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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.