C. P. H. Gilbert

Charles Pierrepont Henry Gilbert ( born August 29, 1861 in New York City; † October 25, 1952 ) was an American architect from New York.

Biography

The roots of his family go back to England. A prominent member of the family was Sir Humphrey Gilbert, who was a half-brother of Sir Walter Raleigh. He was to be established in North America a patent from Queen Elizabeth I, which granted him the right new colonies.

The parents of CPH Gilbert were Loring Gilbert and Caroline C. Etchebery. Gilbert studied in America and Europe. He studied civil engineering and architecture, this later painting and sculpture. He began as an assistant at a prominent architectural firm, where he received his education.

1886 at the age of 25, he started his own business. He received several orders and has been successful over time. His clients were mostly rich industrialists and bankers who could build their town house (town house), manor houses and mansions in New York and around him.

Gilbert was with Florence Cecil Moss, daughter of Theodore Moss from New York City, married. Together they had two children, Dudley Pierrepont Pierrepont Vera Gilbert and Gilbert.

Works (selection)

His works include:

• House for Harry F. Sinclair and 79th Street and Fifth Avenue, 1898 ( today Ukrainian Institute )
• House for Joseph Raphael De Lamar on Madison Avenue and 37th Street in 1905 (now Polish Consulate General )
• Together with the architect Robert W. Gibson: House for Morton F. Plant at 52nd Street and Fifth Avenue, 1905 (now Cartier )
• House for Felix M. Warburg at 92nd Street and Fifth Avenue, 1906-1908 ( Jewish Museum today )
• Together with the architect J. Armstrong Stenhouse: House for Otto Hermann Kahn at the 91st Street and Fifth Avenue, 1916 to 1918 (now Convent of the Sacred Heart of Jesus )
• Residence for Augustus G. Paine, Jr. at 31 East 69th Street, 1917-18 (now Austrian Consulate General )

Morton F. Plant House at 52nd Street / Fifth Avenue, Cartier today (1905 )

Joseph Raphael De Lamar House at 37th Street / Madison Avenue, now the Polish Consulate General (1905 )

Felix M. Warburg House at 92nd Street / Fifth Avenue, now the Jewish Museum ( 1906-08 )

Otto H. Kahn House at 91st Street / Fifth Avenue, today convent of the Sacred Heart of Jesus ( 1916-1918 )

Residence of Augustus G. Paine, Jr. at 31 East 69th Street, now the Austrian Consulate General ( 1917-18 )