Superintendent of School Buildings, New York City

School district in the U.S. state of New York

The Superintendent of Schools Buildings was a position assigned by the School Building Commission of the New York City Board of Education.

## BOE Superintendents of School Buildings

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Brooklyn Board of Education (until 1898)

* 1859-1879[1] -- Samuel B. Leonard
* 1879-1898[2] -- James W. Naughton (b. approx 1840 - d. Feb. 12, 1898)

Public School Society of New York (until 1842)

* 1837-1872 -- Amnon Macvey (d. 1872)

New York City Board of Education (1842-2002)

* 1872-1886 -- David I. Stagg (b. 1816 Paterson, NJ \- d. 1886)[3]
* 1886-1891 -- George W. Debevoise (1840-1919)[4]
* 1891-1923 -- Charles B. J. Snyder (1860-1945)
* 1923-1927 -- William H. Gompert (1875-1946)
* 1928-1938 -- Walter C. Martin
* 1940s -- Thomas Duff
* 1950s -- William F. Correale

(In 1898 New York City consolidated with Brooklyn, part of The Bronx, parts of Queens, and Staten Island)

## DOE Directors of Architecture

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* 1963-1974[5] -- Arthur G. Paletta (1909-1984) (appointed by the BOE Aug 8, 1963)[6]

## School Architects

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* 1938-1952 -- Harold Eric Kebbon (1890-1964), designed 100 buildings for the NYC BOE.

## Building Commission

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### Past Chairmen

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* 1890s -- Robert Maclay (b. 1833 - d. July 28, 1898)
* 1920-1927 -- John A. Ferguson, MD (b. 1870 Nova Scotia d. June 9, 1955 Ridgewood, NJ). He oversaw the construction of 243 elementary schools and 14 high schools.
* 1948-1961 -- Charles J. Bensley (b. Dec. 25, 1907 - d. June 3, 1995) He oversaw about 325 school projects totaling about $900 million.[7]

## Notes and references

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1. ^ Landmarks Preservation Commission, p.1 http://s-media.nyc.gov/agencies/lpc/lp/1977.pdf
2. ^ Landmarks Preservation Commission, p.3 http://s-media.nyc.gov/agencies/lpc/lp/1289.pdf
3. ^ David I. Stagg Obituary, New York Tribune, May 13, 1886, p. 5.
4. ^ Book of the Holland Society of New-York, pg. 180, pub. by the Holland Society of New York (1920-1921)
5. ^ Obituary,The Daily Item https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-item-obituary-for-arthur-g-pal/149020427/
6. ^ "Board of Education names Director of Architecture," New York Times, August 9, 1963
7. ^ Obituary: "C.J. Bensley, 87, Executive Who Led School Board Panel," New York Times, June 5, 1995.

## External links

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* New York City Department of Education
* NYC DOE School Construction Authority -- official site