James Gilbert Chandler

James Gilbert Chandler (August 4, 1856 – January 17, 1924) was a prominent architect in Racine, Wisconsin.

James Gilbert Chandler
Born(1856-08-04)August 4, 1856
Berlin Falls, New Hampshire
DiedJanuary 17, 1924(1924-01-17) (aged 67)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
OccupationArchitect
Spouse(s)
Francis Mary Evans (m. 1885)
Children4

Personal life

Chandler was born at Berlin Falls, New Hampshire on August 4, 1856 to Milton Walker Chandler and Sarah Grover Chandler.[1] After attending school in Zumbrota, Minnesota and Madison, Wisconsin, he studied architecture in Madison, and then started working as an architect in 1879.[1] In 1885 he married Francis Mary Evans, with whom he had four children.[1] He died on January 17, 1924 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.[1][2]

Work

Chandler's firm was known as Chandler & Parks.[1][3] He was involved in the design of several building listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).[4] He designed the Shoop Building and the Racine YMCA (both NRHP listed).[5] Chandler was in charge of remodeling and enlarging of all three of architect Lucas Bradley's Garfield schools.[6]

See also

References
  1. White, J. T. 1933. The National Cyclopædia of American Biography. New York: James T. White & Company, p. 340.
  2. "James G. Chandler Dies Following Operation in Milwaukee Hospital". Racine Journal Times. January 18, 1924. p. 1. Retrieved March 5, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. Commemorative Biographical Record of Prominent and Representative Men of Racine and Kenosha Counties, Wisconsin: Containing Biographical Sketches of Business and Professional Men and of Many of the Early Settled Families (J.H. Beers & Co J.H. Beers & Company, 1906 - Kenosha (Wis.) - 645 pages
  4. "Wisconsin – Racine County". National Register of Historic Places. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
  5. Burke, Michael (October 21, 2010). "Historic Downtown building, Racine's first YMCA, for sale". Racine Journal Times. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
  6. Whitman, Mary (October 4, 2000). "Community newsletter: Good things happening at the old Garfield School". Racine Journal Times. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
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