York and Sawyer
York and Sawyer was an American architectural firm active between 1898 and 1949, subsequently as the Office of York & Sawyer, Architects; Kiff, Colean, Voss & Souder into the mid-1950s; and was succeeded by Kiff, Colean, Voss & Souder, who were active as late as 1965. The firms' early work is exemplary of Beaux-Arts architecture as it was practiced in the United States. The original partners Edward York and Philip Sawyer both trained in the office of McKim, Mead & White in the 1890s. In 1898, they established their independent firm, based in New York City.
Their structure for the New-York Historical Society 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. Their successor firm, Kiff, Colean, Voss & Souder, were leaders in hospital design.
Works
All but three projects are located in the US. Two are in Canada and one is in Argentina.- Rockefeller Hall of Vassar College
- Riggs National Bank, Washington, D.C.
- Egbert Starr Library of Middlebury College, now known as the Axinn Center at Starr Library
- Swift Hall of Vassar College
- New England Hall of Vassar College
- The Chemists' Club, 52 East 41st Street, New York City
- American Security and Trust Company Building, Washington, D.C.
- New-York Historical Society
- Metcalf House of Vassar College
- Pratt House of Vassar College
- Brooklyn Trust Company Building, 177 Montague Street
- The Martha Cook Building, University of Michigan
- Rhode Island Hospital Trust Building, Providence, Rhode Island
- The Law Quadrangle at the University of Michigan.
- U.S. Assay Office Building, 30 Wall Street, New York City
- Federal Reserve Bank of New York, 33 Liberty Street New York City
- Bowery Savings Bank Building, 110 East 42nd Street New York City
- Greenwich Savings Bank Building, 1352 Broadway
- Rhode Island Hospital Trust Building, Providence, Rhode Island
- Pershing Square Building, 125 Park Avenue, New York City
- Agricultural Insurance Company Building, Watertown, New York
- 860 Park Avenue, New York City
- Kendrick House of Vassar College
- Old Royal Bank Building, Montreal
- Transportation Building, 225 Broadway, New York City
- Central Savings Bank Building 2100 Broadway, New York City
- , built by and Louis Thomas
- Blodgett Hall of Euthenics of Vassar College
- Commerce Court North, Toronto
- Brick Presbyterian Church, New York City
- Herbert C. Hoover Building, Washington DC
- Demarest Hall, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey
- Miss Hall's School 492 Holmes Rd, Pittsfield, MA https://www.misshalls.org/