James Gamble Rogers II
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James Gamble Rogers II was a celebrated American
architect
practicing primarily in Winter Park, Florida
in the middle years of the twentieth century. He is noted for suavely elegant residential and commercial work, in the Spanish Revival, Mediterranean Revival, French Provincial
and Colonial Revival styles. His occasional forays into the Art Deco
and International Style
also garnered outstanding contributions to the built environment.
, to John Arthur Rogers and Elizabeth Baird Rogers. His father, as well as his paternal uncle and namesake James Gamble Rogers
were both architects. Rogers grew up in Winnetka
until his family relocated to Florida
when he was in high school. Thereafter, he attended Dartmouth College
but returned to Daytona Beach and began work in his father's architecture practice before he could graduate, in 1924.
. When Hyer returned to Charleston
, SC, in 1935, Rogers opened his own practice in Winter Park, having successfully passed the Florida Board of Architecture examinations that year.
Throughout the 1930s and 1940s Rogers designed many outstanding commissions, chiefly residential, which were and remain among the most sought after homes in Winter Park and environs. Perhaps his best known of these is the Barbour Residence, also known as "Casa Feliz". The house was built on a site overlooking Lake Osceola in 1932; to save the home from destruction, in 2000 it was moved to its present location and is available for tours and for special event rentals. The home, designed to resemble a Spanish farmhouse, displays many of Roger's aesthetic gifts. Other easily viewed Winter Park commissions include the Granada Court shops on Park Avenue, the First Church of Christ Scientist, the Barbour Apartments and the Olin Library on the campus of Rollins College.
Rogers continued to practice architecture until he was in his eighties. Among his later commissions of note is the Greek Revival Florida Supreme Court
Building in Tallahassee, of 1948. Rogers died in 1990 at the home he designed on Temple Grove Avenue, Winter Park.
160 Glenridge, winter park,fl
United States
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architect
Architect
An architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the...
practicing primarily in Winter Park, Florida
Winter Park, Florida
Winter Park is a suburban city in Orange County, Florida, United States. The population was 24,090 at the 2000 census. According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2006 estimates, the city had a population of 28,083. It is part of the Orlando–Kissimmee Metropolitan Statistical Area...
in the middle years of the twentieth century. He is noted for suavely elegant residential and commercial work, in the Spanish Revival, Mediterranean Revival, French Provincial
French Provincial
French Provincial is a 1975 French drama film directed by André Téchiné, starring Jeanne Moreau, Michel Auclair and Marie-France Pisier. The film presents an overview of French life and politics though the changes within one family in southwestern France from the 1930s through the 1970s.-Plot :At...
and Colonial Revival styles. His occasional forays into the Art Deco
Art Deco
Art deco , or deco, is an eclectic artistic and design style that began in Paris in the 1920s and flourished internationally throughout the 1930s, into the World War II era. The style influenced all areas of design, including architecture and interior design, industrial design, fashion and...
and International Style
International style (architecture)
The International style is a major architectural style that emerged in the 1920s and 1930s, the formative decades of Modern architecture. The term originated from the name of a book by Henry-Russell Hitchcock and Philip Johnson, The International Style...
also garnered outstanding contributions to the built environment.
Early life
Rogers was born on January 24, 1901, in ChicagoChicago
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, to John Arthur Rogers and Elizabeth Baird Rogers. His father, as well as his paternal uncle and namesake James Gamble Rogers
James Gamble Rogers
James Gamble Rogers was an American architect best known for his academic commissions at Yale University, Columbia University, Northwestern University, and elsewhere....
were both architects. Rogers grew up in Winnetka
Winnetka
Winnetka may refer to:One of the following places in the United States:* Winnetka, Los Angeles* Winnetka, Illinois* Winnetka Heights, Dallas, TexasOr to the following educational experiment:* The Winnetka Plan...
until his family relocated to Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
when he was in high school. Thereafter, he attended Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College is a private, Ivy League university in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States. The institution comprises a liberal arts college, Dartmouth Medical School, Thayer School of Engineering, and the Tuck School of Business, as well as 19 graduate programs in the arts and sciences...
but returned to Daytona Beach and began work in his father's architecture practice before he could graduate, in 1924.
