C.B.J. Snyder
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for his leadership, innovation, and transformation of school building construction process, design, and quality during his tenure as Superintendent of School Buildings
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 ...
for the New York City Board of Education
New York City Department of Education
The New York City Department of Education is the branch of municipal government in New York City that manages the city's public school system. It is the largest school system in the United States, with over 1.1 million students taught in more than 1,700 separate schools...
between 1891 and 1923.
Elected Superintendent of School Buildings
At its last meeting of the school year, July 8, 1891, the Board of Education elected Snyder as Superintendent of Buildings, to succeed George W. Debevoise, who had resigned. Of the thirteen votes cast, Snyder received twelve. It's not clear how Snyder won the support, but he may have had a connection with the banker Robert MaclayRobert Maclay
Robert Maclay may refer to:* Robert Samuel Maclay , American Christian missionary to the Far East* Robert Maclay , American merchant and businessman...
, head of the Board of Education's Building Committee. Snyder named his younger son "Robert Maclay." From the time of his appointment until the consolidation of the City of Greater New York
City of Greater New York
The City of Greater New York was a term commonly used originally to refer to the expanded city created on January 1, 1898 by the incorporation into the city of Richmond County, Kings County, Queens County, and the eastern part of what is now called The Bronx...
in 1898, Snyder oversaw Manhattan and The Bronx.
On January 1, 1898, The City of New York consolidated with the City of Brooklyn, the County of New York (which then included parts of The Bronx
The Bronx
The Bronx is the northernmost of the five boroughs of New York City. It is also known as Bronx County, the last of the 62 counties of New York State to be incorporated...
), the County of Richmond, and the western portion of the County of Queens. After the consolidation, Snyder retained his position as Superintendent of School Buildings for the NYC BoE.
School design innovations
Snyder saw school buildings as civic monuments for a better society. He was concerned with health and safety issues in public schools and focused on fire protection, ventilation, lighting, and classroom size. Snyder used terra cottaTerra cotta
Terracotta, Terra cotta or Terra-cotta is a clay-based unglazed ceramic, although the term can also be applied to glazed ceramics where the fired body is porous and red in color...
blocks in floor construction to improve fireproofing
Fireproofing
Fireproofing, a passive fire protection measure, refers to the act of making materials or structures more resistant to fire, or to those materials themselves, or the act of applying such materials. Applying a certification listed fireproofing system to certain structures allows these to have a...
, and large and numerous windows to allow more light and air into the classrooms. He also developed new methods for mechanical air circulation in school buildings. The problem of school design in New York was compounded by the relatively constricted sites which were necessitated by the high cost of land acquisition.
- H-Plan: In 1896 Snyder began designing his first "H-plan," which provided two side courts. Snyder's H-plan improved the overall environmental quality by, among other things, allowing generous light and fresh air into classrooms. And, it featured a grand courtyard entrance. It also provided areas between the wings that were safe for recreation.
- Skeletal Structure: The use of steel skeleton framing for buildings over four stories allowed for cheaper and faster construction as well as an increased span of window openings.
- Standardizing a New Standard: Because of the need to produce many buildings in a short time, Snyder's office improved the design and planning ideas of earlier schools and sometimes used the same basic design for several schools.
- Organizational & Project Management: Snyder reorganized the Deputy Superintendents so that each was responsible for a single part of the building — such as (i) design and planning, (ii) heating and ventilating, (iii) electricity, (iv) plumbing and drainage, (v) furniture, and (vi) inspection and records — and each reported directly to him.
Retirement
In 1922, Snyder began openly exploring retirement. He said that he hadn't had a vacation in 18 years and was tired and completely worn-out and that it was time to go fishing. On July 1, 1923, Snyder officially retired.Notable architectural structures (listed by original designation)
Gothic architecture
Gothic architecture is a style of architecture that flourished during the high and late medieval period. It evolved from Romanesque architecture and was succeeded by Renaissance architecture....
, Jacobean
Jacobean architecture
The Jacobean style is the second phase of Renaissance architecture in England, following the Elizabethan style. It is named after King James I of England, with whose reign it is associated.-Characteristics:...
, and Dutch Colonial
Dutch Colonial
Dutch Colonial is a style of domestic architecture, primarily characterized by gambrel roofs having curved eaves along the length of the house...
. He preferred mid-block locations away from busy and polluted avenues. One of his signature motifs was to design spaces for learning that would offer a respite from noisy streets and poverty.
