Kirtland Cutter
American architect
Kirtland Cutter (August 20, 1860 – September 26, 1939) was a 20th-century architect in the Pacific Northwest and California . He was born in East Rockport, Ohio , the great-grandson of Jared Potter Kirtland .[ 1] He studied painting and illustration at the Art Students League of New York . At the age of 26 he moved to Spokane, Washington , and began working as a banker for his uncle. By the 1920s, Cutter had designed several hundred buildings that established Spokane as a place rivaling Seattle and Portland, Oregon in its architectural quality. Most of Cutter's work is listed in State and National Registers of Historic Places .
His design for the 1893 Chicago World's Fair Idaho Building was a rustic design log construction. It was a popular favorite, visited by an estimated 18 million people. The building's design and interior furnishings were a major precursor of the Arts and Crafts movement .
Cutter also worked in partnership with Karl G. Malmgren as Cutter & Malmgren and variations.
Notable designs
Buildings in Spokane, Washington
Patsy Clark Mansion
1887: Kirtland Cutter's Chalet Hohenstein 628 West 7th Avenue – was demolished to build condominiums in the 1960s
1888: Glover Mansion 321 W Eighth Avenue – Now a conference and events center.
1889: F. Lewis Clark Lodge Gate 705 West 7th Avenue – temporary home for Clark
1889: F. Lewis Clark House 703 West 7th Avenue – Clark named it Undercliff it was later changed to Marycliff
1889: F. Rockwood Moore House 507 West 7th Avenue
1897: John A. Finch House 2340 W First Avenue – Designed with Karl Malmgren.
1897: Austin Corbin House 815 West 7th Avenue
1897: D. C. Corbin House 507 West 7th Avenue – Now houses the Corbin Art Center
1898: Amasa B. Campbell House 2316 W First Avenue – Now part of the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture.
1898: Patsy Clark Mansion 2208 West Second Avenue – Contains the largest stained glass window ever made by Tiffany Studios .
1898: Wakefield House, 2328 W First Avenue – First example of Mission Revival Style architecture in Washington State.
c. 1900: Manito United Methodist Church, 3220 S Grand Blvd
1904: Robert E. Strahorn Residence Strahorn Pines designed by J.J. Browne in 1887 remodeled by Cutter
1907: J.M. Corbet Corbet-Aspray House 820 West 7th Avenue
1907: Gardner and Engdahl/The Gables Apartments 1302–1312 West Broadway Avenue
1909: Post Street Electric Substation [ 2] – designed for Washington Water Power, now called Avista
c. 1910: The Hall of Doges, above Davenport's Restaurant – see The Davenport Hotel
1910: Spokane Club, 1002 W Riverside Avenue
1910: Western Union Life Insurance Building
1911: Monroe Street Bridge – Designed aesthetic elements.
1912: Waikiki Mansion – Now Gonzaga University's Bozarth Center.
1912: Louis Davenport House 34 West 8th Avenue
1914: The Davenport Hotel
1915: Sherwood Building 510 West Riverside
Other Washington State sites
1892: Wardner's Castle 1103 15th Street, Bellingham, Washington – Now a bed and breakfast known as Hilltop House.
1893: Cutter House 802 North Yakima Avenue, Tacoma, Washington
1898: Charles Stimson Stimson-Green Mansion, 1204 Minor Ave, Seattle
1904: Rainier Club , Seattle, Washington
1905: Remodeling of the Tacoma Hotel, Tacoma, Washington , – Designed by McKim, Mead & White in 1883.
1906-1908: Charles J. Smith house, 1147 Harvard Avenue E, Seattle
c. 1909 Yale Hotel in Chewelah – Designed with Karl Malmgren.
1909: Thornewood Castle , Lakewood, Washington – Set of Rose Red TV movie by Stephen King
1912: Cutter Theatre, Metaline Falls, Washington – Formerly the Metaline Falls High School Building
1912: Rock House, 102 5th Ave Metaline Falls, Washington – Private residence on the Pend Oreille River .
1922: Heather Hill 11430 Gravelly Lake Dr SW, Tacoma
Out of state locations
Idaho Building
1893: Idaho Building , Chicago, Illinois for World's Columbian Exposition in partnership with John C. Poetz
1895: Charles E. Conrad Mansion , Kalispell, Montana
1902: Kirtland Hall , New Haven, Connecticut – Sheffield Scientific School
1903: Carnegie Camp North Point , Raquette Lake, New York - Summer Home of Lucy Carnegie
1904: Idaho State Building, St. Louis, Missouri for Louisiana Purchase Exposition .
1906: The Hurlbut Mansion, Lewiston, Idaho – Formerly the Children's Home Finding and Aid Society of North Idaho
1907: Fredrick Blackwell Residence - Located in Spirit Lake, IDAHO - designed by Cutter
1908: Seattle Golf and Country Club
1913: John P.and Stella Gray Estate , Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
1913: Lake McDonald Lodge , Glacier National Park
1913: William H. Cowles House Eucalyptus Hill Santa Barbara, California
1917: Wilcox Manor , Portland, Oregon
1922: Lewis-Clark Hotel, Lewiston, Idaho]
1926: Autzen Mansion , Portland, Oregon
1929: Los Cerritos, Long Beach, California – three homes in subdivision
1937: Fleming House, Balboa Island, Newport Beach, California – Built for Victor Fleming , director of The Wizard of Oz and Gone with the Wind
References
Matthews, Henry (1999). Kirtland Cutter: Architect in the Land of Promise . University of Washington Press. ISBN 0-295-97609-8 .
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External links
International National Artists Other
^ Society of Historical Architects, Archipedia. "Lewis-Clark Hotel" . SAH Archipedia . SAH. Retrieved 23 February 2018 .