This page is under construction. Many hours of busy work are needed to finish it. for now, just take the link to the HABS home page and search for the building you are after. I believe all the buildings are listed below but as several were not indexed by Gill's name, some may have been missed. I will be adding the design partner's names and links to non HABS photos on the internet also. Your input is welcome!

Irving Gill Central presents:

Shortcuts and a guide to Irving Gill buildings documented on the HABS site.

The Library of Congress HABS (Historic American Building Survey) site is little-known but is the best source for photographs of historic buildings, many of which were destroyed soon after the pictures were taken. The site is well worth spending a good long look at, no matter what your architectural interest is. Because the site is so unknown, and because of its slow, layered navigation and its sometimes difficult search process, I have made this site as a guide and shortcut to the photographs and documents relating to Irving Gill's work. These are by far the best Gill photographs available at this time in any site or publication. Each document is available in various degrees of quality depending on your patience, modem type and need. The very detailed TIFF files will open with Adobe Acrobat, this may take many minutes each to download, I don't think you can use the extra quality unless you are printing or zooming in. The Main page of each building has thumbnail photos of all the pictures and period drawings of the building and links to the HABS Axionometrics and field notes.

 

Home page of HABS

Granger Music Hall, National City (1896)

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Photo: General exterior view

Photo: Interior from vestibule to stage

Photo: Interior from stage to vestibule

Photo: Interior showing ceiling

Photo: Ceiling frescoes

Photo: Small room in music hall

Photo: General exterior view 1975

Photo: General exterior view 1980

Photo: Interior looking toward stage

 

Albert H. Olmstead House (Wildacre). Newport, Rhode Island (1900)

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George W. Marston House 3525 7th Ave., San Diego (1904-05)

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Arthur Marston House, 3575 7th. Ave , San Diego (1909)

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Mary Cossitt House 3526 7th Ave., San Diego (1906)

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Melville Klauber House, 3060 6th Ave., San Diego (1907-08). Demolished

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Photo: East (front) elevation from Northeast

Photo: East (front) elevation

Photo: South (side) and East (front) elevations

Photo: South (side) elevation

Photo: East (front) terrace

Photo: East (front) door

Photo: First floor dining room (with Stickley furniture)

Photo: First floor living room

Photo: First floor music room

Photo: Stairway

Photo: Second floor stairway

Photo: Stairway looking up to third floor

Plans:

 

Katherine Teats House 3560 7th Ave. , San Diego (1905)

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Mrs Paul Miltimore House, 1301 S. Chelton Way, South Pasadena (1911)

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Horatio West Court, 126 Holister St., Santa Monica (1919)

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Photo: General View From West

Photo: Axial View From Across Hollister St.

Photo: General View, Unit #3

Photo: Axial View, Unit #3

Photo: Entrance, Unit #3

Photo: Arch Across Driveway, Unit #4

La Jolla Woman's Club, La Jolla (1912-14)

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Photo: Front Elevation | High res JPEG | TIFF

Photo: Front elevaton from sidewalk | High res JPEG | TIFF

Photo: Front elevation and North pergola | High res JPEG | TIFF

Photo: North pergola | High res JPEG | TIFF

Photo: Front elevation and South pergola | High res JPEG | TIFF

Photo: Front porch | High res JPEG | TIFF

Photo: South (side) elevation, pergola and garden | High res JPEG | TIFF

Photo: South (side) porch and garden | High res JPEG | TIFF

Photo: Detail of North (side) elevation | High res JPEG | TIFF

Photo: Main entrance | High res JPEG | TIFF

Photo: Main entrance hall | High res JPEG | TIFF

Photo: Main entrance hall #2 | High res JPEG | TIFF

Photo: Assembly hall | High res JPEG | TIFF

Photo: Committee room (lunch room beyond) | High res JPEG | TIFF

 

Walter L. Dodge House, West Hollywood (1914-16) Demolished.

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(note: many of the Dodge House pictures do not have official captions, I will try to describe)

Photo: 1. exterior

Photo: 2. "

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Photo: 8.

Photo: 9.

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Photo: 11.

Photo: 12. interior, bottom of stairs.

Photo: 13. stair railing from below

Photo: 14. fireplace through arch

Photo: 15. interior with fireplace

Photo: 16 same room as 15, different angle

Photo: 17. upper hall and stair-rail, with linen closet

Photo: 18. same space as 17, across the gallery

Photo: 19. exterior, back garden looking away from house

Photo: 20. fountain and pergola, side view

Photo: 21. fountain and pergola, head on

Photo: 22. garden with north elevation in background

Photo: 23. terrace overlooking garden, distant view

Photo: 24. terrace overlooking garden, close view

Photo: 25. east facade

Photo: 26. east facade, detail

Photo: 27. arches at southeast corner

Photo: 28. chimney details

Photo: 29. fountain, grotto, north garden

Post demolition photos

Photo: 30. view of site from street

Photo: 31. view of site from stree, showing driveway

Photo: 32. distant view of site and garden

Photo: 33. Close view of site and garden

Photo: 34. garden site with pergola in distance

 

Alice Lee House #2 3578 7th, San Diego (1905)

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Lee/Teats Cottages Albatross St, San Diego (1912-13)

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Lee/Teats Cottage 3353 Albatross, San Diego (1912-13)

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Lee/Teats Cottage 3367 Albatross, San Diego (1912-13)

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Photo: West side

Photo: South side

Photo: garden shed

Drawing: Plans

Drawing: Elevations

Lee/Teats Cottage 3407 Albatross, San Diego (1912-13)

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Lee/Teats Cottage 3415 Albatross, San Diego (1912-13)

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The Bishop's School, La Jolla (1910-16)

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