Charles Sumner Sedgwick

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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 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][citation needed] 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
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]
  • (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. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g 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. ISBN 9781452933115. Retrieved 25 March 2018 – via Google Books.
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h "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. ISBN 9781452904405. Retrieved 25 March 2018 – via Google Books.
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