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The Society of Architectural Historians
Minnesota Chapter
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First annual David Stanley Gebhard Award
Paul Clifford Larson's Minnesota Architect, The Life and Work of
Clarence H. Johnston has received the first annual David Stanley Gebhard Award for the
best book on Minnesota architecture. The Gebhard Award program is
sponsored by the Minnesota Chapter of the Society of Architectural
Historians (MNSAH). David Gebhard, one of the world's most highly
respected architectural historians and a Minnesota native, died March 3,
1996.
Paul Larson was the guest of honor and received the Gebhard Award at
MNSAH's annual meeting on February 20, 1997. The tangible aspect of the
award was a caligraphed, framed certificate designed and executed by
Janet Peters, MNSAH Vice President. Following is the text of the
citation shown on the certificate:
In recognition of his rigorous research, graceful prose, and, thereby,
his creation of a vivid and comprehensive portrait of one of Minnesota's
most important architects, the Minnesota Chapter of the Society of
Architectural Historians does this twentieth day of February,
nineteen-ninety-seven, present its first annual David Stanley Gebhard
Award for the best book on Minnesota architecture to Paul Clifford
Larson for Minnesota Architect, The Life and Work of Clarence H.
Johnston.
In addition to the certificate, Larson received one-year memberships in
MNSAH and in the national Society of Architectural Historians.
The subject of Larson's book, Clarence Johnston, practiced architecture
in Minnesota for fifty-four years and was Minnesota State Architect for
thirty of those years. He designed virtually all of the buildings on
thirty-five state-owned sites including the University of Minnesota's
main campus in Minneapolis. In private practice, Johnston designed
numerous residences and public buildings, including forty-two houses
still standing on Summit Avenue in St. Paul, Minnesota, one of the best
preserved upper-class Victorian promenade boulevards in America.
Other published works by Paul Larson include, Historic Quincy
Architecture, Historic Barns of Adams County, and Municipal Monument: A Centennial History of the Municipal
Building.
Judges for the 1997 Gebhard Award were architectural historians Dr.
Marilyn Chiat (chair), Dr. Katherine Solomonson, and Jane King Hession.
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