York and Sawyer

The former headquarters of the Brooklyn Trust Company (now a branch of Chase) in Brooklyn Heights, modeled after the Palazzo della Gran Guardia in Verona.

The architectural firm of York and Sawyer produced many outstanding structures, exemplary of Beaux-Arts architecture as it was practiced in the United States. The partners Edward York (1863–1928) and Philip Sawyer (1868–1949) had both trained in the office of McKim, Mead, and White. In 1898, they established their independent firm, based in New York City.

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. Their palatial Renaissance and classical bank buildings express the reassuring stability and awe-inspiring splendor the institutions wished to project. In each typical case a spectacular banking hall was the public space, often integrated within an office building. 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 in Canada (Montreal and Toronto) and one in Argentina (Buenos Aires):

The former headquarters of Riggs Bank (left) and the American Security and Trust Company (right), located on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C.
Edificio First National Bank of Boston, Buenos Aires
Rhode Island Hospital Trust Building, 1917

Associate architects and partners

References

Notes
  1. ^ Karen Van Lengen and Lisa Reilly. “Vassar College: An Architectural Tour.” The Campus Guide Series. (New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2004), p. 70-71
  2. ^ http://midddigital.middlebury.edu/walking_history/college_campus/page_2.html
  3. ^ 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
  4. ^ Karen Van Lengen and Lisa Reilly. “Vassar College: An Architectural Tour.” The Campus Guide Series. (New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2004), p.138
  5. ^ Karen Van Lengen and Lisa Reilly. “Vassar College: An Architectural Tour.” The Campus Guide Series. (New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2004), p.102
  6. ^ "Rhode Island Hospital Trust Co Building". Guide to Providence Architecture. Providence Preservation Society. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  7. ^ "Public Square Historic District, Watertown City, Jefferson County, Watertown, NY 13601". Living Places. The Gombach Group. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  8. ^ Karen Van Lengen and Lisa Reilly. “Vassar College: An Architectural Tour.” The Campus Guide Series. (New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2004), p.59
  9. ^ Randall Gabrielan (2007). Along Broadway. Arcadia Publishing. p. 49. ISBN 978-0-7385-5031-2.
  10. ^ Karen Van Lengen and Lisa Reilly. “Vassar College: An Architectural Tour.” The Campus Guide Series. (New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2004), p.88-101
  11. ^ gsa.gov
Bibliography
  • Kathryn Horste, 1997 The Michigan Law Quadrangle: Architecture and Origins (University of Michigan)

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