Charles A. Rich

For other people named Charles Rich, see Charles Rich (disambiguation).

Charles Alonzo Rich
Born	October 22, 1854 Beverly, Massachusetts
Died	December 3, 1943 Charlottesville, Virginia
Work
Practice	Partner in Lamb & Rich
Buildings	Barnard College Milbank, Brinckerhoff, and Fiske Halls (1897-1898) and Brooks Hall (1906-1907)
Projects	Barnard College master plan (1906, unrealized)

Charles Alonzo Rich (October 22, 1854 – December 3, 1943) was an American architect who practiced in New York City from 1882 until 1933. Rich was a member of the Architectural League of New York. Rich was a partner in the New York architectural firm of Lamb & Rich, that mostly specialized in residential design.^[1]

Personal life

Rich was born in Beverly, Massachusetts and died at his home in Charlottesville, Virginia at the age of 89.^[2][3]

Notable buildings

• Milbank, Brinckerhoff, and Fiske Halls (1897-1898), Barnard College; listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.^[4]
• Phi Delta Alpha (1902); The first purpose built fraternity in New Hampshire, and the first fraternity on Dartmouth's "frat row" (Webster avenue).</ref>^[1]
• Brooks Hall (1906-1907), Barnard College; listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.^[4]</ref>^[1]
• Copshaholm, the Joseph Doty Oliver mansion^[5] (1895-1896); listed on the National Register of Historic Places and listed as an American Treasure. Located in South Bend, Indiana

Notes

1. ^ ^{a b c} Andrew S. Dolkart, Morningside Heights: A History of Its Architecture and Development (New York: Columbia University Press, 2001)
2. ^ "Charles William Romeyn," Brief Biographies of American Architects: Who Died Between 1897 and 1947, Society of Architectural Historians. Retrieved 3 April 2007.
3. ^ Meacham, Scott B. "'The Shaping Hand Was at All Points the Same': Charles Alonzo Rich Builds the New Dartmouth," Dartmouth College Library Bulletin, April 1998, Vol. XXXVIII(NS) No. 2, ISSN 0011-6750. Retrieved 3 April 2007.
4. ^ ^{a b} "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html. 
5. ^ "Center for History". Northern Indiana Historical Society d/b/a Center for History, South Bend, Indiana. http://www.centerforhistory.org. 

Persondata
Name	Rich, Charles A.
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	October 22, 1854
Place of birth	Beverly, Massachusetts
Date of death	December 3, 1943
Place of death	Charlottesville, Virginia