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# Fairfax & Sammons Architects

Original Houzz profile: [Fairfax & Sammons Architects](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/architects-and-building-designers/fairfax-and-sammons-architects-pfvwus-pf~58775014)

## Professional summary

- **Primary category:** Architects
- **Location:** New York, NY
- **Serves:** Manhattan, Atlantis, Belle Glade, Boca Raton, Boynton Beach, Delray Beach, Greenwich Village, Juno Beach, Jupiter, Lake Park, Lake Worth, Murray Hill, Pahokee, Palm Beach, Riviera Beach, SoHo, South Bay, Tequesta, Upper East Side, Upper West Side, Wellington
- **Houzz rating:** 5.0 out of 5 (4 reviews)
- **Best of Houzz:** 2 awards (2018–2020), for Design.

## About

### Houzz Badges

- 10,000 Ideabook Saves

Fairfax & Sammons is an internationally recognized firm of classical architects specializing in residential architectural design. We are committed to the tradition of architecture and firmly believe that classicism, be it expressed informally or formally, in the domestic realm offers creative solutions, both timeless and beautiful.

We are sought after by clients who share our goal to design buildings which look and feel as if they have always been there. We are knowledgeable historians to the extent that we respect and know history, but are not slaves to it.

The Place is important to us. The climate, the history, the building materials, the precedents of building culture, all form the building blocks which inform the design process. We do not build monuments to our own idiosyncratic vision.

### Services Provided

- Architectural Design
- Home Remodeling
- Architectural Drawings
- Custom Homes
- Space Planning

### Areas Served

- Manhattan
- Atlantis
- Belle Glade
- Boca Raton
- Boynton Beach
- Delray Beach
- Greenwich Village
- Juno Beach
- Jupiter
- Lake Park
- Lake Worth
- Murray Hill
- Pahokee
- Palm Beach
- Riviera Beach
- SoHo
- South Bay
- Tequesta
- Upper East Side
- Upper West Side
- Wellington

### Typical Job Cost

$2,000,000 - 20,000,000

## Business Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Business Name | Fairfax & Sammons Architects |
| Address | New York, New York 10014, United States |
| Phone | (212) 255-0704 |
| Website | http://fairfaxandsammons.com/ |
| Followers on Houzz | 238 |

**Social profiles:**
- Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/pages/Fairfax-and-Sammons/98442116590
- Blog — https://fairfaxandsammons.com

## Contact

- **Houzz profile:** [Fairfax & Sammons Architects](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/architects-and-building-designers/fairfax-and-sammons-architects-pfvwus-pf~58775014)
- **Website:** http://fairfaxandsammons.com/
- **Phone:** (212) 255-0704

## Credentials

**Certifications & Awards**
- 2016 Palladio Award \| Two 2013 Stanford White Awards \| 2013 Arthur Ross Award by the Institute of Classical Architecture & Art \| Addison Mizner Medal \| Hyland Award for Excellence in Design \| Two 2010 Shutze Awards \| 2010 CNU Award

- **Best of Houzz:** 2 awards (2018–2020), for Design.

## Reviews

**Overall rating: 5.0 out of 5 — 4 reviews**

### All 4 reviews

**★★★★★ — Duncan McRoberts Associates, LLC, Aug. 2015**

> Fairfax & Sammons Architects is among the best of the best classically trained traditional architects in New York, nationally & abroad.  Their atelier passionately and deeply comprehends "high design" in the art & beauty of the classical, as well as carries a breadth of scholarship able to cultivate enormous & impacting depth.  Such raw talent is highly celebrated and unforgettable.  In business terms, they are able to traverse a project program of any size or scale with transparent, reliable and thorough integrity.  It is a great pleasure to be colleagues with both Anne & Richard...and any and all clients would do well to hire, work beside and entrust Fairfax & Sammons with their dreams.

**★★★★★ — Nordic Custom Builders, March 2015**

> From a contractor's prospective working with Fairfax and Sammons is a pleasure.  They are consummate professionals and their drawings are incredibly thorough and detailed.  Their appreciation for traditional and authentic methods and materials makes their work exceptional.    Eamonn Ryan, Nordic Custom Builders

**Comment from Fairfax & Sammons Architects:**

> Thank you, Eamonn, we are so please to work with such a hard-working, talented group as Nordic Custom Builders. On time, on budget and with nary a punch list of items at the end, just wonderful experience all the way around!

