Charles Sumner Sedgwick

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
  • 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

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

References

  1. "Sedgwick, Charles S. (1856–1922) – Philadelphia Architects and Buildings". www.philadelphiabuildings.org. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  2. GmbH, Emporis. "Charles S. Sedgwick – Companies – EMPORIS". www.emporis.com. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  3. 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.
  4. gravestone, (birth year not completely legible)
  5. The American Contractor - Volume 43 page 39 https://books.google.com/books?id=CztYAAAAYAAJ 1922
  6. The Lowry Hill Neighborhood - Historical Context Study, prepared for the Lowry Hill Residents Inc. by Landscape Research LLC, 2006
  7. 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.
  8. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  9. "Twin Cities Houses of Worship: Andrew Presbyterian Church, Minneapolis". University of Minnesota. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
  10. "Owner worked hard to restore historical Clarke home". Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  11. "Burton Hall – Iconics – University of Minnesota". iconics.cehd.umn.edu. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  12. North Dakota History – Volume 69 page 4
  13. "Minard Hall – North Dakota State University Walking Tour – PocketSights". pocketsights.com. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  14. Swisher, Kaija (24 January 2014). "Bruell house". Black Hills Pioneer. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  15. McElveen, Thomas C. (1982-09-15). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory—Nomination: Waconia City Hall". National Park Service. Retrieved 2018-03-24. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  16. 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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