Spanish immigrants Rafael Guastavino, Sr. (1842-1908), and his son, Rafael Jr. (1872-1950) developed a system of structural tile vaults used by leading architects of the day, including McKim, Mead & White and Carrere & Hastings. Ellis Island’s Registry Room, Carnegie Hall, the Bronx Zoo’s Elephant House, and Grand Central Terminal all contain Guastavino vaults.
Palaces for the People: Guastavino and the Art of Structural Tile opens on March 26, at the Museum of the City of New York, complete with "never-before-seen materials and drawings from the Guastavino Company's archives," and even a replica Guastavino vault.
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