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==Biography== |
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Rogers was born in [[Illinois]] in 1870, he studied painting in [[France]], then apprenticed from 1894 to 1898 as an architect in [[Hartford, Connecticut]]. He stopped in Mobile in 1901, while en route to a vacation in [[Mexico]]. He decided to stay in the [[Gulf Coast of the United States|Gulf Coast]] city and went on to design many of what today are among its best known buildings.<ref name="apt">{{cite journal |last1=Welsh |first1=Frank S. |year=2007 |title=Paint, Caen Stone, and Acoustical Plaster at the Public Library in Mobile, Alabama |journal=[[APT Bulletin]] |volume=38 |issue=1 |jstor=40004161}}</ref><ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref> He was made a [[Fellow of the American Institute of Architects|Fellow]] of the [[American Institute of Architects]] in 1941, an honor bestowed on fewer than two percent of all registered architects in the United States.<ref name="aiafellows">{{cite web|url=http://www.aiaalabama.org/_assets/pdf/AIA-fellows.pdf |title=AIA Fellows |work=Alabama Council of The American Institute of Architects (AIA) |accessdate=30 January 2010}}</ref> He died in Mobile in 1945.<ref name="belling">{{cite web|url=http://www.bellingrath.org/75th-timeline.html |title=Bellingrath Gardens & Home Timeline |work=Bellingrath Gardens & Home |accessdate=30 January 2010}}</ref> His architectural library is housed in the archives of the Historic Mobile Preservation Society.<ref name="hmps">{{cite web|url=http://www.historicmobile.org/Archives08.htm |title=Mitchell Archives|work=Historic Mobile Preservation Society|accessdate=30 January 2010}}</ref> |
Rogers was born in [[Illinois]] in 1870, he studied painting in [[France]], then apprenticed from 1894 to 1898 as an architect in [[Hartford, Connecticut]]. He stopped in Mobile in 1901, while en route to a vacation in [[Mexico]]. He decided to stay in the [[Gulf Coast of the United States|Gulf Coast]] city and went on to design many of what today are among its best known buildings.<ref name="apt">{{cite journal |last1=Welsh |first1=Frank S. |year=2007 |title=Paint, Caen Stone, and Acoustical Plaster at the Public Library in Mobile, Alabama |journal=[[APT Bulletin]] |volume=38 |issue=1 |jstor=40004161}}</ref><ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref> He was made a [[Fellow of the American Institute of Architects|Fellow]] of the [[American Institute of Architects]] in 1941, an honor bestowed on fewer than two percent of all registered architects in the United States.<ref name="aiafellows">{{cite web|url=http://www.aiaalabama.org/_assets/pdf/AIA-fellows.pdf |title=AIA Fellows |work=Alabama Council of The American Institute of Architects (AIA) |accessdate=30 January 2010 }}{{dead link|date=January 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> He died in Mobile in 1945.<ref name="belling">{{cite web|url=http://www.bellingrath.org/75th-timeline.html |title=Bellingrath Gardens & Home Timeline |work=Bellingrath Gardens & Home |accessdate=30 January 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725061427/http://www.bellingrath.org/75th-timeline.html |archivedate=25 July 2011 |df= }}</ref> His architectural library is housed in the archives of the Historic Mobile Preservation Society.<ref name="hmps">{{cite web|url=http://www.historicmobile.org/Archives08.htm |title=Mitchell Archives|work=Historic Mobile Preservation Society|accessdate=30 January 2010}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 18:21, 9 January 2017
George Bigelow Rogers | |
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 Van Antwerp Building, taken shortly after completion | |
| Born | 1870 |
| Died | 1945 |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Buildings | Van Antwerp Building Scottish Rite Temple Mobile Public Library |
George Bigelow Rogers (1870–1945) was an American architect, best known for the wide variety of buildings that he designed in Mobile, Alabama.
Biography
Rogers was born in Illinois in 1870, he studied painting in France, then apprenticed from 1894 to 1898 as an architect in Hartford, Connecticut. He stopped in Mobile in 1901, while en route to a vacation in Mexico. He decided to stay in the Gulf Coast city and went on to design many of what today are among its best known buildings.[1][2] He was made a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects in 1941, an honor bestowed on fewer than two percent of all registered architects in the United States.[3] He died in Mobile in 1945.[4] His architectural library is housed in the archives of the Historic Mobile Preservation Society.[5]
Projects
- George Fearn House in Mobile, Alabama (1904), on the National Register of Historic Places
- Van Antwerp Building in Mobile, Alabama (1907), on the National Register of Historic Places
- Burgess-Maschmeyer Mansion at 1209 Government Street in Mobile, Alabama (1907)
- Tacon-Bellingrath House at 60 South Ann Street in Mobile, Alabama (1908) (Destroyed)
- Dave Patton House in Mobile, Alabama (1915), on the National Register of Historic Places
- Albert Bush House at 1203 Government Street in Mobile, Alabama (1915)
- Government Street Methodist Church at 901 Government Street in Mobile, Alabama (1904–1917)
- Scottish Rite Temple in Mobile, Alabama (1921), on the National Register of Historic Places
- Shannon T. Hunter House in Mobile, Alabama (1923)
- Murphy High School Complex in Mobile, Alabama (1926), on the National Register of Historic Places
- Bellingrath Gardens and Home in Mobile, Alabama (1927), on the National Register of Historic Places
- Mobile Public Library in Mobile, Alabama (1928), on the National Register of Historic Places
- Thomas Byrne Memorial Library, Spring Hill College in Mobile, Alabama (1930)
- Davis Avenue Branch of the Mobile Public Library in Mobile, Alabama (1931), on the National Register of Historic Places
- Leo Brown House at 1668 Government Street in Mobile, Alabama (1937)
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Alabama
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Mobile, Alabama
References
- ^ Welsh, Frank S. (2007). "Paint, Caen Stone, and Acoustical Plaster at the Public Library in Mobile, Alabama". APT Bulletin. 38 (1). JSTOR 40004161.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "AIA Fellows" (PDF). Alabama Council of The American Institute of Architects (AIA). Retrieved 30 January 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Bellingrath Gardens & Home Timeline". Bellingrath Gardens & Home. Archived from the original on 25 July 2011. Retrieved 30 January 2010.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Mitchell Archives". Historic Mobile Preservation Society. Retrieved 30 January 2010.
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