If James Betelle was a mystery when this project began, than Ernest F. Guilbert, his partner, was a mystery wrapped in an enigma encased in a block of lucite. There was–and is–very little information regarding this architect who clearly had a strong influence on Betelle. Today the mystery is lessened. I found his obituary in […]
Entries from April 2007
Ernest F. Guilbert, Where Are You?
April 28th, 2007 · 5 Comments · Articles, Biographical, Miscellaneous
The Spectre of Typos
April 18th, 2007 · 3 Comments · Architecture, Miscellaneous
While doing a little bit of research into Guilbert & Betelle’s New Rochelle High School, I came upon this postcard of Isaac E. Young High School, also in New Rochelle. Isaac E. Young Middle School, as it is called now, is quintessential Collegiate Gothic, featuring red brick, a central tower with octagonal corners in the […]
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Unfinished Stones
April 2nd, 2007 · 2 Comments · Biographical, Diary
After a 4-6 week wait, I finally received a copy of James Betelle’s will from the New Jersey State Archives (along with some court documents, which I will discuss at a later date). I had already seen a few pages from a 1930 version, acquired from the American Institute of Architect’s archives. Written when Betelle […]