Rudolph Zerses Gill information

Rudolph Zerses Gill
Rudolph Zerses Gill
Born	1866
Died	1951 (aged 84–85)
Nationality	American
Other names	Ruolph Zerse Gill; RZ Gill; Doll Gill; Pop Gill
Occupation	Architect

Rudolph Zerses Gill (or Ruolph Zerse Gill, RZ Gill and Doll Gill; 1866–1951^[1]) was an American architect and builder of the classical revival style that has designed several municipal buildings, club halls, and private residences in Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky and Tennessee.^[1] A few have been nominated to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).

R.Z. Gill graduated with a degree in architecture from the University of Illinois in 1887.^[2]

Works include:

the Lindley House (1895), Urbana, Illinois^[3]
the Franklin County Jail (1905–06), Benton, Illinois,^[4]^{[circular reference]}
the Murphysboro Elks Lodge (1916), Murphysboro, Illinois,^[5] NRHP-listed
the Barth and Walker Building (1916), Murphysboro, Illinois,^[6]
the West Frankfort Elks Lodge (1923) West Frankfort, IL^[7]
the VanCloostere Building (1925), Murphysboro, Illinois,^[8]
the Mount Zion Lodge Masonic Temple (1933), West Plains, Missouri,^[9] NRHP-listed
the Riverside Park Bandshell (1939), Murphysboro, Illinois,^[10] NRHP-listed.

Murphysboro Masonic Lodge # 498 Gill designed the Lodge and was also a member. Source: Carbondale Free Press Nov 6, 1919

^ ^a ^b "Rudolph Zerses Gill". City of Urbana. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
^ "Rudolph Zerses Gill | City of Urbana".
^ "PRESERVATION AND CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION Vol. 21" (PDF). Vol 21 No 4 Lachlan Blair Memorial – Lindley House - PACA.
^ Franklin County Jail (Benton, Illinois)
^ Baer, Cynthia L. (June 9, 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Murphysboro Elks Lodge" (PDF). State of Illinois. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 2, 2014. Retrieved January 24, 2014.
^ "The American Contractor April 24th 1915 Page 16".
^ "Murphysboro Daily Independent Aug 03 1923, Page 2". The Daily Independent. 3 August 1923. p. 2.
^ "Murphysboro Daily Independent, August 21st 1925 Page 6". The Daily Independent. 21 August 1925. p. 6.
^ Scott J. Snyder and Tiffany Patterson (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination: Mount Zion Lodge Masonic Temple" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2017-01-01. (with 14 photographs from 1940 and 2010)
^ Rachel Malcolm Ensor (January 30, 2012). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Riverside Park Bandshell" (PDF). State of Illinois. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 2, 2014. Retrieved February 1, 2014.

[Urbana1-1] "Rudolph Zerses Gill". City of Urbana. Retrieved 24 May 2019.

[2] "Rudolph Zerses Gill | City of Urbana".

[3] "PRESERVATION AND CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION Vol. 21" (PDF). Vol 21 No 4 Lachlan Blair Memorial – Lindley House - PACA.

[4] Franklin County Jail (Benton, Illinois)

[murphysboro-5] Baer, Cynthia L. (June 9, 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Murphysboro Elks Lodge" (PDF). State of Illinois. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 2, 2014. Retrieved January 24, 2014.

[6] "The American Contractor April 24th 1915 Page 16".

[7] "Murphysboro Daily Independent Aug 03 1923, Page 2". The Daily Independent. 3 August 1923. p. 2.

[8] "Murphysboro Daily Independent, August 21st 1925 Page 6". The Daily Independent. 21 August 1925. p. 6.

[MtZion-9] Scott J. Snyder and Tiffany Patterson (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination: Mount Zion Lodge Masonic Temple" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2017-01-01. (with 14 photographs from 1940 and 2010)

[10] Rachel Malcolm Ensor (January 30, 2012). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Riverside Park Bandshell" (PDF). State of Illinois. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 2, 2014. Retrieved February 1, 2014.