Boak & Paris

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.

Boak & Paris
315 Riverside Drive, designed by Boak & Paris
Practice information
Key architectsRussell M. Boak
Hyman F. Paris
LocationNew York City

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
  1. Gray, Christopher (July 15, 2001). "2 Little-Known Architects of Distinctive Buildings". Retrieved November 2, 2018.
  2. NYC 2015, p. 312.

Bibliography
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