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Gilbert, Cass
1859 - Born in Zanesville, Ohio on the29th of November.
1878 - Gilbert enrolled in the architecture program at MIT.
1894 - Saint Paul Seminary, St. Paul, Minnesota. Cretin Hall, Loras Hall, the Service Center, a classroom building, the refectory building, the administration building.
1895-1905 - Minnesota State Capitol, St. Paul.
- The Broadway-Chambers Building, his first buliding in New York City.
1907 - Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House, facing Bowling Green park in Lower Manhattan.
- A series of master plans for the Minneapolis campus of the University of Minnesota.
1917 - Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio.
1918 - Brooklyn Army Terminal, Sunset Park area of Brooklyn, NY.
1921 - The Detroit Public Library, main branch.
1924 - The First Division Monument, President's Park, Washington DC.
1932 - West Virginia State Capitol, Charleston, West Virginia.
1925 - The James Scott Memorial Fountain, Belle Isle, Detroit, MI.
1926 - Tower plans for cladding the George Washington Bridge, New York City, in masonry.
- New York Life Insurance Building.
1932 - US Embassy Building, Ottowa, Ontario.
1934 - Died on the 17th of May.
1935 - United States Supreme Court building, Washington, D.C.
1878 - Gilbert enrolled in the architecture program at MIT.
1894 - Saint Paul Seminary, St. Paul, Minnesota. Cretin Hall, Loras Hall, the Service Center, a classroom building, the refectory building, the administration building.
1895-1905 - Minnesota State Capitol, St. Paul.
- The Broadway-Chambers Building, his first buliding in New York City.
1907 - Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House, facing Bowling Green park in Lower Manhattan.
- A series of master plans for the Minneapolis campus of the University of Minnesota.
1917 - Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio.
1918 - Brooklyn Army Terminal, Sunset Park area of Brooklyn, NY.
1921 - The Detroit Public Library, main branch.
1924 - The First Division Monument, President's Park, Washington DC.
1932 - West Virginia State Capitol, Charleston, West Virginia.
1925 - The James Scott Memorial Fountain, Belle Isle, Detroit, MI.
1926 - Tower plans for cladding the George Washington Bridge, New York City, in masonry.
- New York Life Insurance Building.
1932 - US Embassy Building, Ottowa, Ontario.
1934 - Died on the 17th of May.
1935 - United States Supreme Court building, Washington, D.C.
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