Rudolph Zerses Gill (or Ruolph Zerse Gill, RZ Gill and Doll Gill; 1866–1951[1]) 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.[1] A few have been nominated to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).
R.Z. Gill graduated with a degree in architecture from the University of Illinois in 1887.[2]
Works include:
- the Lindley House (1895), Urbana, Illinois[3]
- the Franklin County Jail (1905–06), Benton, Illinois,[4][circular reference]
- the Murphysboro Elks Lodge (1916), Murphysboro, Illinois,[5] NRHP-listed
- the West Frankfort Elks Lodge (1923) West Frankfort, IL[7]
- the VanCloostere Building (1925), Murphysboro, Illinois,[8]
- the Mount Zion Lodge Masonic Temple (1933), West Plains, Missouri,[9] NRHP-listed
- the Riverside Park Bandshell (1939), Murphysboro, Illinois,[10] NRHP-listed.
Murphysboro Masonic Lodge # 498 Gill designed the Lodge and was also a member. Source: Carbondale Free Press Nov 6, 1919
References
- ^ a b "Rudolph Zerses Gill". City of Urbana. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ "Rudolph Zerses Gill | City of Urbana".
- ^ "PRESERVATION AND CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION Vol. 21" (PDF). Vol 21 No 4 Lachlan Blair Memorial – Lindley House - PACA.
- ^ Franklin County Jail (Benton, Illinois)
- ^ Baer, Cynthia L. (June 9, 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Murphysboro Elks Lodge" (PDF). State of Illinois. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 2, 2014. Retrieved January 24, 2014.
- ^ "The American Contractor April 24th 1915 Page 16".
- ^ "Murphysboro Daily Independent Aug 03 1923, Page 2". The Daily Independent. 3 August 1923. p. 2.
- ^ "Murphysboro Daily Independent, August 21st 1925 Page 6". The Daily Independent. 21 August 1925. p. 6.
- ^ Scott J. Snyder and Tiffany Patterson (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination: Mount Zion Lodge Masonic Temple" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2017-01-01. (with 14 photographs from 1940 and 2010)
- ^ Rachel Malcolm Ensor (January 30, 2012). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Riverside Park Bandshell" (PDF). State of Illinois. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 2, 2014. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
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