John Gaw Meem

John Gaw Meem was an American architect (1894–1983). He was born at Pelotas and died at Phoenix.

Also recorded as John Gaw Meem IV.

John Gaw Meem in brief

Born
1894
Died
1983
Known for
architect
Place of birth
Pelotas
Contents

Identity

What the record establishes about John Gaw Meem.

John Gaw Meem is recorded with the occupation architect. John Gaw Meem is recorded as a citizen of United States. Laboratory of Anthropology Director’s Residence is dated 1930. Nuevo Mexicano Heritage Arts Museum is dated 2002. Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center is dated 1936. Old Santa Fe County Courthouse is dated 1939.

Maisel's Indian Trading Post is dated 1939. Cathedral Church of St. John is dated 1952. Laboratory of Anthropology is dated 1927. Taylor Memorial Chapel is dated 1929. Douglas Avenue School is dated 1928. Everret Jones House is dated 1951.

Dodge-Bailey House is dated 1940. Zimmerman Library is dated 1938. Cristo Rey Church is dated 1940. Graham Gymnasium is dated 1936. Jonson Gallery is dated 1949. Fuller Lodge is dated 1928.

Las Acequias is dated 1931. Scholes Hall is dated 1934.

Holdings and surviving copies

The Pueblo revival architecture of John Gaw Meem (1989) is digitised and catalogued by Open Library. John Gaw Meem (2 catalogued editions) (1985) is digitised and catalogued by Open Library. John Gaw Meem at Acoma (2012) is digitised and catalogued by Open Library.

Authority records

The identifiers under which John Gaw Meem may be traced in institutional catalogues.

John Gaw Meem is established in the international name authorities as Social Networks and Archival Context w62z1szj, Getty Union List of Artist Names 500007495, Gemeinsame Normdatei (GND) 122307852, Library of Congress n78016121, ISNI 0000000110775537, IdRef 094330077, VIAF 93554728 and Wikidata Q15461245.

Catalogued works

28 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service. Their recorded dates run from 1927 to 2002.

Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, dated 1936. Maisel's Indian Trading Post, dated 1939. Southern Union Gas Company Building. Taylor Memorial Chapel, dated 1929. Cathedral Church of St. John, dated 1952. Immanuel Presbyterian Church. Scholes Hall, dated 1934. Cristo Rey Church, dated 1940. Douglas Avenue School, dated 1928. Graham Gymnasium, dated 1936. Nuevo Mexicano Heritage Arts Museum, dated 2002. Laboratory of Anthropology, dated 1927. Buildings Designed by John Gaw Meem MPS. Dodge-Bailey House, dated 1940. Robert Nordhaus House. Zimmerman Library, dated 1938. Forked Lightning Ranch. Old Santa Fe County Courthouse, dated 1939. Jonson Gallery, dated 1949. Las Acequias, dated 1931. Everret Jones House, dated 1951. Coronado Historic Site Visitor Center. Laboratory of Anthropology Director’s Residence, dated 1930. Fuller Lodge, dated 1928. Rogers Administration Building. Daniel T. Kelly House. John Gaw and Faith Bemis Meem House. Pond-Kelly House.

Literature

4 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Meem, John Gaw, Oxford Art Online, 2011. Meem, John Gaw (1894-1983), architect and preservationist, American National Biography Online, 2000. John Gaw Meem: Southwestern Architect, The Western Historical Quarterly, 1985. John Gaw Meem: Pioneer in Historic Preservation, The Western Historical Quarterly, 1987.

Digitised editions and texts

5 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Open Library.

John Gaw Meem (2 catalogued editions) (1985) — Open Library. John Gaw Meem (1989) — Open Library. John Gaw Meem at Acoma (2012) — Open Library. John Gaw Meem and his descendants (1985) — Open Library. The Pueblo revival architecture of John Gaw Meem (1989) — Open Library.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 3 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 3 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 3 means 3 genuinely separate publishers of record. 21 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

Chronology

  1. 1894John Gaw Meem born at Pelotas.
  2. 1894John Gaw Meem was born on 17 November 1894.
  3. 1927Laboratory of Anthropology is dated 1927.
  4. 1928Douglas Avenue School is dated 1928.
  5. 1928Fuller Lodge is dated 1928.
  6. 1929Taylor Memorial Chapel is dated 1929.
  7. 1929Taylor Memorial Chapel.
  8. 1930Laboratory of Anthropology Director’s Residence is dated 1930.
  9. 1931Las Acequias is dated 1931.
  10. 1934Scholes Hall is dated 1934.
  11. 1936Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center is dated 1936.
  12. 1936Graham Gymnasium is dated 1936.
  13. 1936Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center.
  14. 1938Zimmerman Library is dated 1938.
  15. 1939Old Santa Fe County Courthouse is dated 1939.
  16. 1939Maisel's Indian Trading Post is dated 1939.
  17. 1939Maisel's Indian Trading Post.
  18. 1940Dodge-Bailey House is dated 1940.
  19. 1940Cristo Rey Church is dated 1940.
  20. 1949Jonson Gallery is dated 1949.
  21. 1951Everret Jones House is dated 1951.
  22. 1952Cathedral Church of St. John is dated 1952.
  23. 1952Cathedral Church of St. John.
  24. 1983John Gaw Meem died at Phoenix.
  25. 1983John Gaw Meem died on 4 August 1983.
  26. 1985John Gaw Meem (2 catalogued editions) (1985) is digitised and catalogued by Open Library.
  27. 1985John Gaw Meem (2 catalogued editions) digitised by Open Library.
  28. 1985John Gaw Meem and his descendants digitised by Open Library.
  29. 1989The Pueblo revival architecture of John Gaw Meem (1989) is digitised and catalogued by Open Library.
  30. 1989John Gaw Meem digitised by Open Library.
  31. 1989The Pueblo revival architecture of John Gaw Meem digitised by Open Library.
  32. 2002Nuevo Mexicano Heritage Arts Museum is dated 2002.
  33. 2012John Gaw Meem at Acoma (2012) is digitised and catalogued by Open Library.
  34. 2012John Gaw Meem at Acoma digitised by Open Library.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Churches for the Southwest: the ecclesiastical architecture of John Gaw Meem, Choice Reviews Online, 2006

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    John Gaw Meem: Pioneer in Historic Preservation, The Western Historical Quarterly, 1987

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    John Gaw Meem: Southwestern Architect, The Western Historical Quarterly, 1985

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    Meem, John Gaw (1894-1983), architect and preservationist, American National Biography Online, 2000

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  5. 5.

    Meem, John Gaw, Oxford Art Online, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  6. 6.

    Open Library, catalogue records for “John Gaw Meem”

    Institutional database · Scholarly

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  7. 7.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q15461245: John Gaw Meem

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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  8. 8.

    “John Gaw Meem”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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