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Neville & Bagge was a major residential architecture and construction firm in New York City between 1892 and 1917. Its first office was in Harlem at 217 West 125th Street. [1]

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The partners of Neville & Bagge were Thomas Neville Sr., a builder from Ireland, and George Arthur Bagge, an architect from Manchester, England. Mr. Neville's son, Thomas P. Neville, also joined the firm as an architect. Little more is known about them; the firm's records and drawings are lost. [2] But Neville & Bagge buildings in Manhattan number in the hundreds. [1]

Along with its competitors Schwartz & Gross and George Pelham, Neville & Bagge was one of the most prolific designers of multiple dwellings in Manhattan, especially in the uptown neighborhoods where construction was booming. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] In Morningside Heights: A History of Its Architecture and Development, Andrew S. Dolkart writes:

Although generally unheralded, it was Schwartz & Gross, George Pelham, Neville & Bagge, and other speculative architects who, by the sheer volume of their work, created the architectural character and texture of many of New York's neighborhoods . . . [3]

Neville & Bagge applied for at least 531 new building permits between 1892 and 1917 [1] and designed and built many residential landmarks.

The Garrison Apartments, 435 Convent Ave., New York, NY 10031. Designed and built by Neville & Bagge, 1909-1910. GarrisonApts 435ConventAve NyNy10031.jpg
The Garrison Apartments, 435 Convent Ave., New York, NY 10031. Designed and built by Neville & Bagge, 1909-1910.

Selected works

Residences

Churches

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