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Adams & Prentice

American architectural firm

Adams & Prentice, Malmfeldt, Adams & Prentice, and Malmfeldt, Adams & Woodbridge were a series of American architectural firms in mid-twentieth-century New York City, with Adams & Prentice (fl. 1929–1941) being the most well-known, all established by architect Lewis Greenleaf Adams, AIA with various partners. The series of partnerships were the predecessor firms of the influential firm Adams & Woodbridge (fl.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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Adams & Prentice, Malmfeldt, Adams & Prentice, and Malmfeldt, Adams & Woodbridge were a series of American architectural firms in mid-twentieth-century New York City, with Adams & Prentice (fl. 1929–1941) being the most well-known, all established by architect Lewis Greenleaf Adams, AIA with various partners. The series of partnerships were the predecessor firms of the influential firm Adams & Woodbridge (fl. 1945–1974), which was functional from 1945 to 1974 with partners Adams and Frederick James Woodbridge, FAIA, formerly of the firm Evans, Moore & Woodbridge. Adams & Woodbridge later estimated in 1953 that their firm and its above-mentioned predecessor firms had been responsible for “about 100 residences and alterations.” In 1929, the office was located at 15 West 38th Street, Manhattan.2

The story

1929: 255 West 34th Street, 6-story brick stores & loft building, built for 255 West 34th Street, Inc., (Theodore Margulis, President) at a cost of $45,000

1930: Brooks School (Andover, Massachusetts), $75,000

1930: Gnome Bakery (New York City), $10,000

1931: Richard B. Byrd School (Glen Rock, New Jersey). $85,000

1932: The Yale Daily News Building, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, $93,000 (as Adams & Prentice) or $100,000

1940: St. Bernard's School, Manhattan, New York City, $77,000

1933: Lu Shan, Gladstone, New Jersey, the estate of Henry and Leila Luce.

From Wikipedia’s article on Adams & Prentice, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Timeline

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