Gilbert, Cass (1859–1934)
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The Woolworth Building, Lower Manhattan, New York, USA, which rises in 60 storeys to an overall height of 241 m/792 ft. It was designed by US architect Cass Gilbert in 1908, when he was 49 years old. He died aged 74 years while visiting Brockenhurst in Hampshire, England, in 1934.
| US architect, born at Zanesville, Ohio. He began practice in 1883, and was a major developer of the skyscraper. He designed the Woolworth Building, New York (1908–1913), the highest building in America (265 m/868 ft) when built and famous for its use of Gothic decorative detail. |
| His other work includes the US Supreme Court building in Washington, DC, the Minnesota state capital in St Paul, and the US Customs House in New York City. |
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