Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
York & Sawyer architectural drawings
York & Sawyer
3463986
English
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340 Sheets
1921-1931
Restrictions on Access
This collection is available for use by appointment in the Department of Drawings & Archives, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library, Columbia University. For further information, please email avery-drawings@library.columbia.edu.
Summary
Architectural drawings for 14 projects designed by the firm, dating from circa 1911 to 1960.
Preferred Citation
York & Sawyer architectural drawings. Dept. of Drawings & Archives, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library, Columbia University, New York, N.Y.
Preferred Citation
York & Sawyer architectural drawings, Dept. of Drawings & Archives, Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library, Columbia University.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
Avery Drawings & Archives maintains ownership of the physical material only. Copyright remains with the creator or their heirs. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron. Contact avery-drawings@columbia.edu for more information.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Source of acquisition--Gift of Leonard and Amy Zehnwirth. Accession number--1992.002.
Biographical / Historical
Architectural firm in New York, N.Y. formed by the partnership of Edward P. York (1865-1928) and Philip Sawyer (1868-1949).
Architecture -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh
Architecture -- New Jersey -- Glen Ridge
Architecture -- Washington (D.C.)
Architecture -- New York (State) -- New York
Architecture -- Michigan -- Ann Arbor
Architecture -- United States -- Designs and plans
Architecture, Modern -- 20th century
Architectural drawings -- American
Detail drawings (drawings)
Hospitals
Government office buildings
Federal reserve banks
Banks (buildings)
Schools
Universities
Colleges
R. Guastavino Company
Mountainside Hospital (Glen Ridge, N.J.)
U.S. Department of Commerce building (Washington, D.C.)
New York Academy of Medicine
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
University of Michigan. Campus entrance cloister
Allegheny General Hospital (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Series I: Architectural Drawings/repositories/3/archival_objects/1633674Allegheny General Hospital (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)/repositories/3/archival_objects/16336491929-1931NYDA.1992.002.00001-.00082Scope and Contents82 sheets : various media
Other Finding AidsProject-level record
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York (New York, New York)/repositories/3/archival_objects/16336451921NYDA.1992.002.00312R-.00340Scope and Contents29 sheets : various media
Other Finding AidsProject-level record
Greenwich Savings Bank Building (New York, New York). Addition [by Kahn & Jacobs]/repositories/3/archival_objects/1633679A142A.15Scope and Contents8 sheets
The Guaranty Trust Company Building (New York, New York)/repositories/3/archival_objects/16336851911-1912A006.01Scope and Contentsplans, elevations, sections
The Guaranty Trust Company Building (New York, New York)/repositories/3/archival_objects/16336871911-1912A006.02The Guaranty Trust Company Building (New York, New York)/repositories/3/archival_objects/16336881911-1912A006.03The Guaranty Trust Company Building (New York, New York)/repositories/3/archival_objects/16336891911-1912A006.04The Guaranty Trust Company Building (New York, New York)/repositories/3/archival_objects/16336901911-1912A006.05The Guaranty Trust Company Building (New York, New York)/repositories/3/archival_objects/16336911911-1912A006.06Hospital Municipal de San Juan Dr. Rafael López Nussa (San Juan, Puerto Rico) /repositories/3/archival_objects/1633681undated0256Scope and Contents1 board drawing : rendering by Louis C. Rosenberg.
Morristown Memorial Hospital Nurses Home (Morristown, New Jersey)/repositories/3/archival_objects/163368319510256Scope and Contents1 board drawing : rendering by Louis C. Rosenberg.
