Stephen C. Lyras

{{Short description|American architect (1913 – 1983)}}

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| known_for = Architecting The Pentagon, Sutton House and Carlton-Regency{{cite news |title=Stephen C. Lyras Pentagon Architect |url=https://lohud.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-times-daily-times-new-york-nov/96483221/?locale=en-US |access-date=20 July 2024 |work=Daily Times New York |date=25 Nov 1983}}

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Stephen C. Lyras (24 April 1913 – 25 November 1983) was an American architect.

Lyras was born in Philadelphia. He was educated at New York University and trained as an architect at the University of Pennsylvania graduating in 1938.

Lyras was among the team of architects the designed The Pentagon, and designed more than 50 buildings, including Sutton House and hospitals in post World War II Greece{{cite news |title=STEPHEN C. LYRAS |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1983/11/25/obituaries/stephen-c-lyras.html |access-date=20 July 2024 |work=New York Times |date=25 Nov 1983}} jointly with John M. Kokkins.

Notable buildings

= With [[John M. Kokkins]] =

  • Sutton House, white brick building, 1956
  • 165 East 66th Street,{{cite web |title=165 E. 66 Street|url=https://dlc.library.columbia.edu/nyre/cul:qrfj6q58jz |website=The New York Real Estate Brochure Collection |publisher=Columbia University |access-date=23 July 2024}} white brick building, 1957
  • 179 East 70th Street,{{cite web |title=179 E. 70 Street|url=https://dlc.library.columbia.edu/nyre/cul:cc2fqz62cq |website=The New York Real Estate Brochure Collection |publisher=Columbia University |access-date=23 July 2024}} white brick building, 1959
  • Inwood Heights 1705 Fort George Hill,{{cite web |title=Inwood Heights, 1701 Saint Nicholas Avenue|url=https://dlc.library.columbia.edu/nyre/cul:jh9w0vt5p6 |website=The New York Real Estate Brochure Collection |publisher=Columbia University |access-date=23 July 2024}} 1961
  • 16 Sutton Place,{{cite web |title=The 16 Sutton Place |url=https://dlc.library.columbia.edu/nyre/cul:vq83bk3krs |website=The New York Real Estate Brochure Collection |publisher=Columbia University |access-date=23 July 2024}} 1967
  • Belcourt Gardens 213 St and 36th Ave{{cite web |title=Bellcourt Gardens, 213 Street And 36 Avenue

|url=https://dlc.library.columbia.edu/nyre/cul:nzs7h44kgk |website=The New York Real Estate Brochure Collection |publisher=Columbia University |access-date=23 July 2024}}

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Category:1913 births

Category:1983 deaths

Category:American architects