Street, the residences of Brooklyn mayors at 405 Clinton Avenue, and the Dutch Revival house at 43 Willow Street, which Tubby himself occupied.


His institutional designs include the Renaissance revival style library building for the [[Pratt Institute]] (1896, a designated New York City Landmark), the Romanesque revival style 83rd Police Precinct House in Brooklyn (1894–95), a designated New York Landmark) and the Flemish Revival style Wallabout Market (demolished) which was once the second-largest market in the world. As a member of the Architects’ Advisory Commission for the Brooklyn [[Carnegie library|Carnegie Libraries]], Tubby designed five library buildings.
His institutional designs include [[Pratt Institute]]'s Student Union from 1887, the Romanesque Revival style South Hall for Pratt Institute in 1892 (designated New York City Landmark), the [[Renaissance Revival architecture|Renaissance Revival style]] library building for the Pratt Institute (1896, a designated New York City Landmark), the Romanesque Revival style 83rd Police Precinct House in Brooklyn (1894–95), a designated New York Landmark) and the Flemish Revival style Wallabout Market (demolished) which was once the second-largest market in the world. As a member of the Architects' Advisory Commission for the Brooklyn [[Carnegie library|Carnegie Libraries]], Tubby designed five library buildings.


Outside of [[New York City]], Tubby created designs for banks, churches, libraries, hospitals and large estates throughout the Northeast including [[Waveny House]] in [[New Canaan, CT]] and [[Dunnellen Hall]] in [[Greenwich, CT]].<ref name="GardenClub">{{cite book|title=Waveny ca. 1925-2000|publisher=Garden Club of America Collection|url=http://siris-archives.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?uri=full=3100001~!243544!0}}</ref> The [[Roslyn National Bank and Trust Company Building]] at [[Roslyn, New York]] was built in 1931.<ref name="nrhpinv_ny">{{cite web|url=http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=4480|title=National Register of Historic Places Registration: Roslyn National Bank and Trust Company Building|date=February 1986|accessdate=2010-10-30 |author=Mark Peckham|publisher=[[New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation]]}}</ref>
Outside of New York City, Tubby created designs for banks, churches, libraries, hospitals and large estates throughout the [[Northeastern United States|Northeast]], including [[Waveny House]] in [[New Canaan, Connecticut]], and [[Dunnellen Hall]] in [[Greenwich, Connecticut]].<ref name="GardenClub">{{cite book| title=Waveny ca. 1925-2000| publisher=Garden Club of America Collection| url=http://siris-archives.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?uri=full=3100001~!243544!0}}</ref> The [[Roslyn National Bank and Trust Company Building]] at [[Roslyn, New York]], was built in 1931.<ref name="nrhpinv_ny">{{cite web| url=http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=4480| title=National Register of Historic Places Registration: Roslyn National Bank and Trust Company Building| date=February 1986| accessdate=2010-10-30 |author=Mark Peckham| publisher=[[New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation]]}}</ref>


Tubby lived in [[Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn|Brooklyn Heights]] at 43 Willow Street before retiring to [[Greenwich, Connecticut]] in his later life. A member of the Brooklyn Guild Association, he taught architecture at the [[Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute]].
Tubby lived in [[Brooklyn Heights]] at 43 Willow Street before retiring to Greenwich in his later life. A member of the Brooklyn Guild Association, he taught architecture at the [[Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute]].

