Cass Gilbert

(1859–1934) amerikansk arkitekt

Cass Gilbert (United States, 1859–1934) is listed in the catalogue as an architect. By year of birth, Cass Gilbert belongs to the chapter ‘Industrialisation’ in this site’s history of architecture.

Cass Gilbert was born in Zanesville and died in New York City. Cass Gilbert trained at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Cass Gilbert became a member of Royal Academy of Arts and American Academy of Arts and Letters. Cass Gilbert was awarded Fellow of the American Institute of Architects.

The best-known works include ‘United States Supreme Court Building’, ‘Woolworth Building’, and ‘Minnesota State Capitol’. The catalogue has 15 buildings by Cass Gilbert. The dated buildings span the years 1881–1936. The buildings are in places such as Manhattan, Washington, D.C., Tribeca, St. Louis, and Staten Island. According to Wikidata, buildings by Cass Gilbert belong to the styles ‘Historicism’ and ‘Neoclassicism’.

Contemporary architects in the same chapter include Florence Esté, Étienne Moreau-Nélaton, Karin Larsson, Walter Leighton Clark, and William Langson Lathrop.

• George Washington Bridge
• Woolworth Building
• United States Supreme Court Building
• New York Life Building
• Saint Louis Art Museum
• Bayonne Bridge
• Minnesota State Capitol
• West Virginia State Capitol
• Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House
• Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse
• 90 West Street
• Allen Memorial Art Museum
• Union Station
• Broadway-Chambers Building
• Freedman's Bank Building