Embury, Aymar II

Aymar Embury II (1880–1966), an Englewood resident, was a prominent American architect whose work left a lasting mark on both New York City and northern New Jersey during the first half of the 20th century. A Princeton graduate, Embury became closely associated with major civic projects under Robert Moses, serving as a chief or consulting architect on many public works that shaped modern New York’s landscape, including the Central Park Zoo, the Bronx Zoo’s Monkey House, and numerous park structures, bridges, playgrounds, and recreational facilities that balanced elegance with practicality. Alongside these municipal projects, he designed private estates, country houses, and clubs, skillfully blending traditional architectural styles with functional modernity. In Englewood, Embury’s work included the Tudor Revival–style parish house for St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, as well as several notable residences. Among them was the Cottage of St. George Barber, Esq. (1909), a Dutch Colonial–style home featuring steep roofs with wide overhangs, hybrid materials such as stone gable ends and plastered walls, and finely detailed moldings; the house was later featured in Embury’s book The Dutch Colonial House. He also designed the Daniel Elezer Pomeroy House, completed around 1916–1918, further contributing to Englewood’s architectural heritage and underscoring his influence on both civic and residential design. 

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United States Department of State

United States Passport Application 1923

Public Domain

1880

New York City

1966