==List of works==
The following table presents an incomplete list of buildings designed by William Tubby, focusing on those that are extant or for which there is adequate documentation of their style. Note that most addresses link to [[Google Street View]] images of the buildings.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Name !! Completed !! Style !! Image !! Address (Google Maps link) !! Location !! Original use !! Present use !! Designations and references
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| 124 Willow Street House||1885||Eclectic-Flemish [[Renaissance Revival]]||||[https://www.google.com/maps/@40.697251,-73.9958773,3a,37.5y,310.33h,97.71t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1srWvUk8wqH1A2Gyx7IboTGQ!2e0!6m1!1e1 124 Willow St.]||Brooklyn, NY||1831 townhouse remodeled by Tubby<ref name="Qfwfq Reports: BHA House Tour 2011">{{cite web|title=Qfwfq Reports: BHA House Tour 2011|url=http://brooklynheightsblog.com/archives/28904|publisher=Brooklyn Heights Blog|accessdate=5 January 2015}}</ref>||Private residence||Brooklyn Heights Historic District<ref name="Brooklyn Heights Historic District LPC">{{cite web|title=Brooklyn Heights Historic District Designation Report|url=http://s-media.nyc.gov/agencies/lpc/lp/0099.pdf|publisher=New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission|accessdate=5 January 2015}}</ref>
|-
| 864-872 Carroll Street houses||1887 ||[[Queen Anne style architecture in the United States|Queen Anne]]||||[https://www.google.com/maps/@40.671629,-73.9722932,3a,75y,235.63h,89.76t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1s3D2vbvgXqcvOcpKbZtPM2Q!2e0!6m1!1e1 864-872 Carroll Street]||Brooklyn, NY||Private residence||Private residence||Park Slope Historic District<ref name="Park Slope Historic District LPC">{{cite web|title=Park Slope Historic District Designation Report|url=http://www.nyc.gov/html/lpc/downloads/pdf/reports/0709.pdf|publisher=New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission|accessdate=5 January 2015}}</ref>
|-
| 286A-290 Vanderbilt Ave. houses||1889 ||[[Romanesque Revival architecture|Romanesque Revival]]||||[https://www.google.com/maps/@40.6885808,-73.9689379,3a,75y,277.76h,98.31t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sU8i66ttPMZVLUVGNqbTDOg!2e0!6m1!1e1 286A-290 Vanderbilt Ave.]||Brooklyn, NY||Private residence||Private residence||Fort Greene Historic District<ref name="Fort Greene Historic District LPC">{{cite web|title=Fort Greene Historic District Designation Report|url=http://www.nyc.gov/html/lpc/downloads/pdf/reports/ftgreene.pdf|publisher=New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission|accessdate=5 January 2015}}</ref>
|-
| 234 Lincoln Place House||1889 ||[[Romanesque Revival architecture|Romanesque Revival]]||||[https://www.google.com/maps/@40.6749129,-73.9724914,3a,75y,238h,98.42t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1selnvTXs3Mqod4mbcfHenXA!2e0!6m1!1e1 234 Lincoln Place]||Brooklyn, NY||Private residence||Private residence||Park Slope Historic District<ref name="Park Slope Historic District LPC"/>
|-
| Charles A. Schieren House||1889 ||[[Romanesque Revival architecture|Romanesque Revival]]/[[Queen Anne style architecture in the United States|Queen Anne]]||[[File:405 Clinton Avenue Charles S, Schieren House.jpg|100px]]||[https://www.google.com/maps/@40.6859274,-73.967375,3a,75y,97.34h,94.64t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sFz4i5Q3q7IktxZRWisHe9Q!2e0!6m1!1e1 405 Clinton Ave.]||Brooklyn, NY||Private residence||Private residence||Clinton Hill Historic District<ref name="Clinton Hill Historic District LPC">{{cite web|title=Clinton Hill Historic District Designation Report|url=http://www.nyc.gov/html/lpc/downloads/pdf/reports/CLINTON_HILL_HISTORIC_DISTRICT.pdf|publisher=New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission|accessdate=5 January 2015}}</ref>
|-
