Charles A. Rich
Charles Alonzo Rich | |
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| Born | October 22, 1854 |
| Died | December 3, 1943 |
| Occupation | Architect |
| 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
- Claremont Opera House (1897); Claremont, NH, a fine example of Renaissance Revival architecture listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[4]
- Milbank, Brinckerhoff, and Fiske Halls (1897-1898), Barnard College; listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.[5]
- Phi Delta Alpha (1902); the first purpose-built fraternity in New Hampshire, and the first fraternity on Dartmouth's "frat row" (Webster Avenue).[1]
- Brooks Hall (1906-1907), Barnard College; listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.[5][1]
- Copshaholm, the Joseph Doty Oliver mansion in South Bend, Indiana[6] (1895-1896); listed on the National Register of Historic Places and listed as an American Treasure
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.
- ^ "Claremont Opera House History". Archived from the original on 20 April 2013. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "Center for History". Northern Indiana Historical Society d/b/a Center for History, South Bend, Indiana.
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