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Michael J. Garvin
Michael John Garvin, also known as Michael J. Garvin, and M. J. Garvin (1861-1918), was an American architect from Bronx, New York. A graduate of Manhattan College, he served as the first Building Commissioner of the borough (1897-1903) and its first Under Sheriff. With the placement of the influential IRT Third Avenue Elevated train, Garvin was immersed in designing many surrounding structures during the borough's increasing growth at the turn of the 20th Century. Of his architectural contributions the Haffen Building; the Fire House, Hook and Ladder 17; and the Bronx Borough Courthouse have all become New York City landmarks while the latter a US National Historic Place.
==Early life and career==
Michael J. Garvin was born on January 31, 1861 at Grove Hill, Morrisania (Bronx),〔Before the western section of present day Bronx became a borough of New York City, it was part of colonial Westchester County and it formed part of three different towns:(listing North to South) Yonkers, West Farms, and Morrisania. Much of what is known today as the south west section of Bronx (bound by the Cross Bronx Expressway, Harlem River, Bronx River, Bronx Kill & East River) is part of colonial Morrisania and West Farms. The majority of development north of Manhattan's 125th Street within the mainland occurred in Morrisania as it was the first to annex. The street grid was being designed to follow that of Manhattan, and the New York and Harlem Railroad (currently the Metro-North Harlem Line) traveled through there. Separate neighborhoods were formed, such as High Bridgeville (now High Bridge Heights); West Morrisania (now Concourse & Fleetwood); Mott Haven, North New York (Old Morrisania)2, & Wilton (all three now inaccurately grouped and acknowledged as Mott Haven); Port Morris (still regarded as such); South Melrose, & Melrose (now only Melrose); East Morrisania, Grove Hill, Forest Grove, & Woodstock (now grouped and referred to as Woodstock); Eltona and Morrisania (or North Morrisania. Now referred to as Morrisania). Grove Hill was a small neighborhood generally bound by what is today St. Anns Ave, 163rd Street, 156th Street and Trinity Avenue. The neighborhood was filled with many two-three story brick and brownstone homes. After West Farms was annexed, its lower quarter was adjoined to Morrisania and designated as the Twenty-third ward, while West Farms became the Twenty-fourth ward.〕 New York. Son of Patrick and Ann Garvin, natives of Ireland, he was a lifelong resident of the city. He attended the borough public schools and went on to graduate from Manhattan College, which was then located in Manhattanville. After leaving school, in 1884 he studied under architect August Schmidt. He, then for a long time, was an apprentice with Joseph M. Dunn, who had been with Renwick & Sands, architects of St. Patrick's Cathedral. Progressively, he ventured on his own to design and establish a successful architectural and civil engineering office at 3307 Third Avenue. During this period, by September, 1894, he married Miss Catherine Cronk and had two sons.
As the IRT Third Avenue Elevated Train was being constructed in Bronx in 1897, and New York City consolidated in 1898, there was an enormous growth of population and financial investment. New homes were built in high demand. Garvin, as well as several contemporary architects, designed single-family town houses, multistory apartment homes, and various business or manufacturing establishments. The borough was a prosperous place and Garvin became a well respected architect among the borough's civic leaders, joining the Property Owners' Association of the Twenty-third Ward (Morrisania).
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