| William B. Tubby House||1890?||[[Dutch Colonial Revival]]||||[https://www.google.com/maps/place/43+Willow+St,+Brooklyn,+NY+11201/@40.6999523,-73.994623,3a,45y,115.2h,118.16t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sMrWXJt8ihMYKt1CufQtJSw!2e0!4m2!3m1!1s0x89c25a378208353d:0xb62db91899f8fc57!6m1!1e1 43 Willow St.]||Brooklyn, NY||Private residence||Private residence||Brooklyn Heights Historic District<ref name="Brooklyn Heights Historic District LPC"/><ref name="Walkabout: William B. Tubby, part 2">{{cite web|title=Walkabout: William B. Tubby, part 2|url=http://www.brownstoner.com/blog/2010/05/walkabout-willi-3/|website=Brownstoner.com|publisher=Brownstoner Media LLC}}</ref>
|-
| Pratt Institute South Hall||1891 ||[[Renaissance Revival architecture|Renaissance Revival]]||[[File:Pratt Institute South Hall 01.JPG|100px]]||[https://www.google.com/maps/@40.6910276,-73.964324,137m/data=!3m1!1e3 215 Ryerson Street]||Brooklyn, NY||High school||University||NYC Landmark<ref name="Pratt Institute Main Building including attached South Hall and Memorial Hall LPC">{{cite web|title=Pratt Institute Main Building including attached South Hall and Memorial Hall (designation report)|url=http://s-media.nyc.gov/agencies/lpc/lp/2010.pdf|publisher=New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission|accessdate=5 January 2015}}</ref>
|-
| 1-15 Adams Street Factory||1891 ||[[Romanesque Revival architecture|Romanesque Revival]]||||[https://www.google.com/maps/place/7+Adams+St,+Brooklyn,+NY+11201/@40.7041305,-73.9884457,3a,90y,91.18h,111.7t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1swK5bBnPtKSEidUsidytnjQ!2e0!4m2!3m1!1s0x89c25a33fc778a93:0xe28c82018fbbb94 2 John St.]||Brooklyn, NY||Factory||Industrial||DUMBO Historic District<ref name="DUMBO Historic District LPC">{{cite web|title=DUMBO Historic District Designation Report|url=http://www.nyc.gov/html/lpc/downloads/pdf/reports/DUMBO_Designation_Report.pdf|publisher=New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission|accessdate=5 January 2015}}</ref>
|-
| 179-183 St. James Place houses||1892 ||[[Romanesque Revival architecture|Romanesque Revival]]/[[Queen Anne style architecture in the United States|Queen Anne]]||||[https://www.google.com/maps/place/181+St+James+Pl,+Brooklyn,+NY+11238/@40.6840562,-73.9639128,3a,52.5y,82.46h,106.43t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sDv8oNB9LaQTKnJEWsrRNeQ!2e0!4m2!3m1!1s0x89c25bbcc14b49b7:0x91c5a21163200254!6m1!1e1 179-183 St. James Place]||Brooklyn, NY||Private residence||Private residence||Clinton Hill Historic District<ref name="Clinton Hill Historic District LPC"/>
|-
| Charles Millard Pratt House||1893 ||[[Romanesque Revival architecture|Romanesque Revival]]||[[File:ClintonHill PrattHouse byNathanHart.jpg|100px]]||[https://www.google.com/maps/place/241+Clinton+Ave,+Brooklyn,+NY+11205/@40.690847,-73.9683566,3a,52.5y,83h,90t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sUFLMri4ZWktmDJKrjzv0nQ!2e0!4m2!3m1!1s0x89c25bb9038d5595:0xba8322a67a5337ca!6m1!1e1 241 Clinton Ave.]||Brooklyn, NY||Private residence||Brooklyn RC archbishop's residence||Clinton Hill Historic District<ref name="Clinton Hill Historic District LPC"/>
|-
| Charles Millard Pratt's Carriage House||1893?||[[Romanesque Revival architecture|Romanesque Revival]]||||[https://www.google.com/maps/place/261+Vanderbilt+Ave,+Brooklyn,+NY+11205/@40.690347,-73.9692862,3a,26.2y,102.9h,93.48t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sz4zg3Nr2In4RU-e6m0HpFQ!2e0!4m2!3m1!1s0x89c25bb9bbeacdc9:0x1e3cfb7d4afd0cd7!6m1!1e1 261 Vanderbilt Avenue]||Brooklyn, NY||Carriage house||Apartments||None<ref name="Clinton Hill Historic District LPC"/>
|-
| John Thatcher House||1894 ||[[Renaissance Revival architecture|French Renaissance Revival]]||||[https://www.google.com/maps/@40.6645319,-73.9784242,3a,30y,216.7h,93.74t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sRc87cPDU3GL-LHkz6w5dAw!2e0!6m1!1e1 674 10th St.]||Brooklyn, NY||Private residence||Private residence||Park Slope Historic District<ref name="Park Slope Historic District LPC"/>
|-
| 129-135 Cambridge Place houses||1894 ||[[Queen Anne style architecture in the United States|Queen Anne]]||||[https://www.google.com/maps/place/127+Cambridge+Pl,+Brooklyn,+NY+11238/@40.6831909,-73.962738,3a,52.5y,97.58h,103.93t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sjnpfFlLFkiPU0OxgvmfsHw!2e0!4m2!3m1!1s0x89c25bbcd455715b:0x8397a127d2f2157b!6m1!1e1 129-135 Cambridge Place]||Brooklyn, NY||Private residence||Private residence||Clinton Hill Historic District<ref name="Clinton Hill Historic District LPC"/>
