Nevada State Capitol

Joseph Gosling was an architect in San Francisco. He is credited with designing the Nevada State Capitol.[1] He also designed the Frank G. Edwards House in San Francisco. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[2] He had an office at 9 Post Street in San Francisco.[3] He also designed Turk Street School.[4]

Before moving to San Francisco he worked as a carpenter in Virginia City, Nevada.[5]

His plan for Nevada's capitol was a two-story building in the shape of a Grecian cross.[6]

He submitted architectural plans for the Napa State Insane Asylum (Napa State Hospital) in 1870.[7] He and Eusebius Joseph Molera (November 14, 1846 - January 14, 1932)[8][9] were elected to become members of the San Francisco chapter of the American Institute of Architects in 1882.[10]

Work

Frank G. Edwards House

References

  1. ^ "Nevada State Capitol". NPS. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
  2. ^ "National Register #82000986: Frank G. Edwards House in San Francisco, California". noehill.com.
  3. ^ Chambers, S. Allen (December 30, 1972). "The Architecture of Carson City, Nevada". Historic American Buildings Survey – via Google Books.
  4. ^ Supervisors, San Francisco (Calif ) Board of (December 30, 1878). "San Francisco Municipal Reports". order of the Board of Supervisors – via Google Books.
  5. ^ "Nevada State Capitol Building | ONE".
  6. ^ Shearer, Benjamin F.; Shearer, Barbara Smith (2002). State Names, Seals, Flags, and Symbols: A Historical Guide. Bloomsbury Academic. ISBN 9780313315343.
  7. ^ "Biennial Report". 1873.
  8. ^ "Molera, e. J. (Eusebius Joseph), 1846?-1932 - LC Linked Data Service: Authorities and Vocabularies | Library of Congress, from LC Linked Data Service: Authorities and Vocabularies (Library of Congress)".
  9. ^ Nov. 14, 1846; d. Jan. 14, 1932
  10. ^ "Engineering News-record". 1924.
  11. ^ "Heritage News". 2007.
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