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Cyrus E. Silling
Cyrus E. Silling
Born	June 12, 1899; Palmer, West Virginia
Died	June 6, 1993 (aged 93); Charleston, West Virginia
Nationality	American
Occupation	Architect
Practice	Warne, Tucker, Silling & Hutchinson;; Warne–Tucker–Silling;; Tucker & Silling;; C. E. Silling & Associates

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Cyrus E. Silling FAIA (June 12, 1899 – June 6, 1993) was an American architect in practice in Charleston, West Virginia from 1928 until his retirement in 1977. From 1951 he headed what is now Silling Architects, the oldest architectural firm in West Virginia, originally established in 1902 by H. Rus Warne.

Life and career

Cyrus Edgar Silling was born June 12, 1899, in Palmer, West Virginia, to Cyrus Killand Silling and Rebecca Virginia Silling, née Rust. He was educated at the Carnegie Institute of Technology in Pittsburgh, earning a BArch in 1920. After graduation he joined Warne, Tucker & Patteson, Charleston's leading architectural firm. In 1928 he became a partner in the reorganized Warne, Tucker, Silling & Hutchinson. The firm was incorporated as Warne–Tucker–Silling in 1932 and became Tucker & Silling in 1938 when senior partner H. Rus Warne withdrew. In 1951 Tucker also withdrew, and Silling continued the firm under the name C. E. Silling & Associates.^[1]^[2]

In 1977 Silling retired, and his partners reorganized the firm as Silling Associates.^[3] The firm has continued to the present day (2024) as Silling Architects, and is the oldest active architectural firm in West Virginia.

Silling was a member of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and was highly active in the West Virginia chapter, serving as president and secretary–treasurer. From 1951 to 1953 he was a member of the AIA board of directors.^[2] In 1952 he was elected a Fellow of the AIA in recognition of his service to the organization.^[4]

Personal life

Silling was married in 1920 to Marian Lillian Reddington. They had one child, a son.^[1]

In addition to his professional associations, Silling was a member of local fraternal and business associations. He was a congregant of St. John's Episcopal Church, where in 1928 the firm of Warne, Tucker, Silling & Hutchinson had completed the parish house.^[2]^[1]

Silling died June 6, 1993, in Charleston at the age of 94.^[5]

Architectural works

Tucker & Silling, 1938–1951

1939 – Huttonsville Correctional Center, US-250, Huttonsville, West Virginia^[2]
1940 – Stonewall Jackson High School (former), 812 Park Ave, Charleston, West Virginia^[6]
1942 – Fleming Hall, West Virginia State University, Institute, West Virginia^[7]
1942 – White Hall, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia^[8]
1943 – Eastham House alterations, US-35, Point Pleasant, West Virginia^[9]
1949 – Passenger terminal, Yeager Airport, Charleston, West Virginia^[2]
1951 – Charleston Memorial Hospital, 3200 MacCorkle Ave SE, Charleston, West Virginia^[10]
1951 – Drain–Jordan Library, West Virginia State University, Institute, West Virginia^[11]
1952 – Hamblin Hall, West Virginia State University, Institute, West Virginia^[12]

C. E. Silling & Associates, 1951–1977

1954 – West Virginia Capitol Complex Building 4, 112 California Ave, Charleston, West Virginia^[13]
1957 – Basic Sciences Building, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, West Virginia^[14]
1960 – Federal Office Building, 502 8th St, Huntington, West Virginia^[15]
1960 – University Hospital, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, West Virginia^[14]
1961 – Engineering Sciences Building, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia^[16]
1961 – Federal Center,^[a] 500 Quarrier St, Charleston, West Virginia^[17]^[15]
1963 – Reynolds Memorial Hospital, 800 Wheeling Ave, Glen Dale, West Virginia^[16]
1968 – Federal Correctional Institution, Morgantown, 446 Green Bag Rd, Morgantown, West Virginia^[18]
1969 – One Commerce Square, 900 Lee St, Charleston, West Virginia^[19]
1970 – Sullivan Hall, West Virginia State University, Institute, West Virginia (1970)^[20]
1970 – Wallace Hall, West Virginia State University, Institute, West Virginia^[20]
1970 – WVU Coliseum, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia^[14]
1976 – West Virginia State Museum, 1900 Kanawha Blvd E, Charleston, West Virginia^[21]