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| [[83rd Precinct Police Station and Stable]]||1894 ||[[Romanesque Revival architecture|Romanesque Revival]]||[[File:BPD 20th Pct Wilson Kalb jeh.JPG|100px]]||[https://www.google.com/maps/place/179+Wilson+Ave,+Brooklyn,+NY+11237/@40.6994793,-73.9235721,3a,90y,36.62h,104.33t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sCXmLCTRC3eYB4s6jiK6BDg!2e0!4m2!3m1!1s0x89c25c1ad80acf73:0xca160ebd32722f81!6m1!1e1 179 Wilson Avenue]||Brooklyn, NY||Police precinct||Police precinct||NYC Landmark,<ref name="83rd Precinct Police Station and Stable LPC">{{cite web|title=83rd Precinct Police Station and Stable (designation report)|url=http://s-media.nyc.gov/agencies/lpc/lp/0951.pdf|publisher=New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission|accessdate=5 January 2015}}</ref> National Register of Historic Places<ref name=83rdPrecinctNHRP>{{cite web|title=83rd Precinct Police Station (nomination form)|url=http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=3082|publisher=US Dept. of the Interior, National Park Service}}</ref>
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| 50-52 Bridge Street Factory||1895 ||American Round Arch||||[https://www.google.com/maps/@40.703286,-73.9846501,3a,75y,267.84h,116.4t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sf8ThYyJznKAru_SlOl4mdQ!2e0!6m1!1e1 50 Bridge Street]||Brooklyn, NY||Factory||Residential/commercial||DUMBO Historic District<ref name="DUMBO Historic District LPC"/>
|-
| Wallabout Market||1896 ||[[Dutch Colonial Revival]]||[[File:Vast crowd of trucks and horse-drawn carts at the Wallabout Market, Brooklyn, N.Y..jpg|100px]]||[https://www.google.com/maps/place/40%C2%B041'55.5%22N+73%C2%B057'59.5%22W/@40.697631,-73.9665542,17z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0 219 Flushing Avenue]||Brooklyn, NY||Wholesale market||Demolished 1941 to build Navy Yard||None<ref name="Wallabout Market Web">{{cite web|title=Wallabout Market|url=http://www.brownstoner.com/blog/2010/08/walkabout-the-w-1|accessdate=5 January 2015}}</ref>
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| Pratt Institute Library||1896 ||[[Renaissance Revival architecture|Renaissance Revival]]||[[File:Pratt Library SE sun jeh.jpg|100px]]||[https://www.google.com/maps/@40.6906014,-73.9653496,3a,75y,43.44h,84.4t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1slfc2B_XHL__w3G3WDPpJzA!2e0 224-228 Ryerson Street]||Brooklyn, NY||University||University||NYC Landmark<ref name="Pratt Institute Library LPC">{{cite web|title=Pratt Institute Library (designation report)|url=http://www.neighborhoodpreservationcenter.org/db/bb_files/1981PrattLibrary.pdf|publisher=New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission|accessdate=5 January 2015}}</ref>
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| [[American Thread Building]]||1896 ||[[Renaissance Revival architecture|Renaissance Revival]]||[[File:American Thread Building.jpg|100px]]||[https://www.google.com/maps/place/40%C2%B043'14.0%22N+74%C2%B000'22.0%22W/@40.7203047,-74.0055795,3a,75y,350.7h,112.67t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1s0hVLmuE4iSwS_uw7qY5UAg!2e0!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0?hl=en 260 West Broadway]||New York, NY||Warehouse||Residential lofts||National Register of Historic Places<ref name="American Thread Building NHRP">{{cite web|title=American Thread Building (National Register of Historic Places registration form)|url=http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=100874|publisher=U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service|accessdate=5 January 2015}}</ref>
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| Old [[Jamaica High School]]||1897 ||[[Dutch Colonial Revival]]||[[File:Old Jamaica High School Front.JPG|100px]]||[https://www.google.com/maps/@40.7085046,-73.799813,3a,75y,139.16h,91.72t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sP3mtV9-Ikb7GzGczhXeyqg!2e0?hl=en 162-02 Hillside Ave.]||Jamaica, NY||Public school||Public school||NYC Landmark<ref name="Jamaica High School (Now Jamaica Learning Center) LPC">{{cite web|title=Jamaica High School (Now Jamaica Learning Center) (designation report)|url=http://s-media.nyc.gov/agencies/lpc/lp/2538.pdf|publisher=New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission|accessdate=5 January 2015}}</ref>