Elementary schools (grammar schools, K-8)
The Bronx- Public School 17Public School 17Public School 17 is a historic school located at City Island, The Bronx, New York, New York. It was designed by noted architect C. B. J. Snyder and built in 1897 in the Neo-Georgian style. A rear addition was built in 1930. It is a two story, five bay brick building on a high basement. It...
; now City Island Museum (190 Fordham St., E. of City Island Ave.) - PS 27 (519 St. Ann's Ave., btwn. 147th & 148th Sts.) NYC Landmark
- PS 28 (1861 Anthony Avenue, btwn Mt Hope Place and East Tremont Avenue) - a.k.a. The Mount Hope School, a plaque at the entrance verifies that Snyder was the architect, designing it in 1896-7, but the numeric designation on the plaque is altered
- PS 31 (425 Grand ConcourseGrand Concourse (Bronx)The Grand Concourse is a major thoroughfare in the borough of the Bronx in New York City...
at Walton Ave.) NYC Landmark - PS 32 in Little Italy area, 183rd and Beaumont- a beautiful red-brick, terra-cotta & gargoyle redstone Gothic structure
Brooklyn
- PS 157, 850 Kent Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11205
- PS 133, 375 Butler St, Brooklyn 11217
Manhattan
- PS 1, Alfred E. Smith School (8 Henry StreetHenry Street (Manhattan)Henry Street is a street in the Lower East Side of Manhattan in New York City that runs in a northeasterly direction one-way eastbound from Oliver Street in the south and west, passing underneath the Manhattan Bridge and on to Grand Street in the north and east. The street is named for Henry...
); this building featured what some believe was the world's first rooftop playground - PS 9Public School 9Public School 9, also known as Livingston School, is a historic building built in 1892 and a school in New York City. The building was listed on the U.S...
, now PS 811 (466 West End AvenueWest End AvenueWest End Avenue is a north-south thoroughfare on the West Side of the borough of Manhattan in New York City, not far from the Hudson River.West End Avenue originates at West 59th Street; the continuation of the street below 59th Street is called Eleventh Avenue. It runs from 59th Street to its...
at 82nd St.) - PS 23 (70 Mulberry St.Mulberry Street (Manhattan)Mulberry Street is a principal thoroughfare in Manhattan, New York. The street was listed on maps of the area since at least 1755. The "Bend" in Mulberry in which the street changes direction from southwest to northeast to a northerly direction was to avoid the wetlands surrounding the Collect Pond...
, ChinatownChinatown, ManhattanManhattan's Chinatown , home to one of the highest concentrations of Chinese people in the Western hemisphere, is located in the borough of Manhattan in New York City...
), now a community center that houses, among other things, the Museum of Chinese in America - PS 42 (71 Hester St., ChinatownChinatown, ManhattanManhattan's Chinatown , home to one of the highest concentrations of Chinese people in the Western hemisphere, is located in the borough of Manhattan in New York City...
) - PS 64 (605 E 9th St.Manhattan streets, 1-14This article covers numbered east-west streets in Manhattan, New York City. Major streets have their own linked articles; minor streets are discussed here. The streets do not run exactly east-west, because their grid is aligned with the Hudson River rather than with the cardinal directions...
, Alphabet CityAlphabet City, ManhattanAlphabet City is a neighborhood located within the Lower East Side and East Village in the New York City borough of Manhattan. It is also known as Loisaida, a Spanglish adaptation of 'Lower East Side'. Its name comes from Avenues A, B, C, and D, the only avenues in Manhattan to have single-letter...
) NYC Landmark - PS 67 (120 W 46th St., btwn 6th & 7th Aves.), later HS of Performing ArtsHigh School of Performing ArtsThe High School of Performing Arts, more formally known as The School of Performing Arts: A Division of the Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts, informally known as "PA", was a public alternative high school in New York, New York, USA that existed from 1948 through...
; later Liberty HS, currently Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis High SchoolJacqueline Kennedy Onassis High SchoolJacqueline Kennedy Onassis High School is a high school located in Midtown Manhattan. It is named after the former First Lady of the United States, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. It is located at 120 W 46th Street in Manhattan, a building formerly housing the High School of Performing Arts.JKO is a...
NYC Landmark - PS 90 (228 W 148th St. and 225 W 147th St., Central HarlemHarlemHarlem is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Manhattan, which since the 1920s has been a major African-American residential, cultural and business center. Originally a Dutch village, formally organized in 1658, it is named after the city of Haarlem in the Netherlands...
