Adams & Prentice
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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. 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.” In 1929, the office was located at 15 West 38th Street, Manhattan.
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, with Adams & Prentice (fl. 1929-1941) being the most well-known, all established by architect Lewis Greenleaf Adams
Lewis Greenleaf Adams
Lewis Greenleaf Adams, AIA, , was an American architect based in New York City who practiced in mid- to late-twentieth-century New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut, as part of the firms Mamfeldt, Adams & Prentice, Adams & Prentice , Mamfeldt, Adams & Woodbridge, Adams & Woodbridge Lewis Greenleaf...
, AIA
American Institute of Architects
The American Institute of Architects is a professional organization for architects in the United States. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., the AIA offers education, government advocacy, community redevelopment, and public outreach to support the architecture profession and improve its public image...
with various partners. The series of partnerships were the predecessor firms of the influential firm Adams & Woodbridge
Adams & Woodbridge
Adams and Woodbridge was an American architectural firm in the mid-twentieth-century New York City, established in 1945 by Lewis Greenleaf Adams, AIA, and Frederick James Woodbridge, FAIA, and disestablished in 1974 after the latter's death. It was the successor to the firms Evans, Moore &...
(fl. 1945-1974), which was functional from 1945 to 1974 with partners Adams and Frederick James Woodbridge
Frederick James Woodbridge
Frederick James Woodbridge, AIA, , was an American architect based in New York City who practiced in mid- to late-twentieth-century New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut, as part of the firms Evans, Moore & Woodbridge, Mamfeldt, Adams & Woodbridge, and Adams & Woodbridge , as well as being a...
, FAIA
FAIA
Fellow of the American Institute of Architects is a postnomial, designating an individual who has been named a fellow of the American Institute of Architects...
, formerly of the firm Evans, Moore & Woodbridge
Evans, Moore & Woodbridge
Evans, Moore, and Woodbridge was an American architectural firm in the early to mid-twentieth-century New York City. Through partner, Frederick James Woodbridge, FAIA, it was a predecessor firms Adams and Woodbridge, which estimated in 1953 that the firm and its predecessors Evans, Moore, and...
. Adams & Woodbridge
Adams & Woodbridge
Adams and Woodbridge was an American architectural firm in the mid-twentieth-century New York City, established in 1945 by Lewis Greenleaf Adams, AIA, and Frederick James Woodbridge, FAIA, and disestablished in 1974 after the latter's death. It was the successor to the firms Evans, Moore &...
later estimated in 1953 that their firm and its above-mentioned predecessor firms had been responsible for “about 100 residences and alterations.” In 1929, the office was located at 15 West 38th Street, Manhattan.
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
- 1930: Brooks School (Andover, Massachusetts), $75,000
- 1930: Gnome Bakery (New York City), $10,000
- 1931: Richard B. Byrd School (Glen Rock, New Jersey). $85,000
- 1932: The Yale Daily News Building, Yale UniversityYale UniversityYale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
, New Haven, ConnecticutNew Haven, ConnecticutNew Haven is the second-largest city in Connecticut and the sixth-largest in New England. According to the 2010 Census, New Haven's population increased by 5.0% between 2000 and 2010, a rate higher than that of the State of Connecticut, and higher than that of the state's five largest cities, and...
, $93,000 (as Adams & Prentice) or $100,000 - 1940: St. Bernard’s School (Manhattan), New York City, $77,000
Works as Mamfeldt, Adams & Woodbridge
- 1932: Wetherfield Church Home, Wetherfield, Connecticut, $100,000
Works as Mamfeldt, Adams & Prentice
- 1931: West Middle School for the Hartford, Connecticut, School District, $325,000 or $340,000
- 1931: Madison Beach Yacht Club (Madison, Connecticut), $80,000
- 1934: U.S. Government Federal Building and Post Office (Hartford, Connecticut), $1,031,000 (as Malmfeldt, Adams & Prentice) or $1,080,000.
- 1940: Edo Aircraft Factory for the Edo Aircraft CorporationEdo Aircraft CorporationEdo Aircraft Corporation was an American aircraft manufacturing company known primarily for manufacturing pontoons for floatplanes.-History:...
, Long Island City, New York City, $305,000