George D. Mason

George DeWitt Mason (1856–1948) was an American architect who practiced in Detroit, Michigan in the latter part of the 19th and early decades of the 20th centuries.[1]

Mason was born in Syracuse, New York , the son of James H. and Zelda E. Mason. The family moved to Detroit, Michigan in 1870 and he received his early education there.

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Education and career

Mason began his architectural career working for Detroit architect Hugh Smith in 1875 but this only lasted a summer. After this he moved to the firm of Henry T. Brush where he worked for the first nine months without pay. Mason started out assigned to some specific detailing work on the George O. Robinson House and the Detroit Public Library.[2] One of the first buildings in which Mason received equal billing for the design was the Ransom Gillis House.[3] In 1878 he joined with Zachariah Rice to form the firm Mason and Rice. This partnership lasted until 1898, after which time Mason continued his practice alone.[4]

From 1884 until 1896 Albert Kahn worked with Mason and Rice and he returned to partner with Mason for a few years early in the 20th Century.[5]

Selected commissions

Those before 1898 were with Mason and Rice
All buildings are in Detroit Michigan unless otherwise indicated.

Notes

  1. ^ Hill, Eric J., and John Gallagher, AIA Detroit: The American Institute of Architects Guide to Architecture in Detroit, Wayne State University Press, Detroit, MI 2003
  2. ^ Ferry, W. H. The Buildings of Detroit: A History. Wayne State University Press. Detroit. 1980. p. 86, 90.
  3. ^ Ransom Gillis Home
  4. ^ Pipp, E.G., Men Who Have Made Michigan, 1927 Edition, Pipp's Magazine, Detroit Michigan
  5. ^ UMichigan Architecture: Albert Kahn

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