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Trench & Snook was an architecture firm in New York City in the mid-19th century which was a partnership of Joseph Trench, the senior partner, and John B. Snook, the junior partner. It evolved out of Joseph Trench & Company around the mid-1840s, several years after Snook joined the firm. After Trench left in 1850 or 1851, Snook practiced on his own under the company name. [1] It later became John B. Snook & Sons after three of his sons and a son-in-law joined the firm. [2]

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  1. Brazee, Christopher D. and Most, Jennifer L. "Architects Appendix" to the "East 10th Street Histyoric District Designation Report", New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (January 17, 2012)
  2. "NYCLPC NoHo Historic District Designation Report" (June 29, 1999), p.219