Cass Gilbert which now houses the George Gustav Heye Center. Gilbert served on the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts from 1910 to 1916. In 1906 he was elected into the National Academy of Design as an Associate member, and became a full Academician in 1908. Gilbert served as President of the Academy from 1926 to 1933. Gilbert was a skyscraper pioneer; when designing the Woolworth Building he moved into unproven ground — though he certainly was aware of the ground-breaking work done by Chicago architects on skyscrapers and once discussed merging firms with the legendary Daniel Burnham — and his technique of
Chase Headquarters Building sold it to the city of Waterbury to be used as city offices, a function it still serves today. It is now known as the Chase Municipal Building and is part of Waterbury's Cass Gilbert Historical District. "Cass Gilbert, Life and Work: Architect of the Public Domain" eds. Barbara Christen and Steven Flanders, (Norton, 2001) pp. 188–190. Irish, Sharon (Monacelli, 1999) "Cass Gilbert, Architect: Modern Traditionalist", Pg.155-6. http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=302337 Chase Headquarters Building The Chase Headquarters Building is a building in Waterbury, Connecticut on Grand Street across from the city hall. It is now occupied by the city of Waterbury’s offices. The