Cass Gilbert was a conservative who believed architecture should reflect historic traditions and the established social order.
12 Facts About Cass Gilbert
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Gilbert's father General Samuel A Gilbert was a Union veteran of the American Civil War and a surveyor for the United States Coast Survey.
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When he was nine, Cass Gilbert's family moved to St Paul, Minnesota, where he was raised by his mother after his father died.
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Cass Gilbert attended preparatory school but dropped out of Macalester College.
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Cass Gilbert began his architectural career at age 17 by joining the Abraham M Radcliffe office in St Paul.
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In 1878, Cass Gilbert enrolled in the architecture program at MIT.
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Cass Gilbert's goal was to move to New York City and gain a national reputation, but he remained in Minnesota from 1882 until 1898.
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Cass Gilbert served on the US Commission of Fine Arts from 1910 to 1916.
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Cass Gilbert served as president of the academy from 1926 to 1933.
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Cass Gilbert was a trustee of the Carnegie Institution from 1924 until he died in 1934.
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Cass Gilbert is often confused with Charles Pierrepont Henry Gilbert, another prominent architect of the time.
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Cass Gilbert is sometimes confused with his son, architect Cass Gilbert, Jr.