Isaac Newton Phelps Stokes | |
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| Born | Isaac Newton Phelps Stokes April 11, 1867 Manhattan, New York, U.S. |
| Died | December 18, 1944 (aged 77) |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Spouse | Edith Minturn Stokes (m.1895–1937; her death) |
| Parent(s) | Helen Louise Phelps Anson Phelps Stokes |
| Relatives | James Graham Phelps Stokes (brother) Anson Phelps Stokes (brother) James Boulter Stokes (paternal grandfather) Caroline Phelps Stokes (paternal aunt) Olivia Egleston Phelps Stokes (paternal aunt) William Earle Dodge Stokes (paternal uncle) Edward Stiles Stokes (first cousin once removed) Edie Sedgwick (grand-niece) |
Isaac Newton Phelps Stokes (April 11, 1867 – December 18, 1944) was an American architect. Stokes was a pioneer in social housing who co-authored the 1901 New York tenement house law. For twenty years he worked on The Iconography of Manhattan Island, a six-volume compilation that became one of the most important research resources about the early development of the city. His designs included St. Paul's Chapel at Columbia University and several urban housing projects in New York City.[1] He was also a member of the New York Municipal Arts Commission for twenty-eight years and president for nine of these.