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George O. Garnsey (1840–1923) was an American architect from the city of Chicago, known for his large picturesque Queen Anne style homes.Wolff, Harold T
A Semi-Bungalow Offers Solid Family Living
Ridge Historical Society. Retrieved 21 February 2007.
After coming to Chicago, he went to work with J.C. Rankin as a draftsman; only 16 at the time, Garnsey stayed with Rankin until 1861. He worked briefly in partnerships and for other architectural firms before going into business as a sole proprietor in 1868. That same year Garnsey published his ''American Glossary of Architectural Terms''. In 1869 Garnsey helped design the Illinois State Capitol building in
The National Builders Album of Beautiful Homes - Edited by G. Garnsey 1891
Kenneth Franzheim II Rare Books Room ,William R. Jenkins Architecture and Art Library, University of Houston Digital Library. {{DEFAULTSORT:Garnsey, George O. 1840 births 1923 deaths Architects from Chicago People from Rock Island, Illinois
A Semi-Bungalow Offers Solid Family Living
Ridge Historical Society. Retrieved 21 February 2007.
Early life
Garnsey was born inRock Island, Illinois
Rock Island is a city in and the county seat of Rock Island County, Illinois, Rock Island County, Illinois, United States. The original Rock Island, from which the city name is derived, is now called Rock Island Arsenal, Arsenal Island. The popul ...
in 1840 and was educated at a private school in New York; in 1852 his parents brought him to Chicago.
Career
After coming to Chicago, he went to work with J.C. Rankin as a draftsman; only 16 at the time, Garnsey stayed with Rankin until 1861. He worked briefly in partnerships and for other architectural firms before going into business as a sole proprietor in 1868. That same year Garnsey published his ''American Glossary of Architectural Terms''. In 1869 Garnsey helped design the Illinois State Capitol building in Springfield
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After the Great Chicago Fire in 1871, Garnsey helped to redesign many of the buildings in the city and established a national reputation for theater and opera house design. From 1885 until 1893 he edited ''National Builder'', a journal where he published many of the designs for the buildings he worked on. In 1923 he was commissioned by the National Bonding and Developing Company to build a new city on the site of an old US military installation on the Santa Fe Railroad in New Mexico.
One of Garnsey's opera houses is being preserved in Menominee, Michigan.
In Wisconsin, Garnsey was associated with John C. Cochraine in the design of Memorial Hall (1867) at Beloit College in the Near East Side Historical District. Garnsey was the architect for the Shearer-Cristy House (1891) in Waupaca, Wisconsin and the Clawson-Condon House (1890) in Brodhead, Wisconsin
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. Both homes are examples of Queen Anne pattern book design.https://www.cityofwaupaca.org/development/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/03/Shearer-Christy-House-315-E.-Lake-St.pdf
See also
*Charles O. Boynton House
The Charles O. Boynton House is located in the DeKalb County, Illinois, city of Sycamore. The home is part of the Sycamore Historic District which was designated and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in May 1978. The Queen Ann ...
*David Syme House
The David Syme House is located in Sycamore, Illinois and is part of the Sycamore Historic District. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in May 1978. The Queen Anne style home was constructed circa 1880.
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*Ellwood House
The Ellwood House was built as a private home by barbed wire entrepreneur Isaac Ellwood in 1879. It is located on First Street in DeKalb, Illinois, United States, in DeKalb County. The Victorian style home, designed by George O. Garnsey, under ...
*Kosciusko County Jail
The first Kosciusko County Jail was built in 1837 of square logs. It was two stories tall with a trap door from the second story floor to access the ground floor. The next jail was made of brick. Like the first jail, it was located on Courthouse ...
*Menominee Opera House
Built in 1902, the Menominee Opera House (later known as Menominee Theatre) resides in the Historic Waterfront District of downtown Menominee, Michigan. It was designed by well-known American architect George O. Garnsey, whose other designs in ...
*Ogle County Courthouse
The Ogle County Courthouse is a National Register of Historic Places listing in the Ogle County, Illinois, county seat of Oregon. The building stands on a public square in the city's downtown commercial district. The current structure was complet ...
*Old Congregational Church (Sycamore, Illinois)
As of 2007 there are five church buildings in the Sycamore Historic District, located in Sycamore, Illinois, United States which are listed as contributing properties to the district. The Sycamore Historic District was added to the U.S. National ...
References
External links
The National Builders Album of Beautiful Homes - Edited by G. Garnsey 1891
Kenneth Franzheim II Rare Books Room ,William R. Jenkins Architecture and Art Library, University of Houston Digital Library. {{DEFAULTSORT:Garnsey, George O. 1840 births 1923 deaths Architects from Chicago People from Rock Island, Illinois