Superintendent of School Buildings, New York City

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

Brooklyn Board of Education (until 1898)

• 1879-1898 — 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)^[1]
• 1886-1891 — George W. Debevoise (1840-1919)^[2]
• 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
• 1970s — Samuel B. Leonard

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

DOE Directors of Architecture

• 1963 — Arthur G. Paletta (1909-1984) (appointed by the BOE Aug 8, 1963)^[3]

School Architects

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

Building Commission

Past Chairmen

• 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.^[4]

Notes and references

1. David I. Stagg Obituary, New York Tribune, May 13, 1886, p. 5.
2. Book of the Holland Society of New-York, pg. 180, pub. by the Holland Society of New York (1920-1921)
3. Board of Education names Director of Architecture, The New York Times, Aug. 9, 1963.
4. Obituary: C.J. Bensley, 87, Executive Who Led School Board Panel, The New York Times, June 5, 1995.

External links

• New York City Department of Education
• NYC DOE School Construction Authority — official site