C.B.J. Snyder
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The architect Charles B.J. Snyder (b. 1860, Stillwater NY - d. 1945) was the Superintendent of School Buildings for the New York City Board of Education between 1891 and 1923, when he was succeeded by William H. Gompert.
Synder was a prolific master designer of public schools whose innovative H-plan design provided each classroom with generous light and fresh air. Each school also featured a grand courtyard entrance.
Synder's schools were typically designed using Beaux Arts or Gothic touches, and in mid-block locations away from busy and polluted avenues. His idea was to design spaces for learning that would offer a respite from the teeming, noisy, and impoversihed immigrant quarters that were often nearby. Notable builidngs include:
- Original Stuyvesant High School, 326-324 E 16th Street, Manhattan
- Washington Irving High School, Manhattan.
- Original PS 9, 466 West End Avenue, Manhattan
[edit] External links
- [1] New York City Landmarks Preservations Committee Report on original Stuvesant High School building, with extensive information of Synder.
