Charles Sumner Sedgwick

First National Bank in St. Cloud, Minnesota

Charles Sumner Sedgwick^{[note 1]} (1856 – March 12, 1922)^[1] was an American architect based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.^[2]

Personal life

He was born in New York State.^[3] His wife, Mary D., was born in the 1850s and died in 1920.^[4] Sedgwick died in 1922 at St. Barnabas Hospital in Minnesota, after several years of illness with Bright's disease.^[5]

Career

He started his career as an architect in Binghamton, New York and moved to Minneapolis in 1884^[6] and completed several projects in the city^[7] and surrounding areas and states. Several of his works are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.^[8]

Works

Sedgwick was most known for his residential commissions, but also designed churches, school buildings, and commercial structures.^[3]

Burton Hall at the University of Minnesota

George W. Baird House (1886), Edina, Minnesota, NRHP-listed
George R. Newell House (1888), 1818 LaSalle Ave., Minneapolis, MN (Sedgwick,Charles), NRHP-listed^[8]
First National Bank (1889), 501 St. Germain St., St. Cloud, MN (Sedgwick,Charles), NRHP-listed^[8]
Old Arkansas City High School (1890), Arkansas City, Kansas, formerly the Arkansas City High School building and now Ireland Hall at Cowley Community College; NRHP-listed^[8]
Andrew Presbyterian Church (1890), at Fourth Street and Eighth Avenue, Minneapolis^[3], patterned after St. Giles in Scotland. Demolished c.2002.^[9]
Nehemiah P. Clarke House (1892-93), 356 3rd Ave., S., St. Cloud, MN (Sedgwick,Charles S.), NRHP-listed^[8]^[10]
Westminster Presbyterian Church (1897), 1201–1213 Nicollet Mall with Warren H. Hayes^[3], NRHP-listed
Dayton's (1902) at 700 Nicollet Mall in Minneapolis (later converted to a Macy's before closing down)
Burton Hall (University of Minnesota) interior at the University of Minnesota (1895) with Leroy Buffington designing the exterior. The building was formerly used as a library^[11]

Old Waconia City Hall

Budge Hall (1899 – demolished 1981) and Science Hall (renamed Minard Hall in honor of Dean A. E. Minard) at North Dakota State University^[12] Minard Hall has been added on to and extensively renovated over the years.^[13]
William F. Bruell House (1902), Address Restricted, Redfield, South Dakota (Sedgwick & Saxton), NRHP-listed^[8]^[14]
Four story commercial building at 256 1st Avenue North (1902) in Minneapolis
Morris Carnegie Library (1905), Nevada and 6th Sts., Morris, MN (Sedgwick & Saxton), NRHP-listed^[8]
Old Waconia City Hall (1909), 9 W. 1st St. in Waconia, Minnesota, NRHP-listed^[8]^[15]
First Lutheran Church (1916) 434 First Street Southwest in Blooming Prairie, Minnesota^[16]
Park Avenue Covenant Church, Minneapolis
Park Avenue Congregational Church, at Park and Franklin Avenues, Minneapolis^[3]
Lowry Hill Congregational Church, at Dupont and Franklin Avenue, Minneapolis^[3]
Fourth Baptist Church, at 2105 Fremont Avenue North, Minneapolis^[3]

Notes

↑ In some sources, his name has been incorrectly presented as Charles Sedgewick

References

↑ "Sedgwick, Charles S. (1856–1922) – Philadelphia Architects and Buildings". www.philadelphiabuildings.org. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
↑ GmbH, Emporis. "Charles S. Sedgwick – Companies – EMPORIS". www.emporis.com. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Charlene K. Roise; Christine A. Curran (February 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Westminster Presbyterian Church". National Park Service. Retrieved March 25, 2018. With eight photos from 1998.
↑ gravestone, (birth year not completely legible)
↑ The American Contractor - Volume 43 page 39 https://books.google.com/books?id=CztYAAAAYAAJ 1922
↑ The Lowry Hill Neighborhood - Historical Context Study, prepared for the Lowry Hill Residents Inc. by Landscape Research LLC, 2006
↑ Millett, Larry (25 March 2018). "Once There Were Castles: Lost Mansions and Estates of the Twin Cities". U of Minnesota Press. Retrieved 25 March 2018 – via Google Books.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ "Twin Cities Houses of Worship: Andrew Presbyterian Church, Minneapolis". University of Minnesota. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
↑ "Owner worked hard to restore historical Clarke home". Retrieved 25 March 2018.
↑ "Burton Hall – Iconics – University of Minnesota". iconics.cehd.umn.edu. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
↑ North Dakota History – Volume 69 page 4
↑ "Minard Hall – North Dakota State University Walking Tour – PocketSights". pocketsights.com. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
↑ Swisher, Kaija (24 January 2014). "Bruell house". Black Hills Pioneer. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
↑ McElveen, Thomas C. (1982-09-15). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory—Nomination: Waconia City Hall". National Park Service. Retrieved 2018-03-24.
↑ Lathrop, Alan K. (25 March 2018). "Churches of Minnesota: An Illustrated Guide". U of Minnesota Press. Retrieved 25 March 2018 – via Google Books.

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[1] In some sources, his name has been incorrectly presented as Charles Sedgewick

[2] "Sedgwick, Charles S. (1856–1922) – Philadelphia Architects and Buildings". www.philadelphiabuildings.org. Retrieved 25 March 2018.

[3] GmbH, Emporis. "Charles S. Sedgwick – Companies – EMPORIS". www.emporis.com. Retrieved 25 March 2018.

[nrhpdoc-WPC-4] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Charlene K. Roise; Christine A. Curran (February 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Westminster Presbyterian Church". National Park Service. Retrieved March 25, 2018. With eight photos from 1998.

[5] ravestone, (birth year not completely legible)

[6] The American Contractor - Volume 43 page 39 https://books.google.com/books?id=CztYAAAAYAAJ 1922

[Lowry_Hill-7] The Lowry Hill Neighborhood - Historical Context Study, prepared for the Lowry Hill Residents Inc. by Landscape Research LLC, 2006

[8] Millett, Larry (25 March 2018). "Once There Were Castles: Lost Mansions and Estates of the Twin Cities". U of Minnesota Press. Retrieved 25 March 2018 – via Google Books.

[nris-9] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.

[10] "Twin Cities Houses of Worship: Andrew Presbyterian Church, Minneapolis". University of Minnesota. Retrieved March 25, 2018.

[11] "Owner worked hard to restore historical Clarke home". Retrieved 25 March 2018.

[12] "Burton Hall – Iconics – University of Minnesota". iconics.cehd.umn.edu. Retrieved 25 March 2018.

[13] North Dakota History – Volume 69 page 4

[14] "Minard Hall – North Dakota State University Walking Tour – PocketSights". pocketsights.com. Retrieved 25 March 2018.

[15] Swisher, Kaija (24 January 2014). "Bruell house". Black Hills Pioneer. Retrieved 25 March 2018.

[McElveen-16] McElveen, Thomas C. (1982-09-15). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory—Nomination: Waconia City Hall". National Park Service. Retrieved 2018-03-24.

[17] Lathrop, Alan K. (25 March 2018). "Churches of Minnesota: An Illustrated Guide". U of Minnesota Press. Retrieved 25 March 2018 – via Google Books.