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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
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York & Sawyer architectural drawings, 1921-1931, held by the Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library, Columbia University
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as it was practiced in the United States. The original partners Edward York and Philip Sawyer both trained in the office of
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in New York City. Their successor firm, Kiff, Colean, Voss & Souder, were leaders in hospital design.
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York and Sawyer became known as specialists in the design of banks and hospitals. Original
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in the 1890s. In 1898, they established their independent firm, based in
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New England Hall of Vassar College (1901, enlarged 1919, renovated 2001)
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by York and Sawyer are held in the Dept. of Drawings & Archives at
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U.S. Assay Office Building, 30 Wall Street, New York City (1919)
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All but three projects are located in the US. Two are in
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Miss Hall's School (1924) 492 Holmes Rd, Pittsfield, MA
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The Michigan Law Quadrangle: Architecture and Origins
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Edificio First National Bank of Boston, Buenos Aires
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Swift Hall of Vassar College (1900, remodeled 1941)
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Index

Philip Sawyer (cyclist)
Beaux-Arts architecture
McKim, Mead & White
New York City

New-York Historical Society
New-York Historical Society
Walker & Gillette
New York Athletic Club
architectural drawings
Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Columbia University
Canada
Montreal
Toronto
Argentina
Buenos Aires

Vassar College
Riggs National Bank
Washington, D.C.
Middlebury College
The Chemists' Club
American Security and Trust Company Building
New-York Historical Society
Walker & Gillette
Brooklyn Trust Company Building
Martha Cook Building
University of Michigan
Rhode Island Hospital Trust Building

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