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.[1] In 1898, they established their independent firm, based in New York City.[citation needed]
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.
^ abKaren Van Lengen and Lisa Reilly. "Vassar College: An Architectural Tour." The Campus Guide Series. (New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2004), p.113
^Karen Van Lengen and Lisa Reilly. "Vassar College: An Architectural Tour." The Campus Guide Series. (New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2004), p.138
^Karen Van Lengen and Lisa Reilly. "Vassar College: An Architectural Tour." The Campus Guide Series. (New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2004), p.102
^Karen Van Lengen and Lisa Reilly. "Vassar College: An Architectural Tour." The Campus Guide Series. (New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2004), p.59
^Karen Van Lengen and Lisa Reilly. "Vassar College: An Architectural Tour." The Campus Guide Series. (New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2004), p.88-101
American Security and Trust Company Building, Washington, D.C. (1905)
New-York Historical Society, New York City (1908)
Law Quadrangle, University of Michigan (1924-1933)
Herbert C. Hoover Building, Washington, DC (1927-1932)
Old Royal Bank Building, Montreal (1926–1928)
Commerce Court North (consulting, 1931)
