Bio of GAGE, Carl A. (b.1881), Hennepin Co., MN
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EXTRACTED FROM: History of Minneapolis, Gateway to the Northwest; 
Chicago-Minneapolis, The S J Clarke Publishing Co, 1923; Edited by: Rev. 
Marion Daniel Shutter, D.D., LL.D.; Volume I - Shutter (Historical); 
volume II - Biographical; volume III - Biographical

CARL A. GAGE - Vol II, pg 698, 701
Carl A. Gage, one of the most successful architects in Minneapolis, was born in
Newport, New Hampshire, on the 26th of November, 1881, a son of John P. and Ada
(Hitchcock) Gage, likewise natives of that state. They came to Minneapolis in
the first part of 1881 and purchased a home near Lake Harriet, where they
resided many years. There were only four houses in that vicinity when they
located there. The father accepted a position as accountant with the
Heffelfinger Grain Company, where he remained for four years. He then became
associated with Broadstreet Thurber & Company, and later with the Minneapolis
Office & Furniture Company, being in the employ of the latter concern five
years. He then engaged in the conduct of an office furniture establishment,
under the name of J. F. Gage & Company and was thus engaged until 1911. Mr. and
Mrs. Gage are now making their home at Groveland, Lake Minnetonka. To their
union four sons and one daughter were born, Carl A., whose name introduces this
review, being the eldest.
In the acquirement of his education Carl A. Gage attended the grade and high
schools of Minneapolis and subsequently enrolled in the Minneapolis School 6f
Fine Arts, where he was a student one year. He made his initial step into the
business world by becoming associated with the Flour City Ornamental Iron Works
as designer, which position he held three and one-half years. For eight months
following he was in the employ of F. G. Holyoke of St. Paul, for a like period
worked for Ernest Kennedy, was associated with E. H. Hewitt for three years, and
subsequently went into the office of Bertram & Chamberlain as draughtsman. In
January, 1910, he engaged in business as an architect on his own account, and
four months later he formed an association partnership with Bertram &
Chamberlain, as Bertram & Chamberlain, Architects C. A. Gage, Associate. At the
end of four years he became associated with Tyre & Chapman, under the firm
style, Tyre & Chapman, Architects C. A. Gage, Associate remaining with them for
three years. Since that time he has been in business by himself. Through his
connection with the aforementioned prominent firms, Mr. Gage received much
valuable experience and today is one of the foremost architects in this city. He
makes a specialty of residences and has designed some of the handsomest houses
in Minneapolis.
In Minneapolis, on the 19th of June, 1909, was celebrated the marriage of Mr.
Gage and Miss Cora L. Stickney, a daughter of E. M. Stickney of the Northwest
National Life Insurance Company, and a woman of charming and magnetic
personal­ity. Mr. and Mrs. Gage have two children: Caroline and John Stickney.
Since attaining his majority Mr. Gage has given his stanch support to the
repub­lican party and the principles for which it stands. He is essentially
public-spirited and no movement for the benefit of the community seeks his aid
in vain. His religious faith is that of the Methodist church. Along strictly
professional lines Mr. Gage is identified with the American Institute pf
Architects, holding membership in the Min­nesota chapter. He was a joint
organizer and first secretary of the Architect Small House Service Bureau.
During the World war he was very active in the promotion of the various drives
and other worthy causes and he was first lieutenant in the Civilian Auxiliary,
Home Guards and National Guards. Mr. Gage is very fond of outdoor sports and
finds his greatest recreation in hunting and fishing.