Rudolph Zerses Gill
Rudolph Zerses Gill (or Ruolph Zerse Gill, RZ Gill and Doll Gill; 1866–1951) was an American architect and builder of the classical revival style that has designed several municipal buildings, club halls, and private residences in Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky and Tennessee. A few have been nominated to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). Gill graduated with a degree in architecture from the University of Illinois in 1887.
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- Name
- Rudolph Zerses Gill
- Born
- 1866
- Died
- 1951
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- architect
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Rudolph Zerses Gill (or Ruolph Zerse Gill, RZ Gill and Doll Gill; 1866–1951) was an American architect and builder of the classical revival style that has designed several municipal buildings, club halls, and private residences in Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky and Tennessee. A few have been nominated to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). Gill graduated with a degree in architecture from the University of Illinois in 1887.
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Works include: • the Lindley House (1895), Urbana, Illinois • the Franklin County Jail (1905–06), Benton, Illinois, • the Murphysboro Elks Lodge (1916), Murphysboro, Illinois, NRHP-listed • the Barth and Walker Building (1916), Murphysboro, Illinois, • the West Frankfort Elks Lodge (1923) West Frankfort, IL • the VanCloostere Building (1925), Murphysboro, Illinois, • the Mount Zion Lodge Masonic Temple (1933), West Plains, Missouri, NRHP-listed • the Riverside Park Bandshell (1939), Murphysboro, Illinois, NRHP-listed. Murphysboro Masonic Lodge # 498 Gill designed the Lodge and was also a member. Carbondale Free Press Nov 6, 1919
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• Name — Rudolph Zerses Gill • Born — 1866 • Died — 1951 • Other Names — Ruolph Zerse Gill RZ Gill Doll Gill Pop Gill
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Rudolph Zerses Gill was born at Urbana.
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- 1.Rudolph Zerses Gill. City of Urbana.
- 2.Rudolph Zerses Gill | City of Urbana.
- 3.PRESERVATION AND CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION Vol. 21. Vol 21 No 4 Lachlan Blair Memorial – Lindley House - PACA.
- 4.Franklin County Jail (Benton, Illinois)
- 5.Baer, Cynthia L. National Register of Historic Places Registration: Murphysboro Elks Lodge. State of Illinois. June 9, 2005.
- 6.The American Contractor April 24th 1915 Page 16.
- 7.Murphysboro Daily Independent Aug 03 1923, Page 2. The Daily Independent. 2. 3 August 1923.
- 8.Murphysboro Daily Independent, August 21st 1925 Page 6. The Daily Independent. 6. 21 August 1925.
- 9.Scott J. Snyder and Tiffany Patterson. National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination: Mount Zion Lodge Masonic Temple. Missouri Department of Natural Resources. n.d.
- 10.Rachel Malcolm Ensor. National Register of Historic Places Registration: Riverside Park Bandshell. State of Illinois. January 30, 2012.
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