Background
Gifford was born in New Jersey and studied at the Stevens Institute of Technology, which focuses on mechanical engineering.
Gifford was born in New Jersey and studied at the Stevens Institute of Technology, which focuses on mechanical engineering.
His most well-known work is the Mount Washington Hotel in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, designed for Joseph Stickney. The 1902 Gilded Age hotel is a National Historic Landmark. Additionally, a few structures in the Jekyll Island National Historic Landmark District were designed by Gifford, including the Sans Souci Apartments (1896), Mistletoe Cottage (1900), and Jekyll Island Clubhouse Annex (1901).
Trenton Armory, New Jersey
Camden Armory, New Jersey
Rutger"s Gymnasium and Armory, or Ballentine Gymnasium, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 1894.
Conyngham Manor, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, 1897. Conyngham Stable, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, 1898.
146 East 56th Street, New York, New York, 1905. Constructed as a private stable for Edwin Gould, in a neo-Georgian style.
Brunswick Courthouse or "Old Glynn County Courthouse", Glynn County, Georgia.
The courthouse cornerstone was laid on December 27, 1906 and construction was completed on December 18, 1907 at a total cost of $97,613. Restoration work began in the early 1990s.