), built in 1905, the building had been abandoned for several decades, but artistic graffitiGraffitiGraffiti is the name for images or lettering scratched, scrawled, painted or marked in any manner on property....
transformed the fence and walls into a shrine honoring several deceased renowned African AmericanAfrican AmericanAfrican Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have at least partial ancestry from any of the native populations of Sub-Saharan Africa and are the direct descendants of enslaved Africans within the boundaries of the present United States...
s. On April 4, 2008, the City deeded the property to "West 147th Associates LLC," a condominium entity created in 2004 by the developer. With little fanfare, the developer, L+M Development Partners Inc., commenced construction of mixed-income condominiums; the aim is to refurbish the original facadeFacadeA facade or façade is generally one exterior side of a building, usually, but not always, the front. The word comes from the French language, literally meaning "frontage" or "face"....
and keep the "H pattern" design intact. The building is now addressed 217 W 147th St. - PS 95 (Clarkson St., South Village), now HS 560 City-as-SchoolCity As SchoolCity-As-School is a public high school located in the West Village of Manhattan New York City. Since its opening in 1972, City-As-School has been distinguished by its curricular focus on experiential learning through internship. City-As-School is built on the idea that all children learn...
- PS 109 (225 East 99th St, East HarlemSpanish HarlemEast Harlem, also known as Spanish Harlem and El Barrio, is a section of Harlem in the northeastern part of the New York City borough of Manhattan. East Harlem is one of the largest predominantly Latino communities in New York City. It includes the area formerly known as Italian Harlem, in which...
), currently vacant, National Register - PS 110 (285 Delancey St., Lower East SideLower East SideThe Lower East Side, LES, is a neighborhood in the southeastern part of the New York City borough of Manhattan. It is roughly bounded by Allen Street, East Houston Street, Essex Street, Canal Street, Eldridge Street, East Broadway, and Grand Street....
) - PS 150; later Hunter College Model School; later Machine & Metal Trades HS; currently Life Sciences Secondary School (E 96th St.)
- PS 160 (107 Suffolk St., SWC or Rivington St.), now home to Clemente Soto Vélez Cultural and Educational Center
- PS 157 (327 St. Nicholas Ave.Saint Nicholas Avenue (Manhattan)Saint Nicholas Avenue is a major New York City street. It runs north-south between 193rd Street and 111th Streets in the New York City borough of Manhattan. It goes through the neighborhoods of Washington Heights, Harlem, Hamilton Heights, and Inwood...
), apartments since 1990, about to convert into a co-opHousing cooperativeA housing cooperative is a legal entity—usually a corporation—that owns real estate, consisting of one or more residential buildings. Each shareholder in the legal entity is granted the right to occupy one housing unit, sometimes subject to an occupancy agreement, which is similar to a lease. ...
National Register - PS 165 (234 West 109th St.)
- PS 166 (132 W 89th St.) NYC Landmark
- PS 168 (317 E 104th St.), now a community health facility
- PS 186 (521 W 145th St., Hamilton Heights, HarlemHarlemHarlem is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Manhattan, which since the 1920s has been a major African-American residential, cultural and business center. Originally a Dutch village, formally organized in 1658, it is named after the city of Haarlem in the Netherlands...
, 1/2 block E of Sugar HillSugar Hill, ManhattanSugar Hill is a neighborhood in the northern part of Hamilton Heights, which itself is a sub-neighborhood of Harlem, a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Manhattan. The neighborhood is defined by 155th Street to the north, 145th Street to the south, Edgecombe Avenue to the east, and...
), in 1975 this structure was so run down that parents held protests and the city opened a new school across the street. The Convent Avenue Baptist Church bought it January 1986 with the intention of creating a new space for its M.L. Wilson Boys' Club (current name: Boys & Girls Club of Harlem, Inc.). The mortgage was satisfied February 2006. But, as of 2008, no improvement have been made and the building is still vacant. The contract between the New York County Local Development Corporation and the M.L. Wilson Boys Club required that significant development be completed on the property within three years of the contract date.
Queens
- Public School 66Public School 66Public School 66, once known as Brooklyn Hills School, is a historic Public School 66, once known as Brooklyn Hills School, is a historic...
(85-11 102nd St., Richmond HillRichmond Hill, QueensRichmond Hill is a neighborhood in central-southern Queens, New York City, USA. It is bordered by Kew Gardens to the north, Woodhaven and Ozone Park to the west, South Ozone Park to the south and South Jamaica to the east...
