Charles Rudolph

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Charles Rudolph
BornMarch 22, 1854
St. Louis, Missouri
DiedJanuary 31, 1901(1901-01-31) (aged 46)
Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
NationalityAmerican
OccupationArchitect
BuildingsBraun & Fitts Butterine Factory

Charles Rudolph (March 22, 1854 – January 31, 1901) was an architect primarily known for his designs in Chicago.[1][2][3]

Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Rudolph attended Chicago's Dyrenfurth Academy and studied architecture under Bauer & Loebnitz and later with Augustus Bauer alone.[1][4][5] He attended the Vienna Polytechnicum from 1877 to 1881, and graduated with honors.[1][4]

Rudolph partnered with C.J. Furst,[4][1] and designed such buildings as the William P. Henneberry House in 1883,[6] the Braun & Fitts Butterine Factory in 1891,[6][7] and the Crown Piano Company factory in 1895.[8] Furst and Rudolph also designed the John York Store in 1888.[9][5] After the store burned down, Furst and Rudolph designed its reconstruction in 1893.[10][11]

Rudolph served as architect for the Chicago Board of Education from December 12, 1888, to December 10, 1890, designing Mulligan School, among others.[4][5][12][13][14][15] Rudolph also designed Chicago's first natatorium.[1][4]

Rudolph's partnership with Furst was dissolved on January 1, 1896, and he subsequently returned to St. Louis.[16][4] Rudolph died January 31, 1901, in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e The American Institute of Architects Quarterly Bulletin. Volume 3, No. 2. July 1902. p. 71. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Obituary", Chicago Tribune. February 1, 1901. p. 4.
  3. ^ "Prominent Persons Who Died During 1901", Chicago Tribune. January 2, 1902. p. 11.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "(Former) James Mulligan Public School Building", Final Landmark Recommendation adopted by the Commission on Chicago Landmarks. City of Chicago. February 6, 2014. pp. 8, 10, 13. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
  5. ^ a b c "Chicago Public School Buildings, Pre-1940 Context Statement", City of Chicago. Bauer Latoza Studio. pp. 16, 68. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
  6. ^ a b American Institute of Architects Chicago (2014) AIA Guide to Chicago. Third Edition. University of Illinois Press. pp. 170, 301-302. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
  7. ^ The Real Estate and Building Journal. Vol. 33, No. 1. June 27, 1891. pp. 918, 920. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
  8. ^ "Among Architects and Builders; Crown Piano Company's New Factory – Other Buildings Planned or Under Way", Chicago Tribune. May 5, 1895. p. 30.
  9. ^ Stone. Volume 1, No. 3. July 1888. p. 79. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
  10. ^ "Among Architects and Builders", Chicago Tribune. February 19, 1893. p. 30.
  11. ^ "He Couldn't Get Specifications", Chicago Tribune. March 1, 1893. p. 1.
  12. ^ Cox, Ted. "Mulligan School Apartments Almost Ready For Renters Archived 2019-12-20 at the Wayback Machine", DNAinfo. April 5, 2017. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
  13. ^ "Mulligan School Adaptive Reuse Complete", Preservation Chicago. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
  14. ^ Proceedings. Chicago Board of Education. December 12, 1888. p. 88. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
  15. ^ Official Report of the Proceedings of the Board of Education of the City of Chicago. Chicago Board of Education. December 10, 1890. p. 214. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
  16. ^ "Dissolution of partnership", Chicago Tribune. February 1, 1896. p. 15.