Thomas Gill (architect)
Thomas Gill (1870 – 1941) was an American architect who worked in Honolulu, Hawaii, from 1899 to 1941.
Thomas Gill | |
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| Born | 1870 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Died | 1941 (aged 70–71) |
| Education | Brooklyn Polytechnic Pratt Institute |
| Children | Thomas Gill (son) |
Early life and education
Born in Brooklyn, New York, he studied at Brooklyn Polytechnic and Pratt Institute.
Career
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
His son, Thomas Gill, became a prominent local politician.[1]