Oscar Cobb (1842-1908) was an American architect of theaters and more. Several of his works are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.
Works
editWorks (with variations in attribution) include:
- DuPont-Whitehouse House, built in 1875 and 1876 by Oscar Cobb & Co.; designated a Chicago Landmark in 1996.
- Sioux City Municipal Auditorium, designed by architects James W. Martin and Oscar Cobb in Romanesque Revival style
- Fox Theater, 1116–1128 Main St., Stevens Point, Wisconsin (Cobb,Oscar), NRHP-listed[1]
- Masonic Temple Building, 36–42 N. Fourth St., Zanesville, Ohio (Cobb,Oscar & Son), NRHP-listed[1]
- Opera House and Yates Bookshop Building, 141 and 145 N. Broadway, Lexington, Kentucky (Cobb,Oscar), NRHP-listed[1]
- Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Building and Madison Theater, 36 Park Ave., W., Mansfield, Ohio (Cobb,Oscar), NRHP-listed[1]
- Lexington Opera House[2]
- Cincinnati Shubert theater[2]
- One or more works in Mathias Mitchell Public Square-Main Street Historic District, roughly Main St. from Strongs Ave. to Second St., Stevens Point, Wisconsin (Cobb,Oscar), NRHP-listed[1]
- One or more works in Wellington Historic District, irregular pattern along Main St. from Kelley St. to W and L E RR Wellington, Ohio (Cobb,Oscar), NRHP-listed[1] Wellington Town Hall (1885, National Register)
- A grand opera house in Syracuse, New York[3]
- A grand opera house in St. Paul, Minnesota[3]
- A grand opera house in Minneapolis, Minnesota[3]
- Grand Opera House (1885), St. Louis[3]
- Grand Opera House (1893), Ashland, Wisconsin[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b "History :: About Us :: Lexington Opera House". Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2011-07-20.
- ^ a b c d Jeaneatte L. Sanders (March 26, 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Grand Opera House / Fox Theater". National Park Service. Retrieved January 18, 2017. with two photos from 1982
- ^ Steve Sennott (February 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: West Second Street Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved March 19, 2017.