A. Arthur Guilbert (1870 – 1922) was an architect in

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. His father was born on the

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and arrived in Racine in 1838. He was captain of a coffee trading vessel, a manager for the Western Union Telegraph Company, and part of the J. I. Case Threshing Machine Company. His wife was the daughter of Henry and Mary (Warburton) Pease, who were pioneer settlers of Albany, Illinois.Racine County Wisconsin History: Racine Belle City of the lakes and Racine County Wisconsin a record of settlement organization progress and achievement. SJ Clarke Pub Co. Chicago. 1916. 1216 pgs. AccessGenealogy.com. Web. 14 November 2013. http://www.accessgenealogy.com/wisconsin/biography-of-a-arthur-guilbert.htm - Last updated on Aug 13th, 2012 Guilbert attended public high school in Racine, graduating with the class of 1888. He then attended Lehigh University of Pennsylvania, the University of Michigan and Chicago School of Architecture (graduating class of 1901). His firm's designed the McMynn School,Racine History
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, Grange Avenue Methodist Church, First National Bank building, Commercial Savings Bank building, N. D. Pratt School,

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, park refectories, No. 1 and No. 6 engine houses and numerous residences. He partnered with Herbert B. Rugh to form Guilbert & Rugh and was joined in 1906 by E. B. Funston until 1915, after which he worked solo. He married Bessie M. Bull, daughter of Stephen Bull, who was one of Racine's most distinguished citizens and businessmen, in 1895. Their children were F. Warburton Guilbert, Gordon McKenzie Guilbert, and Ellen Katherine Kellogg Guilbert. Guilbert was a high-ranking

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part of the Elks and a member of the Somerset Club,Somerset Club
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(including as president), the

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and the

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. McMynn school was torn down when McMynn Tower (Senior apartments) was built circa 1975. It was located across from Memorial Hall. Lucas Bradley, a local and builder may also have been involved in the building work.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Guilbert, A. Arthur People from Racine, Wisconsin Architects from Wisconsin University of Michigan alumni 1870 births 1922 deaths Lehigh University alumni