Guilbert and Betelle was an architecture

Architecture

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 firm formed as a partnership of Ernest F. Guilbert and James Oscar Betelle. The firm specialized in design of schools on the East Coast of the United States

East Coast of the United States

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, with an emphasis on the "Collegiate Gothic" style.

Betelle took over the firm after Guilbert died in 1916, and oversaw design of hundreds of schools, including Greenwich High School

Greenwich High School

Greenwich High School is a four-year public high school in Greenwich, Connecticut, United States. The school is part of the Greenwich Public Schools system and serves roughly 2,700 students....

 in Greenwich, Connecticut

Greenwich, Connecticut

Greenwich is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. As of the 2010 census, the town had a total population of 61,171. It is home to many hedge funds and other financial service companies. Greenwich is the southernmost and westernmost municipality in Connecticut and is 38+ minutes ...

 and the Radburn School

Radburn, New Jersey

Radburn is an unincorporated planned community located within Fair Lawn, in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States.Radburn was founded in 1929 as "a town for the motor age"...

 in Fair Lawn, New Jersey

Fair Lawn, New Jersey

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, both of which are listed on the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

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. Other notable buildings for which the firm was responsible include the Essex County

Essex County, New Jersey

Essex County is a county located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the United States 2010 Census, the population was 783,969, ranking it third in the state after Bergen County and Middlesex County; Essex County's population has declined from 786,147 as of the bureau's...

 Hall of Records and the Essex Club (now home of the New Jersey Historical Society

New Jersey Historical Society

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).

Structures

The following is a list of structures designed by the firm, ordered by state and locality:

Connecticut

• Glenville School (Greenwich, Connecticut) (NRHP-listed)
• Greenwich
  Greenwich, Connecticut
  Greenwich is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. As of the 2010 census, the town had a total population of 61,171. It is home to many hedge funds and other financial service companies. Greenwich is the southernmost and westernmost municipality in Connecticut and is 38+ minutes ...
  
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Cos Cob School, c. 1916

Greenwich High School (Greenwich Town Hall), c. 1925

• New Britain
  New Britain, Connecticut
  New Britain is a city in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. It is located approximately 9 miles southwest of Hartford. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 71,254....
  
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State Normal School (Davidson Hall, CCSU), c. 1922

Delaware

Pierre S. duPont Rural Schools, c. 1919-1921

Charles B. Lore School ('Lorelton' assisted living home), c. 1932

New Jersey

• East Orange
  East Orange, New Jersey
  East Orange is a city in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census the city's population 64,270, making it the state's 20th largest municipality, having dropped 5,554 residents from its population of 69,824 in the 2000 Census, when it was the state's 14th most...
  
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East Orange High School

East Orange, New Jersey

East Orange is a city in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census the city's population 64,270, making it the state's 20th largest municipality, having dropped 5,554 residents from its population of 69,824 in the 2000 Census, when it was the state's 14th most...

 (demolished), c. 1911

• Jersey City
  Jersey City, New Jersey
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State Normal School at Jersey City

New Jersey City University

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, c. 1930

• Newark
  Newark, New Jersey
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Newark Central High School

Central High School (Newark, New Jersey)

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, c. 1912

Chamber of Commerce Building, c. 1923

Cleveland School, c. 1913

East Side High School, c. 1911

The Essex Club (New Jersey Historical Society), c. 1926 (NRHP-listed)

Essex County Boys Vocational School, c. 1931

Essex County Girls Vocational School, c. 1930

Essex County Hall of Records, c. 1926

Home of Ernest F. Guilbert, c. 1910

Home of Franklin Murphy, Jr., c. 1925

Newark Normal School, c. 1913

Newark Public School of Fine and Industrial Arts, c. 1931

Ridge Street School, c. 1913

Robert Treat Hotel, c. 1916

South Side High School, c. 1913

Weequahic High School

Weequahic High School

Weequahic High School is a public high school in Newark in Essex County, New Jersey. The school is operated by the Newark Public Schools and is located at 279 Chancellor Avenue....