) National Register
Staten Island
- PS 28; Richmondtown Historical Society (276 Center St., RichmondtownRichmondtown, Staten IslandRichmondtown, is a neighborhood on Staten Island in New York City, New York, in the United States.Originally known as Coccles Town because of the abundance of oyster and clam shells found in the waters of the nearby Fresh Kills, Richmondtown gained its present name in 1728 when the village now...
) NYC Landmark
High schools
The Bronx
- Morris High School (1110 Boston Rd.) NYC Landmark
Brooklyn
- Erasmus Hall High SchoolErasmus Hall High SchoolErasmus Hall Campus High School is a four-year public high school in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, United States operated by the New York City Department of Education....
(899-925 Flatbush Ave.Flatbush Avenue (Brooklyn)Flatbush Avenue is one of the major avenues in the New York City Borough of Brooklyn. It runs from the Manhattan Bridge south-southeastward to Jamaica Bay, where it joins the Marine Parkway Bridge, which connects Brooklyn to the Rockaway Peninsula in Queens...
) NYC Landmark
Manhattan
- Manhattan Trade School for GirlsManhattan Trade School for GirlsThe Manhattan Trade School for Girls was a New York City public high school founded in 1902. At this time it was the only vocational school in the city for female students. It was originally established by philanthropic reformers whose intent was to find a means of providing training for young...
(now The New Manhattan High School Collaborative) (127 E 22nd St) - Stuyvesant High SchoolStuyvesant High SchoolStuyvesant High School , commonly referred to as Stuy , is a New York City public high school that specializes in mathematics and science. The school opened in 1904 on Manhattan's East Side and moved to a new building in Battery Park City in 1992. Stuyvesant is noted for its strong academic...
, the second home (1907 to 1997) (345 E 15th St.) NYC Landmark - Washington Irving High SchoolWashington Irving High School (New York City)Washington Irving High School is located at 40 Irving Place between East 16th and 17th Streets the lower part of the New York City borough of Manhattan...
(40 Irving Pl.).
- DeWitt Clinton High SchoolDeWitt Clinton High SchoolDeWitt Clinton High School is an American high school located in the Bronx, New York City, New York.-History:Clinton opened in 1897 at 60 West 13th Street at the northern end of Greenwich Village under the name of Boys High School, although this Boys High School was not related to the one in Brooklyn...
(10th Ave & 58th St.), now Haaren HallJohn Henry HaarenJohn Henry Haaren was an American educator and historian....
on the campus of John Jay College of Criminal JusticeJohn Jay College of Criminal JusticeThe John Jay College of Criminal Justice is a senior college of the City University of New York in Midtown Manhattan, New York City and is the only liberal arts college with a criminal justice and forensic focus in the United States. The college offers programs in Forensic Science and Forensic...
. It was the largest high school building in the United States when it opened in 1903. - Wadleigh High School for GirlsWadleigh High School for GirlsThe Wadleigh High School for Girls, which opened in 1903, was the first public high school for girls in New York City.At the time, public secondary education for girls was considered highly novel and perhaps a bit scandalous...
; later Wadleigh JHS 88 (215 W 114th St.) NYC Landmark
Queens
- Newtown High SchoolNewtown High School (New York City)Newtown High School is a high school in Elmhurst, a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens. Its multinational student body consists of approximately 4,030 students, mostly Spanish-speaking. Newtown High School celebrated its 110th anniversary in 2007...
NYC Landmark - Flushing High SchoolFlushing High SchoolFlushing High School is a four-year public high school in Flushing, in the New York City borough of Queens. The school is operated by the New York City Department of Education....
(35-01 Union Street) NYC Landmark, National Register
Staten Island
- Curtis High SchoolCurtis High SchoolCurtis High School operated by the New York City Department of Education is one of seven public high schools located in Staten Island, New York City, New York. It was founded on February 9, 1904 and was the first high school on Staten Island.-History:...
NYC Landmark
Structural additions
Brooklyn- 1912 Addition to Girls High School (Macon Street)
Manhattan
- PS 72, later PS 107, now Burgos Cultural Center (1674 Lexington Ave.), (Stagg, Architect 1879-82; annex, Snyder, 1911–13). NYC Landmark
Staten Island
- PS 4 (4210 Arthur Kill Road, TottenvilleTottenville, Staten IslandTottenville with an area of approx. , is the southernmost neighborhood of Staten Island, New York City and New York State. Originally named Bentley Manor by one of its first settlers, Captain Christopher Billop , after a small ship he owned named the Bentley, the district was renamed Tottenville in...