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| 194-200 Court Street apartment houses||1898 ||[[Renaissance Revival architecture|Renaissance Revival]]||||[https://www.google.com/maps/place/196+Court+St,+Brooklyn,+NY+11201/@40.6871365,-73.9936046,3a,90y,288.13h,105.49t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sMGRgPrh8DtrFn0yN3GrVlQ!2e0!4m2!3m1!1s0x89c25a501cdbe33b:0x6081296344ccfa70!6m1!1e1 194-200 Court Street]||Brooklyn, NY||Apartments & Retail||Apartments/retail||Cobble Hill Historic District<ref name="Cobble Hill Historic District LPC">{{cite web|title=Cobble Hill Historic District Designation Report|url=http://www.nyc.gov/html/lpc/downloads/pdf/reports/COBBLE_HILL_HISTORIC_DISTRICT.pdf|publisher=New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission|accessdate=5 January 2015}}</ref>
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| Maxwelton (estate)||1898?||||[http://wikimapia.org/11673610/Water-Tower-from-Maxwellton Water tower]||[https://www.google.com/maps/place/40%C2%B052'33.0%22N+73%C2%B039'01.0%22W/@40.8755944,-73.6501422,3a,37.5y,331.98h,86.48t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sXQAt_In63fw1ENIJf9ZoUQ!2e0!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0 3 Whitney Circle]||Glen Cove, NY||Stable for estate||Only water tower from stable designed by Tubby is extant on residential property||None<ref name="Maxwelton (estate) Web">{{cite web|title=Maxwelton (estate)|url=http://www.oldlongisland.com/2011/12/maxwelton.html|accessdate=5 January 2015}}</ref>
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| [[Old Nassau County Courthouse (New York)|Old Nassau County Courthouse]]||1901 ||[[Classical Revival]]||[[File:Old Nassau County Court House.JPG|100px]]||[https://www.google.com/maps/@40.7381149,-73.6389388,3a,37.5y,256.74h,89.27t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1syQMd3IBvVIiO_FdQ10hBog!2e0?hl=en 1550 Franklin Ave.]||Garden City, NY||Government||Government||National Register of Historic Places<ref name="Old Nassau County Courthouse NHRP">{{cite web|title=Old Nassau County Courthouse (National Register of Historic Places registration form)|url=http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=4501|publisher=U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service|accessdate=5 January 2015}}</ref>
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| William H. Childs House||1901 ||[[Jacobethan|Neo-Jacobean]]||[[File:William H Childs house.jpg|100px]]||[https://www.google.com/maps/place/53+Prospect+Park+West,+Brooklyn,+NY+11215/@40.6690816,-73.9731514,3a,52.5y,311h,108.27t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sEcDc7mq38lW192LoQpQF-g!2e0!4m2!3m1!1s0x89c25b05d074e73d:0xa0c1fbefaaca0a03!6m1!1e1 53 Prospect Park West]||Brooklyn, NY||Private residence||Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture||Park Slope Historic District<ref name="Park Slope Historic District LPC"/>
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| Old [[Brooklyn Friends School]]||1902 ||[[Classical Revival]]||[[File:Pacific High School jeh.jpg|100px]]||[https://www.google.com/maps/place/112+Schermerhorn+St,+Brooklyn,+NY+11201/@40.69018,-73.989187,3a,90y,208.84h,95.6t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sJNRn5GP18fuMXZB6jQ-ULA!2e0!4m2!3m1!1s0x89c25a4e9b174585:0x670a8a4d3b0ec9f4!6m1!1e1 112 Schermerhorn St.]||Brooklyn, NY||Private school||Public school||National Register of Historic Places<ref name="Friends Meeting House and School NHRP">{{cite web|title=Friends Meeting House and School (National Register of Historic Places registration form)|url=http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=3255|publisher=U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service|accessdate=5 January 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019020541/http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=3255|archivedate=19 October 2012}}</ref>

