Charles P. Hartshorn

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Charles Payton Hartshorn
Charles P. Hartshorn, architect.jpg
BornJuly 31, 1833
Norfolk, Virginia, U.S.
DiedAugust 13, 1880 (aged 47)
Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
NationalityUnited States
OccupationArchitect
PracticeC. P. Hartshorn, Hartshorn & Wilcox
BuildingsHome for Aged Women, Ray Hall, Congdon Street Baptist Church, Wayland Building, Union Baptist Church
Congdon Street Church, Providence, 1874.

Charles P. Hartshorn (1833 – 1880) was an American architect practicing in Providence, Rhode Island. He was a popular designer there in the decade immediately following the Civil War.

Early life[]

Hartshorn was born in 1833 in Norfolk, Virginia, to parents of Rhode Island ancestry. When he was very young, his parents moved back north to Providence, Rhode Island.

Career[]

As a young man, he decided to become an architect. He entered the office of Tallman & Bucklin, then Providence's leading architects. When designer Thomas A. Tefft left the firm in 1851, Hartshorn continued his education with him.[1] After Tefft's death, Hartshorn set out on his own. In 1873 he partnered with Charles F. Wilcox.[2] Hartshorn & Wilcox lasted until the end of 1879, briefly before Hartshorn's death in 1880.[3]

Personal life[]

In 1865, he married to Helen Almira Stone, who died in 1897. The two had one single daughter.[3]

At the time of his death, he was secretary of the Rhode Island Chapter of the AIA.[3]

Architectural works[]

C. P. Hartshorn, c.1859-1873[]

Year Building Address City State Notes Image Reference
1859 Teste Block 88 Dorrance St Providence Rhode Island Teste Block, Providence, RI.jpg [4]
1864 Providence Home for Aged Women 75 East St Providence Rhode Island [4]
1864 Ray Hall Butler Hospital Providence Rhode Island Altered. [5]
1867 Henry B. and Royal P. Gladding Houses 258-260 Broadway Providence Rhode Island Henry B. and Royal P. Gladding Houses, Providence, RI.jpg [4]
1867 George T. Mitchell House 7 Barnes St Providence Rhode Island [4]
1868 George P. Calder House 408-410 Broadway Providence Rhode Island George P. Calder Duplex, Providence, RI.jpg [4]
1870 Olney Street Unitarian Church Olney St Providence Rhode Island Demolished. [3][6]
1872 Joseph Davol House 48 Parkis Ave Providence Rhode Island [7]

Hartshorn & Wilcox, 1873-1879[]

Year Building Address City State Notes Image Reference
1874 Congdon Street Baptist Church 15 Congdon St Providence Rhode Island Congdon Street Baptist Church-2.jpg [4]
1874 Wayland Building 128 N Main St Providence Rhode Island Wayland Building, Providence, RI.jpg [4]
1875 Fourth Baptist Church Howell St Providence Rhode Island Remodeling, demolished. [8]
1876 Union Baptist Church 10 East St Providence Rhode Island [4]
1877 Charles Ackerman Duplex 61-63 Chapin Ave Providence Rhode Island [9]

References[]

  1. ^ Jordy, William H. and Christopher P. Monkhouse. Buildings on Paper: Rhode Island Architectural Drawings 1825-1945. 1982.
  2. ^ Industries and Wealth of the Principal Points in Rhode Island. 1892.
  3. ^ a b c d New England Families: Genealogical and Memorial. Ed. William Richard Cutter. Vol. 3. 1914.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h Woodward, Wm. McKenzie. Providence: A Citywide Survey of Historic Resources. 1986.
  5. ^ Historic and Architectural Resources of the East Side, Providence: A Preliminary Report. 1989.
  6. ^ Greene, Welcome Arnold. The Providence Plantations for 250 Years. 1886.
  7. ^ Woodward, Wm. McKenzie. PPS/AIAri Guide to Providence Architecture. 2003.
  8. ^ Cady, John Hutchins. The Civic and Architectural Development of Providence, 1636-1950. 1957.
  9. ^ PPS Records for 61-63 Chapin Avenue. 2007.
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