Frederick Alexander Cuthbert

Frederick Alexander Cuthbert (May 7, 1902 – September 14, 1978) was an American landscape architect who worked primarily in the U.S. state of Oregon.

Frederick A. Cuthbert
Fred Cuthbert at the University of Oregon
BornMay 7, 1902
Essex, Ontario, Canada
DiedSeptember 14, 1978(1978-09-14) (aged 76)
Lane County, Oregon, US
Alma materUniversity of Michigan
OccupationArchitect

Biography

He was born in Essex, Ontario, Canada where his father was a Baptist minister. In 1908, the family moved to Muskegon, Michigan. Cuthbert graduated from the University of Michigan in 1928 with a Masters of Landscape Design and began teaching at Oregon Agricultural College.[1] He was hired by the University of Oregon as the landscape architect in 1932, and when the landscape program was transferred to the University of Oregon, Cuthbert founded the Department of Landscape Architecture in 1934. Later he became Dean of the School of Architecture and Allied Arts.[2][3]

Cuthbert's designs influenced many landscapes at the University of Oregon. Two of Cuthbert's landscapes, the Memorial Quadrangle[4] and the Women's Memorial Quadrangle,[5] are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Cuthbert directed the construction of Dad's Gates, designed by H. Abbott Lawrence,[6] which is also listed on the NRHP.

Off campus, his work was central to community landscapes, including the Eugene Mall, Corvallis High School, and the Oregon State Capitol in Salem.[3][7]

The Marie and Arthur Berger Scholarship, established in 1972, is awarded to architecture students at the University of Oregon and honors Cuthbert, Marie Berger’s instructor at Oregon Agricultural College. The Cuthbert Amphitheater at Eugene's Alton Baker Park is named in honor of Cuthbert, the park's designer.

References
  1. The Michigan Alumnus, Volume 44, page 329. University of Michigan. October 2, 1937. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
  2. "Heritage Landscape Plan: Lawrence/Cuthbert Era (1914 - 1946)". University of Oregon. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
  3. Lovinger, Ronald (October 4, 1978). "UO Assembly Meeting: Frederick Cuthbert Memorial". University of Oregon. Archived from the original on November 1, 2013. Retrieved October 30, 2013.
  4. "NRHP Nomination Form: Knight Library". National Park Service. March 9, 1990. Retrieved October 17, 2013.
  5. "NRHP Nomination Form: Women's Memorial Quadrangle". National Park Service. October 2, 1992. Retrieved October 17, 2013.
  6. "NRHP Nomination Form: Dad's Gates". National Park Service. August 11, 2004. Retrieved October 27, 2013.
  7. Pinyerd, David; Niederer, Bernadette (2005). "A History of Corvallis High School" (PDF). Corvallis School District 509J. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
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