Cass Gilbert Society

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Internet References

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AIA-150

American Institute of Architects. “America’s Favorite Architecture.” Cass Gilbert had three works ranked on the list of 150 buildings: University of Texas-Austin Library (Battle Hall) (1911), the Woolworth Building (1913), and the U.S. Supreme Court building (1935). http://www.favoritearchitecture.org/afa150.php. U-Texas Library; Woolworth Building; Supreme Court

Allen-Museum-web

Allen Memorial Art Museum (website). http://www.oberlin.edu/amam/

ArchINFORM-CG

ArchINFORM. "Cass Gilbert." http://eng.archinform.net/arch/744.htm

Arkansas-sos-capitol

Arkansas Secretary of State. "Self Guided Tour of the Arkansas State Capitol" http://www.sosweb.state.ar.us/capitol_grounds/pdfs/self_tour.pdf (PDF); "Virtual Tour" http://www.sosweb.state.ar.us/virtual_tour_02/index.html

Bendici-blog

Ray Bendici, Damned Connecticut Cass Gilbert's hauntingly beautiful Seaside Center, having sat vacant and abandoned for more than a decade, earned the ignominious honor of being enshrined not once but twice in "Damned Connecticut," a blog dedicated to "everything weird, odd or unexplained" in the small New England state. "Seaside Sanatorium, Waterford" http://www.damnedct.com/seaside-sanatorium-waterford/ and “Selling Seaside” http://www.damnedct.com/selling-seaside/

Cottage-Grove-HPS-Severance

Cottage Grove Historic Preservation Sites. "Severance House (Cedarhurst)" http://www.cottage-grove.org/community_development_historic_preservation_sites_severance_house.htm

CSLIB-Seaside

Connecticut State Library. "Brief Descriptions of Connecticut State Agencies: Seaside” http://www.cslib.org/agencies/seaside.htm

CT-Trust-Seaside

Connecticut Trust for Historic Preservation. "HPX - January/February 2010 - Seaside Regional Center, Waterford" http://www.cttrust.org/index.cgi/11906

CT-Trust-Waterbury

Connecticut Trust for Historic Preservation. "Waterbury: Saving City Hall” http://cttrust.org/9126?highlight=Chase+Building+Waterbury

Eau-Claire-Landmark-Commission

City of Eau Claire Landmark Commission. "Charles Ingram House." http://www.eauclairewi.gov/images/stories/commuity_development/landmarks/tour/Charles_Ingram_House.pdf (PDF)

Gilbert-Bldg-web

The Gilbert Building. The Blood Warehouse is currently offices and event space. http://www.gilbertbuilding.com/history/

Historic-America-Seligman

Historic America. "Historic Buildings In Helena, Montana: A. J. Seligman House." Historic America, www.historicamerica.net, is a website devoted to American History. Scroll down to find the A.J. Seligman House. http://www.historicamerica.net/montanahelena.html

HistoryLink-Yakima

HistoryLink.org. "Northern Pacific Railroad reaches Yakima City, where it declines to build a station, on December 17, 1884." HistoryLink.org is an evolving online encyclopedia of state and local history in Washington state. http://www.historylink.org/index.cfm?DisplayPage=pf_output.cfm&file_id=5237

Keeler-Tavern-web

Keeler Tavern Museum. The Keeler Tavern Preservation Society purchased the Garden house in 1965. It now houses the Keeler Tavern Museum. http://www.keelertavernmuseum.org/museum_home_1.0.html

Lileks-Mpls-Fed

James Lileks. "Federal Reserve." (blog) James Lileks is a columnist for the Minneapolis Star Tribune, and a Minnesota history buff. On his website, he has compiled a witty, albeit somewhat unflattering, history of the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Building. The photographs and illustrations are well worth a visit to the website. http://www.lileks.com/mpls/fed/index.html

Little-Falls-COC-web

Little Falls Chamber of Commerce. The Northern Pacific Railroad Depot in Little Falls currently houses the local Chamber of Commerce. http://www.littlefallsmnchamber.com/about.htm

Madison-HS-65-Blog

Class of 1965. "Restoring the Central High High School Arch on Wisconsin Avenue: The Uncut Story." (blog) http://madisonwisconsinchs1965.blogspot.com/2007/12/blog-post.html

MCGI-Detriot-Library

Michigan Center for Geographic Information. "Main Detroit Public Library " http://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/hso/sites/15344.htm

MN-150-CG

Minnesota Historical Society Sesquicentennial. "Cass Gilbert." http://discovery.mnhs.org/MN150/index.php?title=Cass_Gilbert

MNHRPIS-Carpet

Minnesota House of Representatives Public Information Services. "Inside the House Chamber: Renovations & Carpet Controversy." http://www.youtube.com/user/MNHouseInfo?feature=mhee#p/u/3/BJtdnvjh-nU (video 6:22). Courtesy, Sarah Alain.

