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," New York Times, August 9, 1963
  4. Obituary: "C.J. Bensley, 87, Executive Who Led School Board Panel," New York Times, June 5, 1995.
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