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Former architectural firm based in New York City
York and Sawyer was an American architectural firm active between 1898 and 1949. The firms' work is exemplary of
Beaux-Arts architecture as it was practiced in the United States. The partners Edward York (July 23, 1863– December 30, 1928)
[1] and Philip Sawyer (1868–1949) both trained in the office of
McKim, Mead & White in the 1890s.
[2] In 1898, they established their independent firm, based in
New York City .[
citation needed ]
New-York Historical Society , designed by York and Sawyer in 1908
Their structure for the
New-York Historical Society (1908) was extended in 1938 by
Walker & Gillette . Their ability to organize, separate and coordinate mixed uses in a building is exemplified by their massive
New York Athletic Club .
York and Sawyer became known as specialists in the design of banks and hospitals. Original
architectural drawings by York and Sawyer are held in the Dept. of Drawings & Archives at
Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library at
Columbia University in New York City.
Works
All but three projects are located in the US. Two are in
Canada (
Montreal and
Toronto ) and one is in
Argentina (
Buenos Aires ).
Edificio First National Bank of Boston, Buenos Aires
Rockefeller Hall of
Vassar College (1897, later enlarged and renovated in 1916 and 1940)
Riggs National Bank ,
Washington, D.C. (1899)
Egbert Starr Library of
Middlebury College , now known as the Axinn Center at Starr Library (1900, enlarged 1927)
[3]
Swift Hall of Vassar College (1900, remodeled 1941)
[4]
New England Hall of Vassar College (1901, enlarged 1919, renovated 2001)
[5]
The Chemists' Club , 52 East 41st Street, New York City (1903; adapted as the Dylan Hotel in 2000)
American Security and Trust Company Building , Washington, D.C. (1905)
New-York Historical Society (1908, enlarged by
Walker & Gillette in 1938)
Metcalf House of Vassar College
[4] (1915)
Pratt House of Vassar College
[6] (1916)
Brooklyn Trust Company Building , 177 Montague Street (1913–1916)
The
Martha Cook Building ,
University of Michigan (1915)
Rhode Island Hospital Trust Building ,
Providence, Rhode Island (1917)
[7]
The
Law Quadrangle at the
University of Michigan . (1924-1933)
U.S. Assay Office Building, 30 Wall Street, New York City (1919)
Federal Reserve Bank of New York , 33 Liberty Street New York City (1919–1924)
Bowery Savings Bank Building , 110 East 42nd Street New York City (1921–1923)
Greenwich Savings Bank Building , 1352 Broadway (1922–24)
Rhode Island Hospital Trust Building , 1917
Rhode Island Hospital Trust Building ,
Providence, Rhode Island (1917)
Pershing Square Building , 125 Park Avenue, New York City (1923)
Agricultural Insurance Company Building,
Watertown, New York (1923)
[8]
860 Park Avenue, New York City (1925)
Kendrick House of
Vassar College (1927)
[9]
Old Royal Bank Building, Montreal (1926–1928 with S.G. Davenport of Montreal)
Transportation Building , 225 Broadway, New York City (1927)
[10]
Central Savings Bank Building (1928) 2100 Broadway, New York City
Edificio First National Bank of Boston [
es ] , (1928) built by
Paul Chambers [
es ] and Louis Thomas
Blodgett Hall of Euthenics of
Vassar College (1928, enlarged 1998)
[11]
Commerce Court North (1931, consulting architects with
Darling and Pearson ), Toronto
Brick Presbyterian Church, New York City (1938)
Herbert C. Hoover Building , Washington DC (1927-1932)
[12]
Demarest Hall ,
Rutgers University ,
New Brunswick, New Jersey (1951)
Miss Hall's School (1924) 492 Holmes Rd, Pittsfield, MA
https://www.misshalls.org/
Gallery
Associate architects and partners
References
Notes
^
"Edward Palmer York (1863-1928) - Find A Grave..." www.findagrave.com . Retrieved 2021-02-18 .
^ Gray, Christopher (2013-05-30).
"The Majesty of Classicism" . The New York Times .
ISSN
0362-4331 . Retrieved 2020-07-27 .
^
"A Walking History of Middlebury / The College Campus" . Archived from
the original on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2011-06-16 .
^
a
b Karen Van Lengen and Lisa Reilly. "Vassar College: An Architectural Tour." The Campus Guide Series. (New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2004), p.113
^ Karen Van Lengen and Lisa Reilly. "Vassar College: An Architectural Tour." The Campus Guide Series. (New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2004), p.138
^ Karen Van Lengen and Lisa Reilly. "Vassar College: An Architectural Tour." The Campus Guide Series. (New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2004), p.102
^
"Rhode Island Hospital Trust Co Building" . Guide to Providence Architecture . Providence Preservation Society. Retrieved 7 October 2019 .
^
"Public Square Historic District, Watertown City, Jefferson County, Watertown, NY 13601" . Living Places . The Gombach Group. Retrieved 7 September 2014 .
^ Karen Van Lengen and Lisa Reilly. "Vassar College: An Architectural Tour." The Campus Guide Series. (New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2004), p.59
^ Randall Gabrielan (2007).
Along Broadway . Arcadia Publishing. p. 49.
ISBN
978-0-7385-5031-2 .
^ Karen Van Lengen and Lisa Reilly. "Vassar College: An Architectural Tour." The Campus Guide Series. (New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2004), p.88-101
^
gsa.gov
Bibliography
Kathryn Horste, 1997 The Michigan Law Quadrangle: Architecture and Origins (University of Michigan)
External links
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