The Mountainside Hospital (Glen Ridge, New Jersey). West Addition/repositories/3/archival_objects/16336471929-1931NYDA.1992.002.00083-.00119Scope and Contents37 sheets : various media
Other Finding AidsProject-level record
The New York Academy of Medicine (New York, New York)/repositories/3/archival_objects/16336481925-1926NYDA.1992.002.00240-.00311VScope and Contents72 sheets : various media ; detail drawings
Scope and ContentsProject-level record
Rhode Island Hospital Trust Building (Providence, Rhode Island)/repositories/3/archival_objects/1633678roll 01Rhode Island Hospital Trust Building (Providence, Rhode Island)/repositories/3/archival_objects/1633909roll 02Rhode Island Hospital Trust Building (Providence, Rhode Island)/repositories/3/archival_objects/1633910roll 03Rhode Island Hospital Trust Building (Providence, Rhode Island)/repositories/3/archival_objects/1633911roll 04Rhode Island Hospital Trust Building (Providence, Rhode Island)/repositories/3/archival_objects/1633912roll 05Rhode Island Hospital Trust Building (Providence, Rhode Island)/repositories/3/archival_objects/1633913roll 06Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital (Lexington, Virginia)/repositories/3/archival_objects/163368419500256Scope and Contents1 board drawing : rendering by Louis C. Rosenberg.
Touro Infirmary (New Orleans, Louisiana)/repositories/3/archival_objects/163368219600256Scope and Contents1 board drawing : rendering by Louis C. Rosenberg.
University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan). Campus Entrance Cloister/repositories/3/archival_objects/1633644[1922]NYDA.1992.002.00341Scope and Contents1 drawing : blueprint on paper ; detail drawings of campus entrance and cloister in plan, sections, and elevations.
Other Finding AidsProject-level record
University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan). Lawyer's Club and Dormitory/repositories/3/archival_objects/16336771922Scope and Contents11 sheets: plans and elevations
University of Michigan (Ann Arbor). Law Quadrangle/repositories/3/archival_objects/1633680undated0257Scope and Contents1 sheet : lithographic rendering
U.S. Assay Office (New York, New York). Wall Street Addition/repositories/3/archival_objects/16336861915-19200251Scope and ContentsPrimary Creator: York & Sawyer. 55 sheets (30 ink on linen, 16 pencil on trace, 9 blueprints) : plans, elevations, sections, details, framing, heating/electric, pneumatic, vestibule sections and plan.
U.S. Assay Office (New York, New York). Wall Street Addition/repositories/3/archival_objects/16386831909-19120252Scope and ContentsPrimary Creator : James Knox Taylor, Supervising Architect for the Treasury Department. 35 drawings (34 ink on linen, 1 pencil on paper) : plans, elevations, sections, foundation, framing , plumbing, conduit/wiring, elevator, heating, vault plans and details.
U.S. Assay Office (New York, New York). Wall Street Addition/repositories/3/archival_objects/16386841918-19240253Scope and ContentsPrimary Creator : J.A. Wetmore, Supervising Architect for the Treasury Department. 28 drawings (12 ink on linen, 16 ink on reproduction) : vault plans, sections and details.
U.S. Assay Office (New York, New York). Wall Street Addition/repositories/3/archival_objects/16386851913-19260254Scope and ContentsPrimary Creator: Office of Supervising Chief Engineer, U.S. Public Buildings. 55 sheets (54 ink on linen, 1 pencil on trace) : proposed additions and alterations.
U.S. Assay Office (New York, New York). Wall Street Addition/repositories/3/archival_objects/16386861907-19350255A018.05Scope and ContentsCreators: Chief Engineer and Supt. of Repairs; Oscar Wenderoth, Supervising Architect, Treasury Department; W.C. Lyon; Office of District Engineer, Procurement Division; City Surveyors; Office of Supervising Chief Engineer, US Public Buildings. 46 drawings and 12 pages specifications : specs, plans, site maps, property surveys; steel safe/strong room; alterations.
The United States Department of Commerce Headquarters (Washington, D.C.)/repositories/3/archival_objects/16336461928NYDA.1992.002.00120-.00239Scope and Contents120 photomechanical prints : various media
Other Finding AidsProject-level record [Part I]
Project-level record [Part II]