George Blum (born France; 1870–1928) was an

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raised in the

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. He later returned with his brother, Edward Blum, to

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, and studied at the

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in Paris.Gray, Christopher.
Streetscapes/The Blum Apartment Houses; Deft, Nonconformist Touches, Many Since Vanished
, ''New York Times'', 17 October 1993. Retrieved 3 April 2007. Afterwards, the Blum brothers formed an

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, George & Edward Blum, in New York City during the early 20th century. Their company designed some of New York City's most elegant and creative buildings.

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19th-century American architects American alumni of the École des Beaux-Arts 1870 births 1928 deaths 20th-century American architects French emigrants to the United States {{US-architect-stub