, c. 1932

West Side High School

West Side High School (New Jersey)

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, c. 1926

• South Orange
  South Orange, New Jersey
  -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 16,964 people, 5,522 households, and 3,766 families residing in the township. The population density was 5,945.3 people per square mile . There were 5,671 housing units at an average density of 1,987.5 per square mile...
  
   and Maplewood
  Maplewood, New Jersey
  Maplewood is a township in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 23,867.-History:...
  
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Clinton Elementary, c. 1929

Columbia High School

Columbia High School (New Jersey)

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, c. 1927

First Street School, c. 1924

Jefferson Elementary, c. 1924

Montrose Elementary, c. 1924

Maplewood Junior High, c.1930

Maplewood Municipal Building, c.1931

Marshall Elementary, c.1922

South Mountain Elementary, c.1929

Tuscan Elementary, c. 1924

• Summit
  Summit, New Jersey
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Franklin Elementary

Jefferson Elementary

Summit High School (Summit Middle School), c. 1923

Washington Elementary, c. 1931

• Vineland
  Vineland, New Jersey
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Vineland High School (the Landis School), c. 1927

Thomas A. Edison Jr. High, c. 1927

• West Orange
  West Orange, New Jersey
  West Orange is a township in central Essex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 46,207...
  
  

West Orange High School (Seton Hall Preparatory School

Seton Hall Preparatory School

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)

New York

• Bronxville
  Bronxville, New York
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The Bronxville School, c. 1930

• Great Neck
  Great Neck, New York
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Great Neck High School

Great Neck North High School

John L. Miller Great Neck North High School or simply "North High," or "North," is a public high school, including grades 9 through 12, in the village of Great Neck, New York, operated by the Great Neck School District...

, c. 1926

• New Rochelle
  New Rochelle, New York
  New Rochelle is a city in Westchester County, New York, United States, in the southeastern portion of the state.The town was settled by refugee Huguenots in 1688 who were fleeing persecution in France...
  
  

New Rochelle High School

New Rochelle High School

New Rochelle High School is a public high school, comprising grades 9 through 12, in New Rochelle, New York, operated by the City School District of New Rochelle. NRHS serves over 3,300 students; offering more than 240 courses, including honors, research and advanced placement courses.NRHS...

, c. 1926

• Tarrytown
  Tarrytown, New York
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Washington Irving School, c. 1925

Pennsylvania

• Williamsport
  Williamsport, Pennsylvania
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Thaddeus Stevens Jr. High School, c. 1927

Science Hall, Lincoln University, c. 1925

NRHP-listed

Duplicative to the above, the buildings designed by these architects which survive and are listed on the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

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 (NRHP) are:

• Essex Club, Address Restricted Newark NJ Guilbert & Betelle
• Glenville School (Greenwich, Connecticut), 449 Pemberwick Rd. Greenwich CT Betelle, James Oscar
• Iron Hill School No. 112C, 1335 Old Baltimore Pike
  Old Baltimore Pike
  Old Baltimore Pike is an unsigned highway in the U.S. state of Delaware. The road, known as New Castle County Road 26, runs from the Maryland state line near Newark, Delaware east to Christiana, ending near Delaware Route 1 . The road is mainly paralleled by Interstate 95 to the north and U.S...
  
  , Pencader Hundred Newark DE Betelle, James Oscar
• Charles B. Lore Elementary School, Fourth St. and Woodlawn Ave. Wilmington DE Guilbert and Betelle
• One or more buildings in Military Park Commons Historic District, Roughly bounded by Washington Pl., McCarter Hwy, E. Park St. and Raymond Blvd. Newark NJ Guilbert and Betelle
• New Jersey Manual Training and Industrial School for Colored Youth, N of Burlington Rd., W of I-295 Bordentown NJ GUILBERT & BETELLE
• Public School No. 111-C, DE 7 Christiana DE Betelle,James O.
• Ross Point School, Road 448 near Jct. with Road 62 Laurel DE Guilbert and Betelle
• Vineland High School
  Vineland High School
  Vineland High School is a four-year public high school located in Vineland, New Jersey, operating as part of the Vineland Public Schools. The now reunified school operates from a south campus that had been Vineland Senior High School South and a north campus that was formerly Vineland Senior High...
  
  , 61 W. Landis Ave. Vineland NJ Betelle, J.O.

External links

• "James Betelle, Where Are You?" - biographical and professional history of Betelle.