Manoug Exerjian
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Manoug Exerjian was a Nassau County, New York
architect, who came to Great Neck, New York
, in 1923. A native of Istanbul, Turkey, he graduated from the Royal School of Architecture in Istanbul, in 1914. He designed the Manhasset, New York medical center
and hospital.
He came to prominence after winning first prize, $750, in a competition for best design of a Broadway (Manhattan) block front. Specifically, the contest featured hypothetical drawings of the east side of Times Square
, between 44th Street and 45th Street. Exerjian resided at 147 East 33rd Street (Manhattan), when his plan was victorious in December 1933.
, which were purchased from him in February 1929.
In March 1934 Exerjian advised that $25,000,000 in allocated United States Federal Government funds, be used to make alterations in existing dwellings in the Lower East Side
. He stressed that the same sum of money, when used to build several blocks of new housing, would perpetuate the existence of slums much longer. This would occur because private capital would not be capable of competing profitably with tax exempt housing.
Exergian designed a group of three apartment houses on Queens Boulevard
between 66th Avenue and 67th Drive, in Forest Hills, New York. Designed in the six story garden style, in 1937, the three apartment units covered a block measuring 600 feet. 212 apartments and 14 stores were planned for the area.
As president of Houses For Modern Living, Inc., Exerjian built and sold 24 lots, three blocks from the Eighth Avenue subway
, in November 1940. The development was on the south side of Austin Street, east of Yellowstone Boulevard, in Forest Hills. Earlier he built and sold several private homes in the area.
Nassau County, New York
Nassau County is a suburban county on Long Island, east of New York City in the U.S. state of New York, within the New York Metropolitan Area. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,339,532...
architect, who came to Great Neck, New York
Great Neck, New York
The term Great Neck is commonly applied to a peninsula on the North Shore of Long Island, which includes the village of Great Neck, the village of Great Neck Estates, the village of Great Neck Plaza, and others, as well as an area south of the peninsula near Lake Success and the border of Queens...
, in 1923. A native of Istanbul, Turkey, he graduated from the Royal School of Architecture in Istanbul, in 1914. He designed the Manhasset, New York medical center
North Shore University Hospital
North Shore University Hospital is one of the cornerstones of the North Shore-LIJ Health System, as well as an academic campus for the New York University School of Medicine and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine....
and hospital.
He came to prominence after winning first prize, $750, in a competition for best design of a Broadway (Manhattan) block front. Specifically, the contest featured hypothetical drawings of the east side of Times Square
Times Square
Times Square is a major commercial intersection in the borough of Manhattan in New York City, at the junction of Broadway and Seventh Avenue and stretching from West 42nd to West 47th Streets...
, between 44th Street and 45th Street. Exerjian resided at 147 East 33rd Street (Manhattan), when his plan was victorious in December 1933.
Career as designer
Exerjian owned and designed four houses located at Cannon Place, near 288th Street, the Bronx, in 1927. He owned several plots of land on lower Lexington Avenue (Manhattan)Lexington Avenue (Manhattan)
Lexington Avenue, often colloquially abbreviated by New Yorkers as "Lex," is an avenue on the East Side of the borough of Manhattan in New York City that carries southbound one-way traffic from East 131st Street to Gramercy Park at East 21st Street...
, which were purchased from him in February 1929.
In March 1934 Exerjian advised that $25,000,000 in allocated United States Federal Government funds, be used to make alterations in existing dwellings in the Lower East Side
Lower East Side
The Lower East Side, LES, is a neighborhood in the southeastern part of the New York City borough of Manhattan. It is roughly bounded by Allen Street, East Houston Street, Essex Street, Canal Street, Eldridge Street, East Broadway, and Grand Street....
. He stressed that the same sum of money, when used to build several blocks of new housing, would perpetuate the existence of slums much longer. This would occur because private capital would not be capable of competing profitably with tax exempt housing.
Exergian designed a group of three apartment houses on Queens Boulevard
Queens Boulevard
Queens Boulevard is a major thoroughfare in the New York City boroughs of Manhattan and Queens connecting communities from Midtown Manhattan to Jamaica...
between 66th Avenue and 67th Drive, in Forest Hills, New York. Designed in the six story garden style, in 1937, the three apartment units covered a block measuring 600 feet. 212 apartments and 14 stores were planned for the area.
As president of Houses For Modern Living, Inc., Exerjian built and sold 24 lots, three blocks from the Eighth Avenue subway
IND Queens Boulevard Line
The Queens Boulevard Line is a fully underground line of the B Division of the New York City Subway in Manhattan and Queens, New York City, United States. The line provides crosstown service across Manhattan under 53rd Street and east through Queens to Jamaica...
, in November 1940. The development was on the south side of Austin Street, east of Yellowstone Boulevard, in Forest Hills. Earlier he built and sold several private homes in the area.
Works
- 1927: Four houses located at Cannon Place, near 288th Street, the Bronx
- 1934: Crypt of Holy Cross Armenian Apostolic Church (New York City)Holy Cross Armenian Apostolic Church (New York City)Holy Cross Armenian Apostolic Church is a significant Armenian Apostolic Churchin Washington Heights, Manhattan, New York City at 580 West 187th Street. It occupies the former second location of the Lutheran church of The Lutheran Church of Our Saviour, established in 1897 as a mission church of...
- 1937: Three six-storey apartment houses on Queens BoulevardQueens BoulevardQueens Boulevard is a major thoroughfare in the New York City boroughs of Manhattan and Queens connecting communities from Midtown Manhattan to Jamaica...
between 66th Avenue and 67th Drive, in Forest Hills, New York - 1952-1953: Renovation and refacing of Holy Cross Armenian Apostolic Church (New York City)Holy Cross Armenian Apostolic Church (New York City)Holy Cross Armenian Apostolic Church is a significant Armenian Apostolic Churchin Washington Heights, Manhattan, New York City at 580 West 187th Street. It occupies the former second location of the Lutheran church of The Lutheran Church of Our Saviour, established in 1897 as a mission church of...