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Cyrus E. Silling | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 12, 1899 |
| Died | June 6, 1993 (aged 93) |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Practice | A. G. Odell Jr. & Associates; Odell Associates |
Cyrus E. Silling FAIA (1899–1993) was an American architect in practice in Charleston, West Virginia from 1928 to 1977.
Life and career edit
Cyrus Edgar Silling was born June 12, 1899 in Palmer, West Virginia. He was educated as the Carnegie Institute of Technology in Pittsburgh, graduating with a B.Arch. in 1920. In 1921 he joined the Charleston firm of Warne, Tucker & Patteson, headed by leading local architect H. Rus Warne. When Patteson retired from the partnership in 1928, Silling was admitted to partnership in the expanded firm of Warne, Tucker, Silling & Hutchison. Hutchison left in 1932, and the firm was further reorganized as Warne–Tucker–Silling. Warne retired in 1938 to resume private practice, with his partners contining as Tucker & Silling. In 1952 Silling bought out his partner and continued the practice as C. E. Silling & Associates.
Personal life edit
Silling was married in 1920, and had one child. He died June 6, 1993 in Charleston.
Architectural works edit
Tucker & Silling, 1938–1952 edit
- Stonewall Jackson High School (former), 812 Park Ave, Charleston, West Virginia (1939–40)[1]
- Fleming Hall, West Virginia State University, Institute, West Virginia (1940–42)[2]
- White Hall, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia (1940–42)[3]
- Charleston Memorial Hospital, 3200 MacCorkle Ave SE, Charleston, West Virginia (1949–51)[4]
- Drain–Jordan Library, West Virginia State University, Institute, West Virginia (1950–51)[5]
- Hamblin Hall, West Virginia State University, Institute, West Virginia (1951–52)[6]
- West Virginia Capitol Complex Building 4, 112 California Ave, Charleston, West Virginia (1952–54)[7]
- Passenger terminal, Yeager Airport, Charleston, West Virginia
C. E. Silling & Associates, 1952–1977 edit
- Chase Center,[a] 707 Virginia St E, Charleston, West Virginia (1965–69)[8]
- One Commerce Square, 900 Lee St, Charleston, West Virginia (1967–69)[9]
- WVU Coliseum, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia (1967–70)[10]
- Sullivan Hall, West Virginia State University, Institute, West Virginia (1970)[11]
- Wallace Hall, West Virginia State University, Institute, West Virginia (1970)[11]
Notes edit
- ^ Designed in association with Vlastimil Koubek of Washington, D.C.
References edit
- ^ American School Board Journal 100, no. 1 (January, 1940): 63.
- ^ "West Virginia State's New Building" in Crisis (December, 1942): 370.
- ^ S. Allen Chambers Jr., "White Hall (Mineral Industries Building)", [Morgantown, West Virginia], SAH Archipedia, eds. Gabrielle Esperdy and Karen Kingsley, Charlottesville: UVaP, 2012—, http://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/WV-01-ML1.11. Last accessed: January 16, 2023.
- ^ Engineering News-Record 142, no. 16 (April 21, 1949): 43.
- ^ West Virginia Libraries 3, no. 3 (August, 1950): 5.
- ^ Crisis 57, no. 5 (May, 1950): 331.
- ^ Jim Wallace, A History of the West Virginia Capitol: The House of State (Charleston: History Press, 2012)
- ^ S. Allen Chambers Jr., "Charleston National Plaza (Bank One)", [Charleston, West Virginia], SAH Archipedia, eds. Gabrielle Esperdy and Karen Kingsley, Charlottesville: UVaP, 2012—, http://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/WV-01-CH2. Last accessed: January 16, 2023.
- ^ S. Allen Chambers Jr., "Huntington Banks (One Commerce Square)", [Charleston, West Virginia], SAH Archipedia, eds. Gabrielle Esperdy and Karen Kingsley, Charlottesville: UVaP, 2012—, http://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/WV-01-CH10. Last accessed: January 16, 2023.
- ^ S. Allen Chambers Jr., "Coliseum", [Morgantown, West Virginia], SAH Archipedia, eds. Gabrielle Esperdy and Karen Kingsley, Charlottesville: UVaP, 2012—, http://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/WV-01-ML3.1. Last accessed: January 16, 2023.
- ^ a b S. Allen Chambers Jr., "West Virginia State College", [Dunbar, West Virginia], SAH Archipedia, eds. Gabrielle Esperdy and Karen Kingsley, Charlottesville: UVaP, 2012—, http://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/WV-01-KA25. Last accessed: January 16, 2023.