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| 187-195 Waverly Ave. garages||1904 ||||||[https://www.google.com/maps/place/187+Waverly+Ave,+Brooklyn,+NY+11205/@40.6921977,-73.9676448,3a,90y,80.86h,91.45t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sc-lK2CfVkbxlrJr_7KliQg!2e0!4m2!3m1!1s0x89c25bb8ecc2c105:0xc54db6ba4be27195 187-195 Waverly Ave.]||Brooklyn, NY||Garages||Private residence||None<ref name="William Bunker Tubby, the Pratt family's architect Web">{{cite news|title=William Bunker Tubby, the Pratt family's architect| work=The New York Times | date=28 March 2013 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/31/realestate/william-bunker-tubby-the-pratt-familys-architect.html?_r=0|accessdate=5 January 2015 | last1=Gray | first1=Christopher }}</ref>
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| DeKalb Library||1905 ||[[Classical Revival]]||||[https://www.google.com/maps/@40.695184,-73.9283958,3a,37.5y,184.57h,89.3t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sV2dWnB1fB60x50MKEvnF8g!2e0!6m1!1e1 790 Bushwick Avenue]||Brooklyn, NY||Library||Library||NYC Landmark<ref name="Brooklyn Public Library, DeKalb Branch LPC">{{cite web|title=Brooklyn Public Library, DeKalb Branch (designation report)|url=http://www.nyc.gov/html/lpc/downloads/pdf/reports/dekalb.pdf|publisher=New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission|accessdate=5 January 2015}}</ref>
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| Leonard Library||1908 ||[[Classical Revival]]||[[File:Leonard Devoe BPL jeh.jpg|100px]]||[https://www.google.com/maps/place/81+Devoe+St,+Brooklyn,+NY+11211/@40.7134389,-73.9479973,3a,52.5y,5.97h,95.83t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sw9nOxcOgEMxTMESzYC2cVw!2e0!4m2!3m1!1s0x89c25959d7660ce5:0xee9efc86b651903f 81 Devoe St. ]||Brooklyn, NY||Library||Library||None<ref name="Leonard Library History and Photos Web">{{cite web|title=Leonard Library History and Photos|date=22 August 2011 |url=http://www.bklynlibrary.org/locations/leonard|accessdate=5 January 2015}}</ref>
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| 231-233 Front Street Factory||1908 ||Commercial||||[https://www.google.com/maps/place/231+Front+St,+Brooklyn,+NY+11201/@40.7023246,-73.9840127,3a,90y,0.58h,117.8t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sjC6-qbJZUJu1E5kamEJC-A!2e0!4m2!3m1!1s0x89c25a333b21642b:0xa2c20a7b317c7f5b!6m1!1e1 231 Front Street]||Brooklyn, NY||Factory||Commercial||Vinegar Hill Historic District<ref name="Vinegar Hill Historic District LPC">{{cite web|title=Vinegar Hill Historic District Designation Report|url=http://www.nyc.gov/html/lpc/downloads/pdf/reports/VINEGAR_HILL_HISTORIC_DISTRICT.pdf|publisher=New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission|accessdate=5 January 2015}}</ref>
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| Ernest G. Draper House||1910 ||[[Renaissance Revival architecture|Italian Provincial Revival]]||||[https://www.google.com/maps/@40.6689139,-73.973491,3a,75y,238.53h,94.16t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sJpR3NTXYTcozN69e8cpsQA!2e0!6m1!1e1 61 Prospect Park West]||Brooklyn, NY||Private residence||Private residence||Park Slope Historic District<ref name="Park Slope Historic District LPC"/>
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| [[Waveny House]]||1912 ||[[Tudor Revival architecture|Tudor Revival]]||<!-- Deleted image removed: [[File:Waveny-front.jpg|100px]] -->||[https://www.google.com/maps/@41.1226802,-73.4907605,3a,15y,157.42h,90.32t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1szDvHx2xXYcUBoUjPXK1BGg!2e0 677 South Avenue]||New Canaan, CT||Private residence||Municipally-owned event venue||None<ref name="Waveny House Web">{{cite web|title=Waveny House|url=http://www.newcanaan.info/content/9492/9224/675/1531.aspx|accessdate=5 January 2015}}</ref>
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| Stone Avenue Library||1914 ||[[Jacobethan|Neo-Jacobean]]||||[https://www.google.com/maps/@40.6646517,-73.905577,3a,37.5y,132.67h,98.04t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sless7l7zDsoUgRDpdRYaLA!2e0!6m1!1e1 581 Mother Gaston Boulevard]||Brooklyn, NY||Public library||Public library||None<ref name="Stone Avenue Library Web">{{cite web|title=Stone Avenue Library|url=http://www.bklynlibrary.org/locations/stone-avenue/photos/|accessdate=5 January 2015}}</ref>
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| [[Dunnellen Hall]]||1918 ||[[Jacobethan|Neo-Jacobean]]||||[https://www.google.com/maps/place/41%C2%B006'44.3%22N+73%C2%B039'56.9%22W/@41.1123104,-73.6663552,300m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0?hl=en 521 Round Hill Road]||Greenwich, CT||Private residence||Private residence||None<ref name="Extraordinary Round Hill Estate Web">{{cite web|title=Extraordinary Round Hill Estate|date=18 July 2014 |url=http://www.priceypads.com/extraordinary-round-hill-estate-65000000/|accessdate=5 January 2015}}</ref>
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| William Tubby Jr. Residence||1918?||||||||Greenwich, CT||Private residence||Precise location and status of this work is not known||None<ref name="William Tubby Jr. Residence Web">{{cite web|title=William Tubby Jr. Residence|url=http://www.beyondthegildedage.com/2012/04/william-b-tubby-jr-residence.html|accessdate=5 January 2015}}</ref>
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| Wexford Hall ||1929 ||[[Tudor Revival architecture|Tudor Revival]]||||[https://www.google.com/maps/place/41%C2%B006'44.3%22N+73%C2%B039'56.9%22W/@41.1123104,-73.6663552,300m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0?hl=en 521 Round Hill Road]||New Canaan, CT||Private residence||Private residence||None<ref name="A William Tubby Masterwork in New Canaan Web">{{cite web|title=A William Tubby Masterwork in New Canaan|url=http://blog.williampitt.com/2012/12/a-william-tubby-masterwork-in-new-canaan/ |accessdate=5 January 2015}}</ref>
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| [[Roslyn National Bank and Trust Company Building]]||1931 ||[[Classical Revival]]||[[File:Roslyn National Bank & Trust(Tyrone)-2.JPG|100px]]||||Roslyn, NY||Bank||Retail||National Register of Historic Places<ref name="Roslyn National Bank & Trust Company Building NHRP">{{cite web|title=Roslyn National Bank & Trust Company Building (National Register of Historic Places registration form)|url=http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=4480|publisher=U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service|accessdate=5 January 2015}}</ref>

