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Haxby & Gillespie

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Old Main, Minot State University, 1912.

Haxby & Gillespie was an architectural firm from Fargo, North Dakota. R. J. Haxby and William D. Gillespie were the partners.[1] The firm "produced a number of important buildings throughout North Dakota." They designed many notable public, educational, commercial, and church buildings, in North Dakota, Minnesota, and Montana.[1]

History

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Prior to coming to Fargo, R. J. Haxby was a practicing architect in New York City and Superior, Wisconsin. He moved to Fargo late in 1905 after a young architect, William D. Gillespie, advertised for a business partner to take over the practice of his recently deceased brother-in-law, William C. Albrant.[2]

In early 1906 Haxby and Gillespie reorganized Albrant's firm as R. J. Haxby & Company.[3] In September 1906 the firm was renamed Haxby & Gillespie.[4] They remained together until 1916, when Gillespie established his own office.[5] Haxby's firm became Haxby & Braseth, which it remained until the end of 1917, as Haxby had died in August.[3] It was succeeded by Braseth & Rosatti.[6]

Gillespie later retired from architecture and founded a bank, the Gate City Savings and Loan, which became prominent in the state.[5]

R. J. Haxby's son, Robert V. L. Haxby, was an architect in Minneapolis, where he was a partner in the firms of Stebbins & Haxby, Stebbins, Haxby & Bissell, and Haxby & Bissell. He was appointed Minneapolis' school board architect in 1915.[7]

A number of the firm's works are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[8]

Architectural works

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R. J. Haxby & Company, 1906

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Haxby & Gillespie, 1906-1916

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Haxby & Braseth, 1916-1917

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References

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  1. ^ a b Jackie Sluss (February 26, 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Lincoln Building". and accompanying six photos from 1903 and 1979
  2. ^ Martens, Steve C. and Ronald H. L. M. Ramsay. Buildings of North Dakota. 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Former Superior Man is Called in Fargo". Duluth (MN) Herald Aug. 29 1917.
  4. ^ School Board Journal Sept. 1906: 27.
  5. ^ a b Ronald Lanier Ramsey (February 10, 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Grand Lodge of North Dakota, Ancient Order of United Workmen". National Park Service. and Accompanying six photos, exterior and interior, from 1979
  6. ^ American Contractor 19 Jan. 1918: 60.
  7. ^ American Stone Trade 1 July 1915: 29. Chicago.
  8. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  9. ^ Improvement Bulletin 5 May 1906: 27.
  10. ^ Improvement Bulletin 19 May 1906: 21.
  11. ^ Engineering World 7 Dec. 1906: 839.
  12. ^ Improvement Bulletin 27 April 1907: 20.
  13. ^ Improvement Bulletin 2 Feb. 1907: 27.
  14. ^ Municipal Journal and Engineer 22 April 1908: 507.
  15. ^ School Board Journal Sept. 1909: 29.
  16. ^ Engineering Record 29 May 1909: 50b.
  17. ^ Improvement Bulletin 5 March 1910: 45.
  18. ^ Improvement Bulletin 7 May 1910: 48.
  19. ^ Municipal Journal 16 March 1910: 420.
  20. ^ Improvement Bulletin 23 April 1910: 29.
  21. ^ American Architect 21 Aug. 1912: 14.
  22. ^ Engineering Record 31 May 1913: 50.
  23. ^ Western Contractor 5 March 1913: 15.
  24. ^ Western Contractor 12 Feb. 1913: 28.
  25. ^ Engineering Record 26 April 1913: 54.
  26. ^ Engineering Record 28 June 1913: 54.
  27. ^ Look Around Downtown: Fargo Heritage Discovery Walk. 2007.
  28. ^ American Contractor 26 June 1915: 81.
  29. ^ Engineering News 21 Sept. 1916: 144.
  30. ^ American Contractor 22 Sept. 1917: 53.