Morris Henry Sugarman (December 15, 1889 – October 12, 1946), was a Russian Empire-born American architect. He co-founded the architecture firm, Sugarman & Berger with Albert C. Berger (1879–1940).

Biography

Sugarman was born on December 15, 1889, in

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, Russian Empire (now

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). He was the son of Marianne and Samuel Sugarman. He studied at the

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, and in

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and in

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. In 1925, he was awarded the gold medal from the

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(AIA). He organized the architectural firm Sugarman & Berger in 1926. Together they designed the

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, the Roerich Museum in New York City, the

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in New York City, the Mayfair Hotel in

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, Navarre Building in New York City, the Long Beach Hospital on

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, as well as buildings in

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and

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. Sugarman died on October 12, 1946, after an illness at Doctors Hospital in Manhattan. His daughter was the fashion designer Joan "Tiger" Morse (who married, and was divorced from real estate developer

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sugarman, Morris Henry 20th-century American architects 1889 births 1946 deaths Emigrants from the Russian Empire to the United States National Academy of Design alumni Columbia University alumni Recipients of the AIA Gold Medal Architects from New York City