**★★★★★ — scott hobbs, March 2015**

> Our firm has loved working with the Fairfax and Sammons team.  Anne and Richard have built a company of strong project architects all dedicated to delivering a superior product to their clients.  Their classical training guides them to creative and timeless solutions that result in warm homes with a sense of place.  We have had the privilege of working with them on both new and remodel projects in Fairfield County, Connecticut and Westchester County, New York.  The renovations all resulted in greatly improved homes from aesthetic, flow, and livability perspectives.  The new homes were simply wonderful houses.  I highly recommend their firm as a great partner in building process.

**★★★★★ — Betsy Shiverick, March 2015**

> We have just completed a two and a half year building project with Fairfax and Sammons as our architects. From the beginning of the design phase through to the end of the building phase, we have found Fairfax and Sammons to be the utmost professionals. Their creative acumen, their incredible attention to detail, their pride in the end result is all outstanding. Their staff is extremely capable and thorough. They always strived to achieve the highest quality and we couldn't be more pleased with our home. It has exceeded our expectations and we would recommend Fairfax and Sammons to anyone who demands the absolute best in architectural design.

## Selected projects

- [Everglades Island, New House, Palm Beach, FL](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/everglades-island-new-house-palm-beach-fl-pj-vj~1452413)
  - Location: Palm Beach, FL
  - Photos: 19
- [Library on Central Park](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/library-on-central-park-pj-vj~50041)
  - Location: New York, NY
  - Photos: 2
- [Gin Lane, Southampton, New York](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/gin-lane-southampton-new-york-pj-vj~50032)
  - Location: Southampton, NY
  - Photos: 1
- [Florida Home](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/florida-home-pj-vj~2435249)
  - Location: Not specified
  - Photos: 1
- [Fairfax & Sammons Kitchens](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/fairfax-and-sammons-kitchens-pj-vj~1136724)
  - Location: Not specified
  - Photos: 9
- [Greenwich Village Townhouse Interiors](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/greenwich-village-townhouse-interiors-pj-vj~391794)
  - Location: New York, NY
  - Photos: 6
- [Park Avenue Apartment](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/park-avenue-apartment-pj-vj~50038)
  - Location: New York, NY
  - Photos: 2
- [New Home, Florida](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/new-home-florida-pj-vj~1452891)
  - Location: Palm Beach, FL
  - Photos: 4
- [South Florida Oceanfront House](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/south-florida-oceanfront-house-pj-vj~966714)
  - Location: Palm Beach, FL
  - Photos: 3
  - Description: Located in Gulfstream, Florida, about 30 minutes north of Miami and 30 minutes south of Palm Beach, this new house of British Colonial character was built with the climate in mind by Fairfax & Sammons.
- [Cooperstown Estate](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/cooperstown-estate-pj-vj~50037)
  - Location: Cooperstown, NY
  - Photos: 6
  - Description: Durston Saylor Photography
- [Palm Beach Estate](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/palm-beach-estate-pj-vj~50030)
  - Location: Palm Beach, FL
  - Photos: 1

[See all 11 projects](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/architects-and-building-designers/fairfax-and-sammons-architects-pfvwus-pf~58775014)

## Community Q&A

**Q: Where can one find door like these?** *(in Photo Questions)*

Looking for window and doors like these.  Can you give a name please?

A: yes, Historical Arts and Casting made these for us. They are out of Salt Lake City.

**Q: split exterior** *(in Design Dilemma)*

anyone have a simple idea for updating exterior of a split?
Paint siding, and  brick one color, paint shutters different color  and remove columns, change door?

A: build a porch on the front, disguise the split ranch appearance. I can send you a photo of what I did to one

**Q: Trim** *(in Photo Questions)*

What wood species and stain was used on the trim please? It's so pretty!!

A: that is mahoghany, with a wax finish

**Q: Great room** *(in Photo Questions)*

What is the material of the window trim?

A: it is mahoghany

**Q: Mirrors** *(in Photo Questions)*

I want those mirrors.  Where can I get them? Love, love love them.

A: These mirrors were chosen by the decorating team of Mlinaric Henry Zervudachi out of London. I do believe that they purchased one, then had the other one made. Aren't they beautiful?!

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*Source: Houzz professional profile. Reflects the profile as of 2026-09-08.*