MNHRPIS-Garnsey

Minnesota House of Representatives Public Information Services. "Inside the House Chamber: Artwork for the Ages - Muralist Elmer Garnsey." http://www.youtube.com/user/MNHouseInfo?feature=mhee#p/u/2/vXjpKn5djGY (video 5:59). Courtesy, Sarah Alain.

MNHRPIS-Skylight

Minnesota House of Representatives Public Information Services. "Inside the House Chamber: A Many Shining Splendor - The Skylight." http://www.youtube.com/user/MNHouseInfo?feature=mhee#p/u/0/2kFyOUsZVKc (video 5:10). Courtesy, Sarah Alain.

MNHRPIS-Lights

Minnesota House of Representatives Public Information Services. "Inside the House Chamber: Illuminating the Chamber - Electric Lights." http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAPAdWvHRoA (video 4:33). Courtesy, Sarah Alain.

Mpls-Fed-web

Minneapolis Federal Reserve. "Historical Overview - Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis." http://www.minneapolisfed.org/about/role/history/overview.cfm

New-Haven-web

The City of New Haven. "New Haven Public Library: A Brief History." http://www.cityofnewhaven.com/Library/libhist.asp

Noble-Architect-CG

Noble Architect Foundation. "Cass Gilbert." http://www.thenoblearchitect.com/worldarchitects/cassgilbert.html

Oberlin-AMAM-web

Oberlin College, Allen Memorial Art Museum. "About Our Building." http://www.oberlin.edu/amam/building.html

Oberlin-Music

Oberlin Conservatory of Music. "The Kay Africa Memorial Organ." http://www.oberlin.edu/con/divinfo/keyboard/organ/finney.html

Placer-Condominiums

The Placer Condominiums (website). The Placer hotel is now condominiums. http://www.theplacer.net/theHistory.html

Roselawn-Cemetery-web

Roselawn Cemetry. The beautiful and serene surroundings of Roselawn Cemetery remain largely unchanged from Gilbert and Holyoke's 1902 design. http://www.roselawncemetery.com/

Saint-Cloud-HPC

Saint Cloud Historic Preservation Commission. "Preserving Saint Cloud History Tours: Kerr Building." A video history of the Kerr Building, complete with historical images. The Kerr Block is #6 on the list. http://www.ci.stcloud.mn.us/planning/Downtown.aspx

Saint-Cloud-Tour

Saint Cloud Historic Preservation Commission. "St Cloud's Historic Downtown: Walking Tour Guide." A printable pamphlet for a self-guided tour of downtown Saint Cloud, MN. The Kerr Block is #15. http://www.stclouddowntown.com/files/375.pdf (PDF)

St-James-Hibbing-web

St James Episcopal Church. http://stjames.hibbing.mn.us/ The congregation that built Christ Episcopal Church in Hibbing, Minnesota continues on, sited in a new location after its Cass Gilbert-designed church was lost to the expansion of the local mine.

St-Martins-web

St. Martin's by-the-Lake Espiscopal Church. http://www.stmartinsbylake.org/faq.htm Camp Memorial Chapel now houses St. Martins's by-the-Lake Episcopal Church.

USGSA-Courthouse

United States General Services Administration. Thurgood Marshall U.S. Courthouse, New York, N.Y. Available at: http://www.gsa.gov/portal/ext/html/site/hb/method/post/category/25431#

Utexas-article

Amy Crossette. "Genius Loci: The Special Magic Achieved When the Natural, the Constructed and the Interaction Between the Two, Work In Harmony." (online article. University of Texas, Austin). Scroll down to find the article about the School of Architecture and its buildings. http://www.utexas.edu/features/2008/09/08/campus/

Utexas-web-Battle-Hall

"William James Battle (1870-1955)" online article. University of Texas, Austin). http://www.utexas.edu/tours/mainbuilding/people/battle.html

Virginia-Street-Church-web

Virginia Street Church. http://www.virginiastreetchurch.org/vssc/About_Us.html

Wikipedia-CG

Wikipedia. "Cass Gilbert." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cass_Gilbert

WV-Culture-web

West Virginia Culture and History. "Shaping the Capitol Complex." http://www.wvculture.org/viewer.aspx?GalleryId=32 Features historic images of the construction of the capitol and its environs.