- Charles A. Rich
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Charles Alonzo Rich Born October 22, 1854
Beverly, MassachusettsDied December 3, 1943
Charlottesville, VirginiaWork 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
- ^ a b c Andrew S. Dolkart, Morningside Heights: A History of Its Architecture and Development (New York: Columbia University Press, 2001)
- ^ "Charles William Romeyn," Brief Biographies of American Architects: Who Died Between 1897 and 1947, Society of Architectural Historians. Retrieved 3 April 2007.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Center for History". Northern Indiana Historical Society d/b/a Center for History, South Bend, Indiana. http://www.centerforhistory.org.
Categories:- 1854 births
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