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{{Short description|Former architectural firm based in New York City}}
{{for|the Australian Olympic cyclist|Philip Sawyer (cyclist)}}
{{For|the Australian Olympic cyclist|Philip Sawyer (cyclist)}}
[[Image:Brooklyn Trust Company.jpg|thumb|The former headquarters of the [[Brooklyn Trust Company]] (now a branch of [[JPMorgan Chase|Chase]]) in [[Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn|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.
'''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&ndash; December 30, 1928)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Edward Palmer York (1863-1928) - Find A Grave...|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55728914/edward-palmer-york|access-date=2021-02-18|website=www.findagrave.com|language=en}}</ref> and Philip Sawyer (1868&ndash;1949) both trained in the office of [[McKim, Mead & White]] in the 1890s.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Gray|first=Christopher|date=2013-05-30|title=The Majesty of Classicism|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/02/realestate/york-and-sawyer-and-the-majesty-of-classicism.html|access-date=2020-07-27|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> In 1898, they established their independent firm, based in [[New York City]].{{Citation needed|date=June 2020}}
[[File:New_York_Historical_Society_(48269593386).jpg|thumb|[[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]].
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 drawing]]s 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.
York and Sawyer became known as specialists in the design of banks and hospitals. Original [[architectural drawing]]s 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==
==Works==


All but three projects are located in the US, two in Canada (Montreal and Toronto) and one in Argentina (Buenos Aires):
All but three projects are located in the US. Two are in [[Canada]] ([[Montreal]] and [[Toronto]]) and one is in [[Argentina]] ([[Buenos Aires]]).
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[[File:Banco de Boston (foto rius, mitchells bookstore).jpg|thumb|Edificio First National Bank of Boston, Buenos Aires]]