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William Bunker Tubby
William Bunker Tubby
Born1858
Des Moines, Iowa
Died1944
OccupationArchitect
Known forPratt family residences, Pratt Institute Library, Old Nassau County Courthouse
Old Nassau County Courthouse
House designed by Tubby for William H. Childs (inventor of Bon Ami Cleaning Powder) on Prospect Park West in Brooklyn New York. Now an Ethical Culture Society building.
Pratt Institute's Library

William Bunker Tubby (21 August 1858 – 1944) was an American architect who was particularly notable for his work in New York City.

Tubby was born in Des Moines, Iowa, and graduated from Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute in 1875.[1] He worked in the architectural offices of Ebenezer L. Roberts until beginning his own firm in 1883. Continuing this practice until his retirement in 1942, Tubby became a major New York architect. He created important buildings in a variety of styles, and was especially known for his Romanesque and Dutch Revival-style designs.

The house that Tubby designed for Charles Millard Pratt at 241 Clinton Avenue (1893, located in Brooklyn's Clinton Hill Historic District) is one of the city's finest examples of Romanesque Revival architecture. His creativity and expertise can also be seen in several other Brooklyn homes: the neo-Jacobean Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture Meeting House, the Romanesque Revival style home at 234 Lincoln Place, the Queen Anne style row at 864-872 Carroll Street, the residences of Brooklyn mayors at 405 Clinton Avenue, and the Dutch Revival house at 43 Willow Street, which Tubby himself occupied.

His institutional designs include Pratt Institute's Student Union from 1887, the Romanesque Revival style South Hall for Pratt Institute in 1892 (designated New York City Landmark), the Renaissance Revival style library building for the Pratt Institute (1896, a designated New York City Landmark), the Romanesque Revival style 83rd Police Precinct House in Brooklyn (1894–95), a designated New York Landmark) and the Flemish Revival style Wallabout Market (demolished) which was once the second-largest market in the world. As a member of the Architects' Advisory Commission for the Brooklyn Carnegie Libraries, Tubby designed five library buildings.

Outside of New York City, Tubby created designs for banks, churches, libraries, hospitals and large estates throughout the Northeast, including Waveny House in New Canaan, Connecticut, and Dunnellen Hall in Greenwich, Connecticut.[2] The Roslyn National Bank and Trust Company Building at Roslyn, New York, was built in 1931.[3]

Tubby lived in Brooklyn Heights at 43 Willow Street before retiring to Greenwich in his later life. A member of the Brooklyn Guild Association, he taught architecture at the Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute.

List of works

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The following table presents an incomplete list of buildings designed by William Tubby, focusing on those that are extant or for which there is adequate documentation of their style. Note that most addresses link to Google Street View images of the buildings.

Name Completed Style Image Address (Google Maps link) Location Original use Present use Designations and references
124 Willow Street House 1885 Eclectic-Flemish Renaissance Revival 124 Willow St. Brooklyn, NY 1831 townhouse remodeled by Tubby[4] Private residence Brooklyn Heights Historic District[5]
864-872 Carroll Street houses 1887 Queen Anne 864-872 Carroll Street Brooklyn, NY Private residence Private residence Park Slope Historic District[6]
286A-290 Vanderbilt Ave. houses 1889 Romanesque Revival 286A-290 Vanderbilt Ave. Brooklyn, NY Private residence Private residence Fort Greene Historic District[7]
234 Lincoln Place House 1889 Romanesque Revival 234 Lincoln Place Brooklyn, NY Private residence Private residence Park Slope Historic District[6]
Charles A. Schieren House 1889 Romanesque Revival/Queen Anne 405 Clinton Ave. Brooklyn, NY Private residence Private residence Clinton Hill Historic District[8]
William B. Tubby House 1890? Dutch Colonial Revival 43 Willow St. Brooklyn, NY Private residence Private residence Brooklyn Heights Historic District[5][9]
Pratt Institute South Hall 1891 Renaissance Revival 215 Ryerson Street Brooklyn, NY High school University NYC Landmark[10]
1-15 Adams Street Factory 1891 Romanesque Revival 2 John St. Brooklyn, NY Factory Industrial DUMBO Historic District[11]
179-183 St. James Place houses 1892 Romanesque Revival/Queen Anne 179-183 St. James Place Brooklyn, NY Private residence Private residence Clinton Hill Historic District[8]
Charles Millard Pratt House 1893 Romanesque Revival 241 Clinton Ave. Brooklyn, NY Private residence Brooklyn RC archbishop's residence Clinton Hill Historic District[8]
Charles Millard Pratt's Carriage House 1893? Romanesque Revival 261 Vanderbilt Avenue Brooklyn, NY Carriage house Apartments None[8]
John Thatcher House 1894 French Renaissance Revival 674 10th St. Brooklyn, NY Private residence Private residence Park Slope Historic District[6]
129-135 Cambridge Place houses 1894 Queen Anne 129-135 Cambridge Place Brooklyn, NY Private residence Private residence Clinton Hill Historic District[8]
83rd Precinct Police Station and Stable 1894 Romanesque Revival 179 Wilson Avenue Brooklyn, NY Police precinct Police precinct NYC Landmark,[12] National Register of Historic Places[13]
50-52 Bridge Street Factory 1895 American Round Arch 50 Bridge Street Brooklyn, NY Factory Residential/commercial DUMBO Historic District[11]
Wallabout Market 1896 Dutch Colonial Revival 219 Flushing Avenue Brooklyn, NY Wholesale market Demolished 1941 to build Navy Yard None[14]
Pratt Institute Library 1896 Renaissance Revival 224-228 Ryerson Street Brooklyn, NY University University NYC Landmark[15]
American Thread Building 1896 Renaissance Revival 260 West Broadway New York, NY Warehouse Residential lofts National Register of Historic Places[16]
Old Jamaica High School 1897 Dutch Colonial Revival 162-02 Hillside Ave. Jamaica, NY Public school Public school NYC Landmark[17]
194-200 Court Street apartment houses 1898 Renaissance Revival 194-200 Court Street Brooklyn, NY Apartments & Retail Apartments/retail Cobble Hill Historic District[18]
Maxwelton (estate) 1898? Water tower 3 Whitney Circle Glen Cove, NY Stable for estate Only water tower from stable designed by Tubby is extant on residential property None[19]
Old Nassau County Courthouse 1901 Classical Revival 1550 Franklin Ave. Garden City, NY Government Government National Register of Historic Places[20]
William H. Childs House 1901 Neo-Jacobean 53 Prospect Park West Brooklyn, NY Private residence Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture Park Slope Historic District[6]
Old Brooklyn Friends School 1902 Classical Revival 112 Schermerhorn St. Brooklyn, NY Private school Public school National Register of Historic Places[21]
187-195 Waverly Ave. garages 1904 187-195 Waverly Ave. Brooklyn, NY Garages Private residence None[22]
DeKalb Library 1905 Classical Revival 790 Bushwick Avenue Brooklyn, NY Library Library NYC Landmark[23]
Leonard Library 1908 Classical Revival 81 Devoe St. Brooklyn, NY Library Library None[24]
231-233 Front Street Factory 1908 Commercial 231 Front Street Brooklyn, NY Factory Commercial Vinegar Hill Historic District[25]
Ernest G. Draper House 1910 Italian Provincial Revival 61 Prospect Park West Brooklyn, NY Private residence Private residence Park Slope Historic District[6]
Waveny House 1912 Tudor Revival 677 South Avenue New Canaan, CT Private residence Municipally-owned event venue None[26]
Stone Avenue Library 1914 Neo-Jacobean 581 Mother Gaston Boulevard Brooklyn, NY Public library Public library None[27]
Dunnellen Hall 1918 Neo-Jacobean 521 Round Hill Road Greenwich, CT Private residence Private residence None[28]
William Tubby Jr. Residence 1918? Greenwich, CT Private residence Precise location and status of this work is not known None[29]
Wexford Hall 1929 Tudor Revival 521 Round Hill Road New Canaan, CT Private residence Private residence None[30]
Roslyn National Bank and Trust Company Building 1931 Classical Revival Roslyn, NY Bank Retail National Register of Historic Places[31]

