Boak & Paris
| Boak & Paris | |
|---|---|
 315 Riverside Drive, designed by Boak & Paris | |
| Practice information | |
| Key architects | Russell M. Boak Hyman F. Paris |
| Location | New York City |
Boak & Paris was an American architectural firm best known for designing multiple pre-war buildings in Manhattan before and during the Great Depression. It was founded by Russell M. Boak and Hyman F. Paris.
History
Russell M. Boak and Hyman F. Paris were two alumni of architect Emery Roth,[1] famous for having designed iconic pre-war luxury residential buildings like The San Remo or The Eldorado. Boak and Paris established their own architectural practice in 1927.[1]
Founders
Russell M. Boak
Russell M. Boak was born in September 25, 1896 in the Bronx, New York.[1] He attended public school and after eighth grade, he started as a draftsman in the office of Emery Roth.[1]
Hyman F. Paris
Little is known about the early years of Hyman Paris. He was born in Austria.[2] Records indicates that he was not registered as an architect until 1922, and had been employed by George F. Pelham in 1917 and by Emery Roth from 1912 to 1923.[2]
Buildings
Boak & Paris have designed numerous residential buildings that are now landmark or part of a landmark historic district of the City of New York.
- 139 East 94th Street (1928)
- 152 East 94th Street (1937)
- 315 Riverside Drive (1930)
- 450 West End Avenue (1931)
- 45 Christopher Street (1931)
- 302 West 12th Street (1931)
- 336 West End Avenue (1932)
- 2624-2626 Broadway (1933)
- 143 West 72nd Street (1935)
- 5 Riverside Drive (1936)
- 3-11 West 86th Street (1937)
- 100 Riverside Drive (1938)
- 20 Fifth Avenue (1940)
References
- ^ a b c d Gray, Christopher (July 15, 2001). "2 Little-Known Architects of Distinctive Buildings". Retrieved November 2, 2018.
- ^ a b NYC 2015, p. 312.
Bibliography
- Alt, Annice M. (2014). Boak & Paris / Boak & Raad: New York Architects. ISBN 978-1499054101.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: ref duplicates default (link) - Betts, Mary Beth (June 23, 2015). Riverside-West End Historic District Extension II Designation Report (PDF). NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission.
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