the Grosse Pointe War Memorial. Platt also designed the Lyme Art Association building in Old Lyme, Connecticut. Platt's The Leader-News Building in Cleveland, Ohio, at the corner of Superior and Bond Street (now East 6th Street) was reportedly fitted with elevator cabs designed by Tiffany Studios. The Building was completed in 1912 and, per the Architectural Record, "Cleveland is to be congratulated upon the possession of one of the handsomest and most distinguished buildings in the country." - H.D.C. In 1919, Platt became a trustee of the American Academy in Rome. He became president of the academy in 1928 and served until his death. He also served on the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts from 1916 to 1921, and as vice chairman from 1920 to 1921. Throughout his life, Platt maintained his house and garden in Cornish, New Hampshire, and an office and residence in Manhattan. With his second wife, Eleanor Hardy Bunker (widow of Dennis Miller Bunker), whom Platt married in 1893, Platt had five children. Among the children were William (1897–1984) and Geoffrey (1905–1985), who followed in their father's footsteps and practiced architecture in New York City. His great-grandson is actor Oliver Platt. Charles Platt died in Cornish, New Hampshire at the age of 72. Near the end of the 20th century some of Platt's surviving gardens in their full maturity were opened to the public including the spectacular gardens at the Gwinn Estate in Cleveland, Ohio (designed with Warren Manning and Ellen Biddle Shipman). Gallery of architectural works Archive His drawings and archives, including the original glass plate negatives for "Italian Gardens" are held by the Department of Drawings & Archives in the Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library at Columbia University. In 1993, Platt's book, Italian Gardens, was reissued with additional photographs by Platt, and an introductory overview by Keith N. Morgan, whose research into Platt's career helped to generate a general revival of interest in Platt and his works. Works Paintings “Interior of Fish-houses,” 1882 “Fishing Boats,” 1882 “Provincial Fishing Village,” 1882 “Old Houses near Bruges,” 1883 “Deventer, Holland,” 1885 “Quai des Orfèvres, Paris,” 1886 “Dieppe,” 1887 The Mountain-1920 Buildings Studio Building, 1905–06 The Mallows, Head of the Harbor, New York, 1906 Villa Turicum, Lake Forest, Illinois, 1912 The Causeway, Washington, DC, 1912 Leader Building, Cleveland, Ohio, 1912 Gilbert Mansion, Little Falls, New York, 1915 Astor Court Building 1916 Freer Gallery of Art palazzo, Smithsonian