Architectural career
Between 1924 and 1934, Rogers designed many buildings but because he was not yet a registered architect, during that decade the drawings were signed by his father and by other architects. In 1928 he opened a branch of his father's practice in Winter Park. Following his father's death in 1934, Rogers managed the Orlando office of architect David HyerDavid Hyer
David Burns Hyer was an American architect who practiced in Charleston, South Carolina and Orlando, Florida during the first half of the twentieth century, designing civic buildings in the Neoclassical Revival and Mediterranean Revival styles.-Biography:...
. When Hyer returned to Charleston
Charleston, South Carolina
Charleston is the second largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It was made the county seat of Charleston County in 1901 when Charleston County was founded. The city's original name was Charles Towne in 1670, and it moved to its present location from a location on the west bank of the...
, SC, in 1935, Rogers opened his own practice in Winter Park, having successfully passed the Florida Board of Architecture examinations that year.
Throughout the 1930s and 1940s Rogers designed many outstanding commissions, chiefly residential, which were and remain among the most sought after homes in Winter Park and environs. Perhaps his best known of these is the Barbour Residence, also known as "Casa Feliz". The house was built on a site overlooking Lake Osceola in 1932; to save the home from destruction, in 2000 it was moved to its present location and is available for tours and for special event rentals. The home, designed to resemble a Spanish farmhouse, displays many of Roger's aesthetic gifts. Other easily viewed Winter Park commissions include the Granada Court shops on Park Avenue, the First Church of Christ Scientist, the Barbour Apartments and the Olin Library on the campus of Rollins College.
Florida Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of the State of Florida is the highest court in the U.S. state of Florida. The Supreme Court consists of seven judges: the Chief Justice and six Justices who are appointed by the Governor to 6-year terms and remain in office if retained in a general election near the end of each...
Building in Tallahassee, of 1948. Rogers died in 1990 at the home he designed on Temple Grove Avenue, Winter Park.
Architectural Work (Partial Listing)
- "Four Winds", Rogers House I, Isle of Sicily, Winter Park, FL - 1929
- Shippen House, 1290 North Park Avenue, Winter Park, FL - 1931
- Robert Bruce Barbour HouseRobert Bruce Barbour HouseRobert Bruce Barbour House is a restored Spanish farmhouse designed by architect James Gamble Rogers II, overlooking the golf course in the heart of Winter Park, Florida. This is one of Rogers' masterpiece residences. In order to save it from destruction, the city of Winter Park moved it to its...
, "Casa Feliz", Interlachen Avenue, Winter Park, FL - 1932 (relocated 2000 to 656 Park Avenue North) - McAllaster House, 160 Alexander Place, Winter Park, FL - 1934
- Grenada Court, Park Avenue, Winter Park, FL
- Holt House, 1430 Elizabeth Drive, Winter Park - 1937
- Jewet House, North Park Avenue, Winter Park, FL - 1937
- Barbour Apartments, 520-540 N. Knowles Ave,, Winter Park, FL - 1937
- Mills Library, Rollins College, Winter Park, FL - 1948
- Florida Supreme CourtFlorida Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court of the State of Florida is the highest court in the U.S. state of Florida. The Supreme Court consists of seven judges: the Chief Justice and six Justices who are appointed by the Governor to 6-year terms and remain in office if retained in a general election near the end of each...
Building, 500 S. Duval St., Tallahassee, Florida - 1948 - First Church of Christ, Scientist, 186 Whipple Avenue,Winter Park, FL - 1958
- Olin Library, 1000 Holt Avenue, Rollins College, Winter Park, FL - 1986
- 1020 Palmer Av. Winter Park, Florida Rogers' largest residential design http://www.floridatileroof.com/merrywood.htm
- 711 Alba Drive Orlando, Florida http://www.floridatileroof.com/711-Alba.htm
160 Glenridge, winter park,fl
- 490 E Webster Ave, Winter Park, Florida