Rudolph Zerses Gill (or Ruolph Zerse Gill, RZ Gill and Doll Gill; 1866–1951) was an American architect and builder of the classical revival style that has designed several municipal buildings, club halls, and private residences in Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky and Tennessee. A few have been nominated to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).
R.Z. Gill graduated with a degree in architecture from the University of Illinois in 1887.
Works include: the Lindley House (1895), Urbana, Illinois the Franklin County Jail (1905–06), Benton, Illinois,Franklin County Jail (Benton, Illinois) the Murphysboro Elks Lodge (1916), Murphysboro, Illinois, NRHP-listed the Barth and Walker Building (1916), Murphysboro, Illinois, the West Frankfort Elks Lodge (1923) West Frankfort, IL the VanCloostere Building (1925), Murphysboro, Illinois, the Mount Zion Lodge Masonic Temple (1933), West Plains, Missouri, (with 14 photographs from 1940 and 2010) NRHP-listed the Riverside Park Bandshell (1939), Murphysboro, Illinois, NRHP-listed. Murphysboro Masonic Lodge # 498 Gill designed the Lodge and was also a member. Source: Carbondale Free Press Nov 6, 1919
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