Showing posts with label Cass Gilbert. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cass Gilbert. Show all posts

Thursday, February 27, 2014

The Allen Memorial Art Museum

 The Dudley Peter Allen Memorial Art Museum designed by Cass Gilbert c. 1917 at Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio.  Click HERE and HERE for more on the building and HERE to see it on google street view.





Photos from Architectural Record, 1918.

Saturday, August 11, 2012

The St. Louis Public Library

 The St. Louis Public Library designed by Cass Gilbert c. 1912 at 1301 Olive Street in St. Louis, Missouri.  Click HERE and HERE for more on the St. Louis Public Library.  Click HERE to see the library on google street view.






Photos from Architecture, 1912.

Thursday, March 29, 2012

The Woolworth Building

The Woolworth Building designed by Cass Gilbert c. 1913 at 233 Broadway in New York City. Built by Frank W. Woolworth, head of F.W. Woolworth Co., the building was the world's tallest from completion until 1930 when it was overtaken by 40 Wall Street. Click HERE and HERE for more on the Woolworth Building and HERE for Christopher Gray's Streetscapes article. Click HERE to see the building on google street view.












Photos from Architecture & Building, 1913.

Monday, January 2, 2012

The Woolworth Building

The Woolworth Building designed for Frank W. Woolworth by Cass Gilbert c. 1913 at 233 Broadway in New York City. When completed it became the tallest building in the world and held the title until 1930. Click HERE for more on the Woolworth Building. Click HERE for Christopher Gray's Streetscapes article on the Woolworth Building and HERE to see it on google street view.





Photos from The American Architect, 1913.

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

The Kelsey Building

The Kelsey Building designed by Cass Gilbert c. 1910 on Barrack St. in Trenton, New Jersey. Donated to the School of Industrial Arts by Henry C. Kelsey as a memorial to his wife, the building is now part of Thomas Edison State College. Click HERE for more on the Kelsey Building. Click HERE to see the building on google street view. Photo from Architecture, 1911.