)
Demolished structures
The Bronx- 24th Ward School; later Evander Childs High School Annex; later Resthaven Nursing Home (225 E. 234th St., bet. Kepler and Katonah Aves.)
Manhattan
- PS 6 (Madison AvenueMadison Avenue (Manhattan)Madison Avenue is a north-south avenue in the borough of Manhattan in New York City, United States, that carries northbound one-way traffic. It runs from Madison Square to the Madison Avenue Bridge at 138th Street. In doing so, it passes through Midtown, the Upper East Side , Spanish Harlem, and...
, Upper East SideUpper East SideThe Upper East Side is a neighborhood in the borough of Manhattan in New York City, between Central Park and the East River. The Upper East Side lies within an area bounded by 59th Street to 96th Street, and the East River to Fifth Avenue-Central Park...
)
Education and training
- Completed common schoolCommon schoolA common school was a public school in the United States or Canada in the nineteenth century. The term 'common school' was coined by Horace Mann, and refers to the fact that they were meant to serve individuals of all social classes and religions....
and Public High School in Stillwater, New YorkStillwater, New YorkStillwater is a town in Saratoga County, New York, United States. The population was 7,522 at the 2000 census. The town contains a village called Stillwater...
, at Post High School - 1879-1883 — Arrived in New York City, worked four years with builders in preparation for his profession.
- 1883 — began the practice of architecture.
Snyder earned two credentials from Technical School:
- Cooper UnionCooper UnionThe Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, commonly referred to simply as Cooper Union, is a privately funded college in the East Village neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, United States, located at Cooper Square and Astor Place...
Free Night School of Science, Class C — Third-Year
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- May 28, 1881 — Certificate, Practical Geometry (name of record: "Charles Snyder").
- Cooper UnionCooper UnionThe Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, commonly referred to simply as Cooper Union, is a privately funded college in the East Village neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, United States, located at Cooper Square and Astor Place...
School of Art
- Cooper Union
- May 28, 1884 — Certificate, Elementary Architectural Drawing (name of record: "Chas. B.J. Snyder").
- May 28, 1881 — Certificate, Practical Geometry (name of record: "Charles Snyder").
Post Cooper Union
From the mid to latter 1880s, Snyder worked with William E. Bishop, a New York City master carpenter. Little is known about Bishop. Beginning more than a decade before Snyder's birth, Bishop maintained a lifelong hobby as a volunteer fireman and held a positions of leadership in various firemen companies.
Birth of Snyder's H-plan design
The H-plan design was first implemented by Snyder on a school (PS 165) in 1898 and was inspired by the Hotel de Cluny
Musée de Cluny
The Musée de Cluny , officially known as Musée National du Moyen Âge , is a museum in Paris, France...
in Paris which Snyder had seen in 1896.
Family and personal history
Very little was known about Snyder's personal or family life and there is no known record indicating what his two middle initials stand for.Birth & Growing Up
Snyder was born November 4, 1860, in Stillwater, New York
Stillwater, New York
Stillwater is a town in Saratoga County, New York, United States. The population was 7,522 at the 2000 census. The town contains a village called Stillwater...
. He was the middle of three children born to George I. Snyder (1834-?) (harness
Horse harness
A horse harness is a type of horse tack that allows a horse or other equine to pull various horse-drawn vehicles such as a carriage, wagon or sleigh. Harnesses may also be used to hitch animals to other loads such as a plow or canal boat....
maker) and Charity Ann Snyder (née Shonts) (1834–1919). His two siblings, both sisters, were Ella G. Snyder (1857–1876) and Katy Snyder (b. approx 1865).
Snyder's maternal grandmother — Charity Shonts, née Curtis — (1806–1919, married to Jeremiah Shonts) was the sister of Henry D. Curtis, father of Ellen Louise Curtis Demorest
Ellen Louise Demorest
Ellen Louise Demorest was a US fashion arbiter. She was a successful milliner who widely credited for inventing mass-produced tissue-paper dressmaking patterns. With her husband, William Jennings Demorest, she established a company to sell the patterns, which were adaptations of the latest French...
