Thomas Gill (architect)

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Thomas Gill
Born1870
Died1941 (aged 70–71)
EducationBrooklyn Polytechnic
Pratt Institute
ChildrenThomas Gill (son)

Thomas Gill (1870 – 1941) was an American architect who worked in Honolulu, Hawaii, from 1899 to 1941.

Early life and education[edit]

Born in Brooklyn, New York, he studied at Brooklyn Polytechnic and Pratt Institute.

Career[edit]

Gill began his career in 1892 with Walbridge & Walbridge of Brooklyn, and later worked in Bellingham, Washington, before embarking on a world tour that landed him in Honolulu on December 9, 1898. There he found work with H. L. Kerr before opening up his own office in 1903. He was a founding member of the Oahu Country Club and designed its clubhouse, but otherwise designed mostly private residences, two of which are on the National Register of Historic Places: the Edgar and Lucy Henriques House (1904) and the Thomas Alexander Burningham House (1910).

Personal life[edit]

His son, Thomas Gill, became a prominent local politician.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.