Charles R. Greco
Charles R. Greco (1873-1962) was an American architect who worked in the Boston area during the first half of the 20th century. He was educated in the Cambridge public school system and studied architecture at the Lawrence Scientific School of Harvard. Upon graduation he worked with the architectural firms of from 1893 to 1899, and Peabody & Stearns from 1900 to 1907, before starting his own practice.
Greco designed numerous religious buildings for both Roman Catholic and Jewish congregations in Massachusetts, Florida, and Ohio. He also provided the designs for many buildings for the city of Cambridge, Massachusetts, including several fire stations.
Works[]
In Massachusetts
- 145 State Street, Springfield, Massachusetts
- Blessed Sacrament Church Cambridge, Massachusetts
- Blessed Sacrament Church, Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts
- Cambridge Theatre, Cambridge, Massachusetts
- Charles Bulfinch School, Boston, Massachusetts
- 27 Sheffield West, Winchester, Massachusetts
- Elks Temple, Cambridge, Massachusetts
- Our Lady of Pity Church, Cambridge, Massachusetts (now Reservoir Church)
- Sacred Heart Church, Middleboro, Massachusetts
- St. Mary's Church, Quincy, Massachusetts
- St. Matthew's Church, Dorchester, Massachusetts
- St. Patrick's Church, Brockton, Massachusetts
- Temple Emanuel, Worcester, Massachusetts
- Thorndike School, Cambridge, Massachusetts
- Wyeth Square Fire Station, Cambridge, Massachusetts
- Central Square Post Office, Cambridge, Massachusetts
- Lyman Terrace Housing Project, Holyoke, Massachusetts
- Malden District Court, Malden, Massachusetts
- Central Fire Station Malden, Massachusetts
Elsewhere
- Temple on the Heights, Cleveland Heights, Ohio
- Temple Tifereth-Israel, Cleveland, Ohio (now Maltz Performing Arts Center)
- Congregation Beth Israel, 701 Farmington Ave, West Hartford, Connecticut
- Temple Emanuel Miami Beach, Florida (with Albert Anis)
- Harvey S. Firestone Jr. Estate, Twin Oaks Drive, Akron, Ohio (with Edward Reed)
- St. John the Baptist Church, Brunswick, Maine
External links[]
- Media related to Charles R. Greco at Wikimedia Commons
- Information on St. Mary Church
Categories:
- 1873 births
- 1963 deaths
- 19th-century American architects
- Architects of Roman Catholic churches
- Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences alumni
- 20th-century American architects
- American architect stubs