, businesswoman who, among other things, pioneered paper sewing patterns. In other words, Charles B. J. Snyder and Ellen Louise Curtis were first cousins
Cousin
In kinship terminology, a cousin is a relative with whom one shares one or more common ancestors. The term is rarely used when referring to a relative in one's immediate family where there is a more specific term . The term "blood relative" can be used synonymously and establishes the existence of...
.
Marriage & Children
On September 11, 1889, at the home of the bride's parents in Jersey City Heights
The Heights, Jersey City
The Heights or Jersey City Heights is a district in the north end of Jersey City, New Jersey atop the New Jersey Palisades overlooking Hoboken to the east and Croxton in the Meadowlands to the west....
, Snyder married Harriet Katharine (or Katherine) de Vries
(b. Nov. 30, 1862 - d. May 25, 1927, Brooklyn). They had two sons, Howard Halsey Snyder (b. Oct. 15, 1890, New Rochelle - d. Mar. 1970, Babylon, NY) and Robert Maclay Snyder (b. September 6, 1894, New Rochelle - d. 1945).
Recreational Affiliations
Country Cycle Club (at the Berkeley Oval Clubhouse, Morris Heights
Morris Heights, Bronx
Morris Heights is a low income residential neighborhood located in the west Bronx. The neighborhood is part of Bronx Community Board 5. Its boundaries, starting from the north and moving clockwise are: West Burnside Avenue to the north, Jerome Avenue to the east, the Cross-Bronx Expressway to the...
, The Bronx
The Bronx
The Bronx is the northernmost of the five boroughs of New York City. It is also known as Bronx County, the last of the 62 counties of New York State to be incorporated...
).
Fraternal Affiliations
Snyder was a member of (i) the Kane Lodge No. 454, Free and Accepted Masons (New York City), (ii) the Jerusalem Chapter, No. 8, Royal Arch Masons (New York City), and (iii) Order of Harugari
German Order of Harugari
The German Order of Harugari, sometimes called the Ancient Order of Harugari or by its German name, Der Deutsche Orden der Harugari, is a mutual benefit and cultural association of German Americans founded in New York City in 1847 that was at one time the largest German secret society in the...
, Martha Lodge No. 1,830 of Union Hill, New Jersey
Union Hill, New Jersey
Union Hill is a section of Denville Township in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. The Union Hill section comprises the southernmost part of Denville and is mostly south of Route 10. Although one of the oldest settled parts of Denville, it is characterized by having the most recent housing...
Fraternal Life Insurance Affiliations
Snyder was a member of the Huguenot Council, No. 397 (New Rochelle
New Rochelle, New York
New Rochelle is a city in Westchester County, New York, United States, in the southeastern portion of the state.The town was settled by refugee Huguenots in 1688 who were fleeing persecution in France...
).
Death
Charles B. J. Snyder died November 14, 1945, with his son, Robert, when they were overcome with natural gas poisoning, or carbon monoxide, or both, in their cottage at 103 Araca Road, Babylon, New York
Babylon (village), New York
Babylon is a village in Suffolk County, New York, United States. The population was 12,615 at the 2000 census.Its official name is The Incorporated Village of Babylon...
. Apparently, upon retiring for the evening, the Snyders had lit the burners on the range oven to heat the rooms. But, during the night, the flame had been extinguished, perhaps by a draft. The elder Snyder was 85, the son was 51. They both are buried in a family plot, in unmarked graves at Woodlawn Cemetery
Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx
Woodlawn Cemetery is one of the largest cemeteries in New York City and is a designated National Historic Landmark.A rural cemetery located in the Bronx, it opened in 1863, in what was then southern Westchester County, in an area that was annexed to New York City in 1874.The cemetery covers more...
, The Bronx
The Bronx
The Bronx is the northernmost of the five boroughs of New York City. It is also known as Bronx County, the last of the 62 counties of New York State to be incorporated...
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Publications and presentations
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Professional affiliations
Snyder joined the American Society of Heating and Ventilating EngineersAmerican Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning EngineersThe American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers is an international technical society for all individuals and organizations interested in heating, ventilation, air-conditioning, and refrigeration...
in 1895, served on its Board of Governors from 1900 to 1904, and was elected President in 1907. He joined the American Institute of ArchitectsAmerican Institute of ArchitectsThe American Institute of Architects is a professional organization for architects in the United States. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., the AIA offers education, government advocacy, community redevelopment, and public outreach to support the architecture profession and improve its public image...
in 1901 and was elevated to Fellow in 1905.
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