Adams & Prentice
Adams & Prentice, Mamfeldt, Adams & Prentice, and Mamfeldt, Adams & Woodbridge were s series of American architectural firms in mid-twentieth-century New York City, with Adams & Prentice (fl. 1929-1941) being the most well-known, all established by architect Lewis Greenleaf Adams, AIA with various partners.[1] The series of partnerships were the predecessor firms of the influential firm Adams & Woodbridge (fl. 1945-1974), which was functional from 1945 to 1974 with partners Adams and Frederick James Woodbridge, FAIA, formerly of the firm Evans, Moore & Woodbridge. Adams & Woodbridge later estimated in 1953 that their firm and its above-mentioned predecessor firms had been responsible for “about 100 residences and alterations.” [2] In 1929, the office was located at 15 West 38th Street, Manhattan.[3]
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Works as Adams & Prentice (1929-1941)
- 1929: 255 West 34th Street, 6-story brick stores & loft building, built for 255 West 34th Street, Inc., (Theodore Margulis, President) at a cost of $45,000[3]
- 1930: Brooks School (Andover, Massachusetts), $75,000[2]
- 1930: Gnome Bakery (New York City), $10,000[2]
- 1931: Richard B. Byrd School (Glen Rock, New Jersey). $85,000[2]
- 1932: The Yale Daily News Building, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, $93,000 (as Adams & Prentice) [1] or $100,000[2]
- 1940: St. Bernard's School, Manhattan, New York City, $77,000 [2]
1933: Lu Shan, Gladstone, New Jersey, the estate of Henry and Leila Luce.
Works as Mamfeldt, Adams & Woodbridge
- 1932: Wethersfield Church Home, Wethersfield, Connecticut, $100,000[2]
Works as Mamfeldt, Adams & Prentice
- 1931: West Middle School for the Hartford, Connecticut, School District, $325,000[1] or $340,000[2]
- 1931: Madison Beach Yacht Club (Madison, Connecticut), $80,000[2]
- 1934: U.S. Government Federal Building and Post Office (Hartford, Connecticut), $1,031,000 (as Malmfeldt, Adams & Prentice) [1] or $1,080,000.[2]
- 1940: Edo Aircraft Factory for the Edo Aircraft Corporation, Long Island City, New York City, $305,000[1][2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Questionnaire for Architects’ Roster and/or Register of Architects Qualified for Federal Public Works [1] April 30, 1946.
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 "Questionnaire for Architects’ Roster and/or Register of Architects Qualified for Federal Public Works [2] February 27, 1953.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Office for Metropolitan History, "Manhattan NB Database 1900-1986," (Accessed 15 Apr 2011).
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