*Rockefeller Hall of [[Vassar College]] (1897, later enlarged and renovated in 1916 and 1940)
[[File:PNC Bank - Pennsylvania Avenue.JPG|thumb|The former headquarters of [[Riggs Bank]] ''(left)'' and the [[American Security and Trust Company Building|American Security and Trust Company]] ''(right)'', located on [[Pennsylvania Avenue (Washington, D.C.)|Pennsylvania Avenue]] in [[Washington, D.C.]]]]
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*[[Riggs Bank|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)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://midddigital.middlebury.edu/walking_history/college_campus/page_2.html |title=A Walking History of Middlebury / The College Campus |access-date=2011-06-16 |archive-date=2011-09-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928232850/http://midddigital.middlebury.edu/walking_history/college_campus/page_2.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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[[File:Banco de Boston (foto rius, mitchells bookstore).jpg|thumb|Edificio First National Bank of Boston, Bueons Aires]]
*Rockefeller Hall of [[Vassar College]] , the first building of Vassar College used exclusively for academic purposes. It was funded by a $100,000 donation from [[John D. Rockefeller]].<ref>Karen Van Lengen and Lisa Reilly. “Vassar College: An Architectural Tour.” The Campus Guide Series. (New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2004), p. 70-71</ref> (1897, later enlarged and renovated in 1916 and 1940)
*Swift Hall of Vassar College (1900, remodeled 1941)<ref name="L&R 113">Karen Van Lengen and Lisa Reilly. "Vassar College: An Architectural Tour." The Campus Guide Series. (New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2004), p.113</ref>
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*New England Hall of Vassar College (1901, enlarged 1919, renovated 2001)<ref>Karen Van Lengen and Lisa Reilly. "Vassar College: An Architectural Tour." The Campus Guide Series. (New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2004), p.138</ref>
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*[[Riggs Bank|Riggs National Bank]] on [[Pennsylvania Avenue (Washington, D.C.)|Pennsylvania Avenue]], [[Washington, D.C.]] (1899)
*Egbert Starr Library of [[Middlebury College]], now called the Axinn Center at Starr Library<ref>http://midddigital.middlebury.edu/walking_history/college_campus/page_2.html</ref> (1900, enlarged 1927)
*Swift Hall of [[Vassar College]]<ref name="L&R 113">Karen Van Lengen and Lisa Reilly. “Vassar College: An Architectural Tour.” The Campus Guide Series. (New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2004), p.113</ref> (1900, remodeled 1941)
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*New England Hall of [[Vassar College]]<ref>Karen Van Lengen and Lisa Reilly. “Vassar College: An Architectural Tour.” The Campus Guide Series. (New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2004), p.138</ref> (1901, enlarged 1919, renovated 2001)
*[[The Chemists' Club]], 52 East 41st Street, New York City (1903; adapted as the Dylan Hotel in 2000)
*[[The Chemists' Club]], 52 East 41st Street, New York City (1903; adapted as the Dylan Hotel in 2000)
*[[American Security and Trust Company Building]] on Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C. (1905)
*[[American Security and Trust Company Building]], Washington, D.C. (1905)
*[[New-York Historical Society]] (1908, enlarged by [[Walker & Gillette]] in 1938)
*[[New-York Historical Society]] (1908, enlarged by [[Walker & Gillette]] in 1938)
*Metcalf House of [[Vassar College]]<ref name="L&R 113"/> (1915)
*Metcalf House of Vassar College<ref name="L&R 113"/> (1915)
*Pratt House of [[Vassar College]]<ref>Karen Van Lengen and Lisa Reilly. “Vassar College: An Architectural Tour.” The Campus Guide Series. (New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2004), p.102</ref> (1916)
*Pratt House of Vassar College<ref>Karen Van Lengen and Lisa Reilly. "Vassar College: An Architectural Tour." The Campus Guide Series. (New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2004), p.102</ref> (1916)
*[[Brooklyn Trust Company]] on the corner of Montague and Clinton Streets, Brooklyn Heights, (1913–1916)
*[[Brooklyn Trust Company Building]], 177 Montague Street (1913–1916)
*The [[Martha Cook Building]]; a [[Collegiate Gothic]] women's dormitory at the [[University of Michigan]], [[Ann Arbor, Michigan]], (1915)
*The [[Martha Cook Building]], [[University of Michigan]] (1915)
* [[Rhode Island Hospital Trust Building]], [[Providence, Rhode Island]] (1917)<ref name="PPS">{{cite web |title=Rhode Island Hospital Trust Co Building |url=http://guide.ppsri.org/property/rhode-island-hospital-trust-co-building |website=Guide to Providence Architecture |publisher=Providence Preservation Society |access-date=7 October 2019}}</ref>
*The [[University of Michigan Law School|Law Quadrangle]] at the [[University of Michigan]]. (1924-1933)
*The [[University of Michigan Law School|Law Quadrangle]] at the [[University of Michigan]]. (1924-1933)
*U.S. Assay Office Building, Financial District, New York City; a Roman Renaissance palazzo, complementing the former Customs House adjacent to it, topped with a severe limestone-faced office block, (1919)
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*U.S. Assay Office Building, 30 Wall Street, New York City (1919)
*[[33 Liberty Street|33 Liberty Street, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York]] (1919–1924) on Maiden Lane in the [[Financial District, Manhattan|Financial District]]: a suavely rusticated [[Florence|Florentine]] palazzo with a machiolated cornice
