In these early townhouses, Schmidt showed a sensitivity to historical details and building types that would become the hallmark of his architecture.
A tiny decorating shop for Miss Alice Swift was among Schmidt's first projects.
Schmidt's remodeling of this large brownstone on the Upper East Side is one of the earliest of his buildings to be published.
The houses of Sutton Place represent the first milestone in Mott Schmidt's career.
In 1920, the apartment houses at 157 and 159 were combined as a co-op, and the facade altered by Mott Schmidt in the new style of plain tinted stucco.
Mott Schmidt's first major commission achieves the kind of sophistication and understatement that became hallmarks of his style.
The more austere Anne Vanderbilt townhouse occupies the 57th Street corner of Sutton Place.
Mott B. Schmidt and interior decorator Elsie de Wolfe collaborated on the renovation of Elizabeth Marbury’s house at No. 13 Sutton Place.
The Emily Dalzell Townhouse was one of the last great private residences built in the Park Slope district of Brooklyn.
This mid-block building appropriates the facade organization of a Georgian row at a greatly inflated scale, and accommodates four large apartments per floor.
This large house shows Schmidt's gift for gracious and functional planning.
Schmidt's largest apartment house stands proudly among upper Park Avenue's distinguished palaces.
This understated building was characterized by four stories of red brick, highlighted only by two thin stone bandcourses and a pedimented centered doorway.
This tiny jewel of a townhouse is an unusual variation on Schmidt's planning formula.
Another Adam-inspired townhouse, the Astor house is considered by many to be Schmidt's best New York building.
This elegant limestone-fronted townhouse is probably the best of Schmidt's later urban residences.
Mott B. Schmidt designed a modern entrance for Elizabeth Arden framed in polished black stone.
Schmidt's final New York apartment house, designed in collaboration with Rosario Candela, is a rare departure from the traditional classical vocabulary.
Schmidt began working for the Rockefellers in 1937, executing the lavish city apartment of John D. Rockefeller, Jr., on Park Avenue.
The Susan B. Wagner Wing, Schmidt's last major commission, remains his best-known work and is a fitting culmination to a long career.