May 5, 2016, Thursday - Pillsbury Hall and the Legacy of Architect Harvey Ellis at Mill City Museum

Time:  7:00pm - 8:30pm

Location: Mill City Museum, 704 S. 2nd Street

Pillsbury Hall and the Legacy of Architect Harvey Ellis

Join architectural historian John C. Guenther for a discussion about how architect Harvey Ellis came to be described as the link between the great romantic H. H. Richardson and the masters of the Prairie School. Ellis was an accomplished architect who journeyed from his home state of New York through the Midwest and back. While in St. Paul and Minneapolis, Ellis produced competition entries, renderings and numerous architectural designs, some of which were realized. Ellis' most noteworthy contribution from this time was Pillsbury Hall (1887-1888) for the University of Minnesota.

John C. Guenther, FAIA, LEED AP, is president of the Society of Architectural Historians, St. Louis Chapter and a member of the College of Fellows of the American Institute of Architects. This program is sponsored by the Cass Gilbert Society.

Free