Esther McCoy Irving Gill 1870-1936 Five California Architects, 1960, Reprinted in Marvin Rand Irving J. Gill: Architect 1870-1936, Gibbs Smith, Publisher: Salt Lake City, UT, Design, Ahde Lahti; Photographs, Marvin Rand, 2006, 238 pp. pp. 219-227, 2006a, 1960, 1936
"In 1936, the year of his death, [Irving Gill] he designed a small building for Redondo Beach. His time sheet read: "Plans ordered to be drawn May 16. I.J. Gill received $20 advance. Floor plans and clerestory plans completed May 17. Elevations, sections and roof plan finished May 19. (The client) returned this date and ordered changes in plan. Details completed May 22. Work done at owner's request under full speed."
"The client obligingly took Gill's tracings to the blueprinter. That was the last Gill saw of them When he tried to collect his fee, his client 's lawyer wrote indignantly that Gill "didn't build the building, he only designed it." No settlement was made before Gill's death four months later.
"In a letter to his wife during his last winter Gill wrote, "Have been almost free from pain today . . . It seemed mighty good to feel myself getting back into shape again. Bad luck, dear, cannot always last; so hold your strength and be ready for the good things to come. Let's help each other make the wish come true."
"He died on October 7, 1936, almost forgotten, but on the West Coast which he had called "that newest white page turned for registration," Gill had already left his mark.