George Grant Elmslie

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George Grant Elmslie was an influential American architect associated with the Prairie School movement, known for his richly ornamented designs and collaborations with Louis Sullivan.

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instanceOf American architect
architect
person
architecturalStyle Art Nouveau-influenced ornament
Prairie School
associatedWith Midwestern United States architecture
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
designed E. S. Hoyt House
Edna S. Purcell House
Merchants National Bank, Winona, Minnesota
Purcell–Cutts House
Woodbury County Courthouse
employer Adler & Sullivan
era early 20th century architecture
late 19th century architecture
familyName Elmslie
fieldOfWork architectural ornamentation
architecture
fullName George Grant Elmslie self-link
genre Prairie School
surface form: Prairie School architecture
givenName George
hasCreativeRole architectural designer
ornament designer
influenced Midwestern Prairie School architects
influencedBy Chicago School architecture
surface form: Chicago School of architecture

Louis Sullivan
knownFor integrated ornamental design in architecture
residential Prairie School buildings
memberOf Prairie School
surface form: Prairie School movement
movement Prairie School
nationality American
notableFor collaborations with Louis Sullivan
richly ornamented architectural designs
notableWorkType banks
courthouses
residences
occupation architect
partnerInFirm Purcell, Feick & Elmslie
surface form: Purcell & Elmslie
placeOfActivity Chicago
surface form: Chicago, Illinois

Minneapolis
surface form: Minneapolis, Minnesota
styleCharacteristic geometric terra-cotta ornament
integration of structure and ornament
organic plant-inspired motifs
workedWith Louis Sullivan
William Gray Purcell

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Prairie School notableProponent George Grant Elmslie
Prairie style hasNotableProponent George Grant Elmslie
George Grant Elmslie fullName George Grant Elmslie self-link