Pioneer and Endicott Buildings was designed by one of Americas prominent architects, Cass Gilbert.
The Endicott building was designed by Cass Gilbert and James Knox Taylor; the Pioneer Building was designed by Solon Spencer Beman in the Romanesque style; it was the first building in the United States to have a glass elevator. Cass Gilbert (November 24, 1859  May 17, 1934) was a prominent American architect. 
