| Boak & Paris | |
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 315 Riverside Drive, designed by Boak & Paris | |
| Practice information | |
| Key architects | Russell M. Boak Hyman F. Paris |
| Location | New York City |
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.
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]
Russell M. Boak was born on 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]
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]
Boak & Paris have designed numerous residential buildings that are now landmark or part of a landmark historic district of the City of New York.
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