George Hollis Carsley | |
Birth Date: | April 7, 1870 |
Birth Place: | Wisconsin, U.S. |
Death Date: | July 4, 1933 |
Alma Mater: | University of Minnesota |
Occupation: | Architect |
George H. Carsley (April 7, 1870 - July 4, 1933) was an American architect. He designed many buildings in Helena, Montana, including structures now listed on the National Register of Historic Places. He also designed a number of buildings on the campus of the University of Montana in Missoula, Montana.
George Hollis Carsley was born on April 7, 1870, in Wisconsin.[1] He grew up in Helena, Montana.[1] He graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1896.[1]
Carsley began his career by working for architect Cass Gilbert in Saint Paul, Minnesota.[1] Carsley established his own architectural practice in Helena, Montana, in 1911.[1] He designed the Confederate Memorial Fountain in Hill Park in 1916.[2] Commissioned by the United Daughters of the Confederacy, it was one of few Confederate memorials in the Northwestern United States.[2]
With Gilbert, Carsley designed the masterplan of the campus of the University of Montana in 1917.[1] He also designed the gymnasium and the forestry building in 1922, and Corbin Hall in 1927.[1] With Gilbert, he also designed Helena's Montana Club.[3]
Additionally, Carsley's architectural drawings at the Montana Historical Society Library show that he designed Helena's Placer Hotel,[4] which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a contributing property to the Helena Historic District.[5]
Carsley died on July 4, 1933.[1]