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4 unusual facts about York and Sawyer


Frederick Staples Benedict

For more than thirty years he was a partner in the firm of York and Sawyer.

Riggs National Bank

It was designed by architects York and Sawyer in 1899, completed in 1902, and is an example of Classical Revival architecture.

York and Sawyer

Their ability to organize, separate and coordinate mixed uses in a building is exemplified by their massive New York Athletic Club.

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.


Bowery Savings Bank

It was designed by York and Sawyer in Italian Romanesque Revival style, with William Louis Ayres as the partner in charge.


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Ruth Sawyer

Eventually the family returned to New York and Sawyer attended the Garland Kindergarten Training School for two years.