Kirtland Cutter (August 20, 1860 – September 26, 1939) was a 20th-century architect in the Pacific Northwest and California. He was born in East Rockport, Ohio, the great-grandson of Jared Potter Kirtland.[1] He studied painting and illustration at the Art Students League of New York. At the age of 26 he moved to Spokane, Washington, and began working as a banker for his uncle. By the 1920s, Cutter had designed several hundred buildings that established Spokane as a place rivaling Seattle and Portland, Oregon in its architectural quality. Most of Cutter's work is listed in State and National Registers of Historic Places.
Kirtland Cutter | |
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| Born | August 20, 1860 |
| Died | September 26, 1939 (aged 79) |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Parent(s) | Caroline Atwater Pease William Cutter |
| Buildings | Rainier Club Lake McDonald Lodge The Davenport Hotel |
| Projects | Idaho Building at the Chicago's World Fair |
His design for the 1893 Chicago World's Fair Idaho Building was a rustic design log construction. It was a popular favorite, visited by an estimated 18 million people. The building's design and interior furnishings were a major precursor of the Arts and Crafts movement.
Cutter also worked in partnership with Karl G. Malmgren as Cutter & Malmgren and variations.
Notable designs
editBuildings in Spokane, Washington
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- 1887: Kirtland Cutter's Chalet Hohenstein 628 West 7th Avenue – was demolished to build condominiums in the 1960s
- 1888: Glover Mansion 321 W Eighth Avenue – Now a conference and events center.
- 1889: F. Lewis Clark Lodge Gate 705 West 7th Avenue – temporary home for Clark
- 1889: F. Lewis Clark House 703 West 7th Avenue – Clark named it Undercliff it was later changed to Marycliff
- 1889: F. Rockwood Moore House 507 West 7th Avenue
- 1897: John A. Finch House 2340 W First Avenue – Designed with Karl Malmgren.
- 1897: Austin Corbin House 815 West 7th Avenue
- 1897: D. C. Corbin House 507 West 7th Avenue – Now houses the Corbin Art Center
- 1898: Amasa B. Campbell House 2316 W First Avenue – Now part of the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture.
- 1898: Patsy Clark Mansion 2208 West Second Avenue – Contains the largest stained glass window ever made by Tiffany Studios.
- 1898: Wakefield House, 2328 W First Avenue – First example of Mission Revival Style architecture in Washington State.
- c. 1900: Manito United Methodist Church, 3220 S Grand Blvd
- 1904: Robert E. Strahorn Residence Strahorn Pines designed by J.J. Browne in 1887 remodeled by Cutter
- 1907: J.M. Corbet Corbet-Aspray House 820 West 7th Avenue
- 1907: Gardner and Engdahl/The Gables Apartments 1302–1312 West Broadway Avenue
- 1909: Post Street Electric Substation[2] – designed for Washington Water Power, now called Avista
- c. 1910: The Hall of Doges, above Davenport's Restaurant – see The Davenport Hotel
- 1910: Spokane Club, 1002 W Riverside Avenue
- 1910: Western Union Life Insurance Building
- 1911: Monroe Street Bridge – Designed aesthetic elements.
- 1912: Waikiki Mansion – Now Gonzaga University's Bozarth Center.
- 1912: Louis Davenport House 34 West 8th Avenue
- 1914: The Davenport Hotel
- 1915: Sherwood Building 510 West Riverside
Other Washington State sites
edit- 1892: Wardner's Castle 1103 15th Street, Bellingham, Washington – Now a bed and breakfast known as Hilltop House.
- 1893: Cutter House 802 North Yakima Avenue, Tacoma, Washington
- 1898: Charles Stimson Stimson-Green Mansion, 1204 Minor Ave, Seattle
- 1904: Rainier Club, Seattle, Washington
- 1905: Remodeling of the Tacoma Hotel, Tacoma, Washington, – Designed by McKim, Mead & White in 1883.
- 1906-1908: Charles J. Smith house, 1147 Harvard Avenue E, Seattle
- c. 1909 Yale Hotel in Chewelah – Designed with Karl Malmgren.
- 1909: Thornewood Castle, Lakewood, Washington – Set of Rose Red TV movie by Stephen King
- 1912: Cutter Theatre, Metaline Falls, Washington – Formerly the Metaline Falls High School Building
- 1912: Rock House, 102 5th Ave Metaline Falls, Washington – Private residence on the Pend Oreille River.
- 1922: Heather Hill 11430 Gravelly Lake Dr SW, Tacoma
Out of state locations
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- 1893: Idaho Building, Chicago, Illinois for World's Columbian Exposition in partnership with John C. Poetz
- 1895: Charles E. Conrad Mansion, Kalispell, Montana
- 1902: Kirtland Hall, New Haven, Connecticut – Sheffield Scientific School
- 1903: Carnegie Camp North Point, Raquette Lake, New York- Summer Home of Lucy Carnegie
- 1904: Idaho State Building, St. Louis, Missouri for Louisiana Purchase Exposition.
- 1906: The Hurlbut Mansion, Lewiston, Idaho – Formerly the Children's Home Finding and Aid Society of North Idaho
- 1907: Fredrick Blackwell Residence - Located in Spirit Lake, IDAHO - designed by Cutter
- 1908: Seattle Golf and Country Club
- 1913: John P.and Stella Gray Estate, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
- 1913: Lake McDonald Lodge, Glacier National Park
- 1913: William H. Cowles House Eucalyptus Hill Santa Barbara, California
- 1917: Wilcox Manor, Portland, Oregon
- 1922: Lewis-Clark Hotel, Lewiston, Idaho]
- 1926: Autzen Mansion, Portland, Oregon
- 1929: Los Cerritos, Long Beach, California – three homes in subdivision
- 1937: Fleming House, Balboa Island, Newport Beach, California – Built for Victor Fleming, director of The Wizard of Oz and Gone with the Wind
References
edit- ^ Kirtland Cutter: Architect in the Land of Promise, Henry C. Matthews, University of Washington Press, Seattle and London, p. 173
- ^ "Washington Water Power/Avista". historylink.org. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
Matthews, Henry (1999). Kirtland Cutter: Architect in the Land of Promise. University of Washington Press. ISBN 0-295-97609-8.
External links
edit- ^ Society of Historical Architects, Archipedia. "Lewis-Clark Hotel". SAH Archipedia. SAH. Retrieved 23 February 2018.