Background
Jackson C. Gott was born in 1828 in Baltimore, Maryland, United States.
Jackson C. Gott was born in 1828 in Baltimore, Maryland, United States.
In his youth Mr. Gott served as apprentice to a carpenter and master-builder in Baltimore, and. afterward worked in the trade for a time, meantime studying architecture under private tutors. Opening an office to practice, he became a well-known member of the profession in his native state, engaged in planning both public and private buildings. Generally considered his most important works were the Johnson Building on North Howard Street in Baltimore; Masonic Temple, and the Peninsula Hospital at Salisbury; Western Memorial College at Westminster, and buildings for the Crown Cork & Seal Company at Highlandtown.
He was named a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects in 1889.