Superintendent of School Buildings, New York City


The Superintendent of Schools Buildings was a position assigned by the School Building Commission of the New York City Board of Education.

BOE Superintendents of School Buildings

Brooklyn Board of Education
  • 1859-1879 — Samuel B. Leonard
  • 1879-1898 — James W. Naughton
Public School Society of New York
  • 1837-1872 — Amnon Macvey
New York City Board of Education
  • 1872-1886 — David I. Stagg
  • 1886-1891 — George W. Debevoise
  • 1891-1923 — Charles B. J. Snyder
  • 1923-1927 — William H. Gompert
  • 1928-1938 — Walter C. Martin
  • 1940s — Thomas Duff
  • 1950s — William F. Correale

DOE Directors of Architecture

  • 1963-1974 — Arthur G. Paletta

    School Architects

  • 1938-1952 — Harold Eric Kebbon, designed 100 buildings for the NYC BOE.

    Building Commission

Past Chairmen