*[[33 Liberty Street|Federal Reserve Bank of New York]], 33 Liberty Street New York City (1919–1924)
*[[Bowery Savings Bank]] (1921–1923) on East 42d Street, running the full depth of the block; Italian Romanesque revival with vaults of [[Guastavino tile]].
*[[Greenwich Savings Bank]] (1922&ndash;24) on Broadway and 36th Street, now the Haier Building.
*[[110 East 42nd Street|Bowery Savings Bank Building]], 110 East 42nd Street New York City (1921–1923)
*[[Greenwich Savings Bank Building]], 1352 Broadway (1922–24)
* 15 Westminster Street, [[Providence, Rhode Island]] (1920), which incorporated a monumental banking hall into an office block,
* [[File:Rhode_Island_Hospital_Trust_Building_(edit).jpg|thumb|[[Rhode Island Hospital Trust Building]], 1917]][[Rhode Island Hospital Trust Building]], [[Providence, Rhode Island]] (1917)
*The 22-storey [[Old Royal Bank Building, Montreal]], now the Royal Bank building (1926&ndash;1928), the tallest building in the British Empire when it was completed.
*[[Pershing Square Building]], 125 Park Avenue, New York City (1923)
[[File:Greenwich-bank1.jpg|thumb|[[Greenwich Savings Bank]]]]
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*Agricultural Insurance Company Building, [[Watertown, New York]] (1923)<ref>{{cite web|title=Public Square Historic District, Watertown City, Jefferson County, Watertown, NY 13601|url=http://www.livingplaces.com/NY/Jefferson_County/Watertown_City/Public_Square_Historic_District.html|website=Living Places|publisher=The Gombach Group|access-date=7 September 2014}}</ref>
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*[[Pershing Square Building]], New York City (1923)
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*Agricultural Insurance Company Building, [[Watertown, New York]] (1923)<ref>{{cite web|title=Public Square Historic District, Watertown City, Jefferson County, Watertown, NY 13601|url=http://www.livingplaces.com/NY/Jefferson_County/Watertown_City/Public_Square_Historic_District.html|website=Living Places|publisher=The Gombach Group|accessdate=7 September 2014}}</ref>
*860 Park Avenue, New York City (1925)
*860 Park Avenue, New York City (1925)
*Kendrick House (1927) of [[Vassar College]]<ref>Karen Van Lengen and Lisa Reilly. “Vassar College: An Architectural Tour.” The Campus Guide Series. (New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2004), p.59</ref>
*Kendrick House of [[Vassar College]] (1927) <ref>Karen Van Lengen and Lisa Reilly. "Vassar College: An Architectural Tour." The Campus Guide Series. (New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2004), p.59</ref>
*[[Old Royal Bank Building, Montreal]] (1926–1928 with [[S.G. Davenport]] of Montreal)
*[[Old Royal Bank Building, Montreal]] (1926–1928 with S.G. Davenport of Montreal)
*[[Transportation Building]], 225 Broadway (1927)<ref name="Gabrielan2007">{{cite book|author=Randall Gabrielan|title=Along Broadway|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kd_Vss0vkmoC&pg=PA49|year=2007|publisher=Arcadia Publishing|isbn=978-0-7385-5031-2|page=49}}</ref>
*[[Transportation Building (Manhattan)|Transportation Building]], 225 Broadway, New York City (1927)<ref name="Gabrielan2007">{{cite book|author=Randall Gabrielan|title=Along Broadway|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kd_Vss0vkmoC&pg=PA49|year=2007|publisher=Arcadia Publishing|isbn=978-0-7385-5031-2|page=49}}</ref>
*[[Apple Bank Building|Central Savings Bank Building]] (1928) 2100 Broadway, New York City
*Central Savings Bank (1928, now [[Apple Bank for Savings]]) on Broadway and 73rd Street, in Manhattan's [[Upper West Side]]; a coffered barrel-vault spans the banking hall; ironwork by [[Samuel Yellin]]
*The [[Buenos Aires]] branch ([[:es:Edificio First National Bank of Boston|Edificio First National Bank of Boston]]) of the [[First National Bank of Boston]] (1928) built by {{ill|Paul Bell Chambers|lt=Paul Chambers|es)) and [[Louis Newbery Thomas|Louis Thomas]]
*{{Interlanguage link|Edificio First National Bank of Boston|lt=|es||WD=}}, (1928) built by {{ill|Paul Bell Chambers|lt=Paul Chambers|es}} and Louis Thomas
*Blodgett Hall of Euthenics of [[Vassar College]] (1928, englarged 1998)<ref>Karen Van Lengen and Lisa Reilly. “Vassar College: An Architectural Tour.” The Campus Guide Series. (New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2004), p.88-101</ref>
*Blodgett Hall of Euthenics of [[Vassar College]] (1928, enlarged 1998)<ref>Karen Van Lengen and Lisa Reilly. "Vassar College: An Architectural Tour." The Campus Guide Series. (New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2004), p.88-101</ref>
*[[Commerce Court|Commerce Court North]] (1931, consulting architects with [[Darling and Pearson]]), Toronto
*[[Commerce Court|Commerce Court North]] (1931, consulting architects with [[Darling and Pearson]]), Toronto
*Brick Presbyterian Church, New York City (1938)
*Brick Presbyterian Church, New York City (1938)
*[[Herbert C. Hoover Building]], headquarters of the [http://www.commerce.gov United States Department of Commerce], in Federal Triangle, Washington DC (completed 1932)<ref>[http://www.gsa.gov/portal/ext/html/site/hb/category/25431/actionParameter/exploreByBuilding/buildingId/171 gsa.gov]</ref> Named in 1981 after former President [[Herbert Hoover|Hoover]].
*[[Herbert C. Hoover Building]], Washington DC (1927-1932)<ref>[http://www.gsa.gov/portal/ext/html/site/hb/category/25431/actionParameter/exploreByBuilding/buildingId/171 gsa.gov]</ref>
*[[Demarest Hall]], (1951) notable special interest residence hall at [[Rutgers University]] in [[New Brunswick, New Jersey]].
*[[Demarest Hall]], [[Rutgers University]], [[New Brunswick, New Jersey]] (1951)
*Miss Hall's School (1924) 492 Holmes Rd, Pittsfield, MA https://www.misshalls.org/