References

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  1. ^ Christopher Gray, "On Speed-Dial Before Speed-Dial", New York Times, March 28, 2013.
  2. ^ Waveny ca. 1925-2000. Garden Club of America Collection.
  3. ^ Mark Peckham (February 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Roslyn National Bank and Trust Company Building". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-10-30.
  4. ^ "Qfwfq Reports: BHA House Tour 2011". Brooklyn Heights Blog. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  5. ^ a b "Brooklyn Heights Historic District Designation Report" (PDF). New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  6. ^ a b c d e "Park Slope Historic District Designation Report" (PDF). New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  7. ^ "Fort Greene Historic District Designation Report" (PDF). New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  8. ^ a b c d e "Clinton Hill Historic District Designation Report" (PDF). New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  9. ^ "Walkabout: William B. Tubby, part 2". Brownstoner.com. Brownstoner Media LLC.
  10. ^ "Pratt Institute Main Building including attached South Hall and Memorial Hall (designation report)" (PDF). New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  11. ^ a b "DUMBO Historic District Designation Report" (PDF). New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  12. ^ "83rd Precinct Police Station and Stable (designation report)" (PDF). New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  13. ^ "83rd Precinct Police Station (nomination form)". US Dept. of the Interior, National Park Service.
  14. ^ "Wallabout Market". Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  15. ^ "Pratt Institute Library (designation report)" (PDF). New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  16. ^ "American Thread Building (National Register of Historic Places registration form)". U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  17. ^ "Jamaica High School (Now Jamaica Learning Center) (designation report)" (PDF). New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  18. ^ "Cobble Hill Historic District Designation Report" (PDF). New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  19. ^ "Maxwelton (estate)". Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  20. ^ "Old Nassau County Courthouse (National Register of Historic Places registration form)". U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  21. ^ "Friends Meeting House and School (National Register of Historic Places registration form)". U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Archived from the original on 19 October 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  22. ^ Gray, Christopher (28 March 2013). "William Bunker Tubby, the Pratt family's architect". The New York Times. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  23. ^ "Brooklyn Public Library, DeKalb Branch (designation report)" (PDF). New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  24. ^ "Leonard Library History and Photos". 22 August 2011. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  25. ^ "Vinegar Hill Historic District Designation Report" (PDF). New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  26. ^ "Waveny House". Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  27. ^ "Stone Avenue Library". Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  28. ^ "Extraordinary Round Hill Estate". 18 July 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  29. ^ "William Tubby Jr. Residence". Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  30. ^ "A William Tubby Masterwork in New Canaan". Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  31. ^ "Roslyn National Bank & Trust Company Building (National Register of Historic Places registration form)". U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
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