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Cutter, Kirtland Kelsey
| Last Name: | Cutter |
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| First Name: | Kirtland Kelsey |
| Dates: |
1860 - 1939 (Life/Active Dates)
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| Biography/History: | Kirtland Kelsey Cutter left his East Rockport, Ohio home to study at the Art Students’ League in New York City and in Europe before beginning an architectural career. In 1885 he arrived in Spokane Falls and landed a banking job with the help of his uncle, Horace. When bank president James Glover selected Cutter to design an Eighth Avenue home in 1888, the architect’s career was re-born. After fire devastated the city the next year, Cutter and partner John Poetz designed many commercial buildings that replaced the burned out blocks. Later, Cutter joined with Karl Malmgren to design mansions for men who made their fortunes in mining, timber, railroads, and the banks that financed them. Cutter’s residential and commercial designs, including the Davenport Hotel, put his artistic stamp on the skyline of the growing city. As his reputation grew, his commissions extended to Seattle and beyond. In 1923, Cutter relocated to Southern California, where he continued residential design work. |
| Related Objects: |
1758.46 (Chair, Stratford-On-Avon Pew Side Chair, 1898)
3001.11 (Kit, Tool, Kirtland Cutter's Art Rendering Kit)
793 Ev27 (Book, Every little boy's book; a complete cyclopaedia of in and outdoor games with and without toys, domestic pets, conjuring, shows, riddles, etc., Unknown)
L84-207.282.2 (Drawing, Architectural, Set of Architectural Drawings for The Davenport Hotel Roof Garden and Pavilion, Spokane, WA, c. 1913, 1913-1914)
L84-207.282.2.1 (Drawing, Architectural, "Sketch for Small Central Structures" for The Davenport Hotel Roof Garden and Pavilion, Spokane, WA, c. 1913, 1913-1914)
L84-207.282.2.10 (Drawing, Architectural, "Elevation on First Avenue" for The Davenport Hotel Roof Garden and Pavilion, Spokane, WA, c. 1913, 1913-1914)
L84-207.282.2.11 (Drawing, Architectural, "Alternate Scheme for Treatment of Last Bay (E) at East End of Garden (See Drawing No 12 (B) for Other Treatment, Scheme 2" for The Davenport Hotel Roof Garden and Pavilion, Spokane, WA, c. 1914, 1913-1914)
L84-207.282.2.14 (Drawing, Architectural, "Electric Fountain (See 'G' Plan No 5)" for The Davenport Hotel Roof Garden and Pavilion, Spokane, WA, c. 1913, 1913-1914)
L84-207.282.2.15 (Drawing, Architectural, "Tempietto with Electric Fountain Beneath (See 'G', Plan No 5)" for The Davenport Hotel Roof Garden and Pavilion, Spokane, WA, c. 1913, 1913-1914)
L84-207.282.2.2 (Drawing, Architectural, "Study for Small Central Structure", Scheme 2, for The Davenport Hotel Roof Garden and Pavilion, Spokane, WA, c. 1913, 1913-1914)
L84-207.282.2.3 (Drawing, Architectural, "Sketch Plan for Pergola Beam Work" The Davenport Hotel Roof Garden and Pavilion, Spokane, WA, c. 1913, 1913-1914)
L84-207.282.2.7 (Drawing, Architectural, "Section thro Palm Room, Serving Room and Covered Passage, Scheme No 2", for The Davenport Hotel Roof Garden and Pavilion, Spokane, WA, c. 1913, 1913-1914)
RARE 821 T258b 1885 (Book; Poem, Break, break, break, by Alfred Tennyson. Designed by K. K. Cutter., 1885)
RE1 (Kirtland K. Cutter Research and Ephemera Collection)
RESC587 (Copies of materials related to design of Raquette Lake Camp for Mrs. T.M. Carnegie)
RESC624 (File, Document, [The homes of William H. Cowles in Spokane and Santa Barbara])
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