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:American Security and Trust Company Building.jpg|[[American Security and Trust Company Building]], Washington, D.C. (1905)
File:New York Historical Society (48269593386).jpg|[[New-York Historical Society]], New York City (1908)
File:University of Michigan Law School.jpg|[[University of Michigan Law School|Law Quadrangle]], [[University of Michigan]] (1924-1933)
File:Exterior, Herbert C. Hoover Building, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, D.C LCCN2010719582.tif|[[Herbert C. Hoover Building]], Washington, DC (1927-1932)
File:L'Édifice de la Banque Royale.jpg|[[Old Royal Bank Building, Montreal]] (1926–1928)
File:BankofCommerce1930.jpg|[[Commerce Court|Commerce Court North]] (consulting, 1931)
</gallery>


==Associate architects and partners==
==Associate architects and partners==
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==References==
==References==
;Notes
;Notes
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{{Reflist|2}}


;Bibliography
;Bibliography
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== External links ==
== External links ==
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*[http://www.nyc-architecture.com/ARCH/ARCH-YorkSawyer.htm New York Architecture Images]: York and Sawyer
*[http://www.nyc-architecture.com/ARCH/ARCH-YorkSawyer.htm New York Architecture Images]: York and Sawyer
*[http://www.emporis.com/en/cd/cm/?id=100232 Emporis.com: York and Sawyer:] a partial listing of New York structures
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20040619135043/http://www.emporis.com/en/cd/cm/?id=100232 Emporis.com: York and Sawyer:] a partial listing of New York structures
*[http://www.umich.edu/~mcaa Martha Cook Alumnae Association website]
*[http://www.umich.edu/~mcaa Martha Cook Alumnae Association website]
*[http://www.fineart.utoronto.ca/canarch/architect/york.html Canadian (Imperial) Bank of Commerce]
*[http://www.fineart.utoronto.ca/canarch/architect/york.html Canadian (Imperial) Bank of Commerce]
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For the Australian Olympic cyclist, see Philip Sawyer (cyclist).

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[edit]

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

Gallery[edit]

Associate architects and partners[edit]

References[edit]

Notes
  1. ^ "Edward Palmer York (1863-1928) - Find A Grave..." www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
  2. ^ Gray, Christopher (2013-05-30). "The Majesty of Classicism". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-07-27.
  3. ^ "A Walking History of Middlebury / The College Campus". Archived from the original on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2011-06-16.
  4. ^ 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
  5. ^ Karen Van Lengen and Lisa Reilly. "Vassar College: An Architectural Tour." The Campus Guide Series. (New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2004), p.138
  6. ^ Karen Van Lengen and Lisa Reilly. "Vassar College: An Architectural Tour." The Campus Guide Series. (New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2004), p.102
  7. ^ "Rhode Island Hospital Trust Co Building". Guide to Providence Architecture. Providence Preservation Society. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  8. ^ "Public Square Historic District, Watertown City, Jefferson County, Watertown, NY 13601". Living Places. The Gombach Group. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  9. ^ Karen Van Lengen and Lisa Reilly. "Vassar College: An Architectural Tour." The Campus Guide Series. (New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2004), p.59
  10. ^ Randall Gabrielan (2007). Along Broadway. Arcadia Publishing. p. 49. ISBN 978-0-7385-5031-2.
  11. ^ Karen Van Lengen and Lisa Reilly. "Vassar College: An Architectural Tour." The Campus Guide Series. (New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2004), p.88-101
  12. ^ gsa.gov
Bibliography
  • Kathryn Horste, 1997 The Michigan Law Quadrangle: Architecture and Origins (University of Michigan)

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