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York and Sawyer

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.

For the Australian Olympic cyclist, see Philip Sawyer (cyclist).

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.

Rockefeller Hall of (1897, later enlarged and renovated in 1916 and 1940)

Vassar College

Washington, D.C. (1899)

Riggs National Bank

Egbert Starr Library of , now known as the Axinn Center at Starr Library (1900, enlarged 1927)[3]

Middlebury College

Swift Hall of Vassar College (1900, remodeled 1941)

[4]

New England Hall of Vassar College (1901, enlarged 1919, renovated 2001)

[5]

52 East 41st Street, New York City (1903; adapted as the Dylan Hotel in 2000)

The Chemists' Club

Washington, D.C. (1905)

American Security and Trust Company Building

(1908, enlarged by Walker & Gillette in 1938)

New-York Historical Society

Metcalf House of Vassar College (1915)

[4]

Pratt House of Vassar College (1916)

[6]

177 Montague Street (1913–1916)

Brooklyn Trust Company Building

The , University of Michigan (1915)

Martha Cook Building

Providence, Rhode Island (1917)[7]

Rhode Island Hospital Trust Building

The at the University of Michigan. (1924-1933)

Law Quadrangle

U.S. Assay Office Building, 30 Wall Street, New York City (1919)

33 Liberty Street New York City (1919–1924)

Federal Reserve Bank of New York

110 East 42nd Street New York City (1921–1923)

Bowery Savings Bank Building

1352 Broadway (1922–24)

Greenwich Savings Bank Building

Rhode Island Hospital Trust Building, 1917
Rhode Island Hospital Trust Building, Providence, Rhode Island (1917)

125 Park Avenue, New York City (1923)

Pershing Square Building

Agricultural Insurance Company Building, (1923)[8]

Watertown, New York

860 Park Avenue, New York City (1925)

Kendrick House of (1927) [9]

Vassar College

(1926–1928 with S.G. Davenport of Montreal)

Old Royal Bank Building, Montreal

225 Broadway, New York City (1927)[10]

Transportation Building

(1928) 2100 Broadway, New York City

Central Savings Bank Building

(1928) built by Paul Chambers and Louis Thomas

Edificio First National Bank of Boston

Blodgett Hall of Euthenics of (1928, enlarged 1998)[11]

Vassar College

(1931, consulting architects with Darling and Pearson), Toronto

Commerce Court North

Brick Presbyterian Church, New York City (1938)

Washington DC (1927-1932)[12]

Herbert C. Hoover Building

Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey (1951)

Demarest Hall

Miss Hall's School (1924) 492 Holmes Rd, Pittsfield, MA

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All but three projects are located in the US. Two are in Canada (Montreal and Toronto) and one is in Argentina (Buenos Aires).

American Security and Trust Company Building, Washington, D.C. (1905)

American Security and Trust Company Building, Washington, D.C. (1905)

New-York Historical Society, New York City (1908)

New-York Historical Society, New York City (1908)

Law Quadrangle, University of Michigan (1924-1933)

Law Quadrangle, University of Michigan (1924-1933)

Herbert C. Hoover Building, Washington, DC (1927-1932)

Herbert C. Hoover Building, Washington, DC (1927-1932)

Old Royal Bank Building, Montreal (1926–1928)

Old Royal Bank Building, Montreal (1926–1928)

Commerce Court North (consulting, 1931)

Commerce Court North (consulting, 1931)

Louis Ayres (Partner)

Frederick Staples Benedict

Kathryn Horste, 1997 The Michigan Law Quadrangle: Architecture and Origins (University of Michigan)

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New York Architecture Images

a partial listing of New York structures

Emporis.com: York and Sawyer:

Martha Cook Alumnae Association website

Canadian (Imperial) Bank of Commerce

York & Sawyer architectural drawings, 1921-1931, held by the Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library, Columbia University