Bradford Gilbert

Bradford Lee Gilbert (1853–1911) was an architect who practiced in New York City. He designed the first steel-framed curtain wall building, [ [http://www.nyc-architecture.com/GON/GON008.htm] www.newyorkarchitecture.com retrieved July 5, 2007] the Tower Building, an eleven story structure opened in 1889, which is considered the city's first skyscraper. It had to have the steel-frame construction because on the narrow lot allowed for it, masonry supporting walls would have allowed almost no free space on the first floor. He also designed the first Grand Central Station in 1898. [ Gray, Christopher "The Architect Who Turned a Railroad Bridge on Its Head." New York Times, July 1, 2007. retrieved July 5, 2007] His New York buildings have been demolished, but his landmark eleven story Flatiron Building (1898) still stands in Atlanta, Georgia, and predates the similar and more famous New York City Flatiron Building by five years. [ [http://apps.atlantaga.gov/citydir/URBAN/flatiron.htm] City of Atlanta. retrieved July 5, 2007.]

elected works

The following buildings are listed on the National Register of Historic Placescite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service] :
* Bernardsville (NJT station) (Bernardsville, New Jersey)
* Flatiron Building (Atlanta)
* Flint and Pere Marquette Railroad East Saginaw Depot (Saginaw, Michigan)
* Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad Depot (Sedalia, Missouri)
* North Abington Depot (North Abington, Massachusetts)
* Plainfield (NJT station)
* William G. Raoul House (Atlanta)
* Southside Sportsmens Club District (Great River, New York)
* White House Station (White House, New Jersey)

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