Notes

^ Designed by Greife & Daley and C. E. Silling & Associates, associated architects.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Silling, Cyrus Edgar" in Who's Who in America, 39th ed. (Chicago: Marquis Who's Who, 1976): 2882.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Silling, C(yrus) E(dgar)" in American Architects Directory (New York: R. R. Bowker Company, 1956): 506-507.
^ Otis K. Rice, Charleston and the Kanawha Valley: An Illustrated History (Windsor Publications, 1981): 126.
^ "39 new A. I. A. Fellows named" in Architectural Record 111, no. 5 (May, 1952): 12.
^ "Cyrus E. Silling," Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, June 9, 1993, B5.
^ 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., Buildings of West Virginia (New York: Oxford University Press, 2004): 393.
^ S. Allen Chambers Jr., Buildings of West Virginia (New York: Oxford University Press, 2004): 277.
^ 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)
^ ^a ^b ^c S. Allen Chambers Jr., Buildings of West Virginia (New York: Oxford University Press, 2004): 394.
^ ^a ^b "Silling, Cyrus Edgar" in American Architects Directory (New York: R. R. Bowker Company, 1970): 838.
^ ^a ^b "Small office with a large view" in Architectural Record (September, 1963): 217-220.
^ "Speakers Stress Future Role Of Federal Building," Charleston Daily Mail, October 12, 1961, 16.
^ AIA Journal (September, 1971): 18.
^ S. Allen Chambers Jr., Buildings of West Virginia (New York: Oxford University Press, 2004): 63.
^ ^a ^b S. Allen Chambers Jr., Buildings of West Virginia (New York: Oxford University Press, 2004): 102-104.
^ S. Allen Chambers Jr., Buildings of West Virginia (New York: Oxford University Press, 2004): 78.

[Greife-17] Designed by Greife & Daley and C. E. Silling & Associates, associated architects.

[WhosWho-1] "Silling, Cyrus Edgar" in Who's Who in America, 39th ed. (Chicago: Marquis Who's Who, 1976): 2882.

[CES56-2] "Silling, C(yrus) E(dgar)" in American Architects Directory (New York: R. R. Bowker Company, 1956): 506-507.

[3] Otis K. Rice, Charleston and the Kanawha Valley: An Illustrated History (Windsor Publications, 1981): 126.

[4] "39 new A. I. A. Fellows named" in Architectural Record 111, no. 5 (May, 1952): 12.

[5] "Cyrus E. Silling," Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, June 9, 1993, B5.

[6] American School Board Journal 100, no. 1 (January, 1940): 63.

[7] "West Virginia State's New Building" in Crisis (December, 1942): 370.

[8] S. Allen Chambers Jr., Buildings of West Virginia (New York: Oxford University Press, 2004): 393.

[9] S. Allen Chambers Jr., Buildings of West Virginia (New York: Oxford University Press, 2004): 277.

[10] Engineering News-Record 142, no. 16 (April 21, 1949): 43.

[11] West Virginia Libraries 3, no. 3 (August, 1950): 5.

[12] Crisis 57, no. 5 (May, 1950): 331.

[13] Jim Wallace, A History of the West Virginia Capitol: The House of State (Charleston: History Press, 2012)

[Chambers1-14] S. Allen Chambers Jr., Buildings of West Virginia (New York: Oxford University Press, 2004): 394.

[CES70-15] "Silling, Cyrus Edgar" in American Architects Directory (New York: R. R. Bowker Company, 1970): 838.

[AR63-16] "Small office with a large view" in Architectural Record (September, 1963): 217-220.

[18] "Speakers Stress Future Role Of Federal Building," Charleston Daily Mail, October 12, 1961, 16.

[19] AIA Journal (September, 1971): 18.

[20] S. Allen Chambers Jr., Buildings of West Virginia (New York: Oxford University Press, 2004): 63.

[Chambers2-21] S. Allen Chambers Jr., Buildings of West Virginia (New York: Oxford University Press, 2004): 102-104.

[22] S. Allen Chambers Jr., Buildings of West Virginia (New York: Oxford University Press, 2004): 78.

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Cyrus E. Silling
Born	(1899-06-12)June 12, 1899 Palmer, West Virginia
Died	June 6, 1993(1993-06-06) (aged 93) Charleston, West Virginia
Nationality	American
Occupation	Architect

Practice	Warne, Tucker, Silling & Hutchinson; Warne–Tucker–Silling; Tucker & Silling; C. E. Silling & Associates