Charles Sumner Sedgwick

American architect
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 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][citation needed] and surrounding areas and states. Several of his works are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[8] Sedgwick is a designated Minneapolis master architect by the city's heritage preservation authority.

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
  • George W. Baird House (1886), Edina, Minnesota, NRHP-listed
  • Como Congregational Church (1886), Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • George R. Newell House (1888), 1818 LaSalle Ave., Minneapolis, MN (Sedgwick, Charles), NRHP-listed[8]
  • First National Bank (1889), 501 St. Germain St., St. Cloud, MN (Sedgwick, Charles), NRHP-listed[8]
  • Old Arkansas City High School (1890), Arkansas City, Kansas, formerly the Arkansas City High School building and now Ireland Hall at Cowley Community College; NRHP-listed[8]
  • Andrew Presbyterian Church (1890), at Fourth Street and Eighth Avenue, Minneapolis,[3] patterned after St. Giles in Scotland. Demolished c.2002.[9]
  • Nehemiah P. Clarke House (1892–93), 356 3rd Ave., S., St. Cloud, MN (Sedgwick, Charles S.), NRHP-listed[8][10]
  • Westminster Presbyterian Church (1897), 1201–1213 Nicollet Mall with Warren H. Hayes,[3] NRHP-listed
  • Dayton's (1902) at 700 Nicollet Mall in Minneapolis (later converted to a Macy's before closing down)
  • Burton Hall (University of Minnesota) interior at the University of Minnesota (1895) with Leroy Buffington designing the exterior. The building was formerly used as a library[11]
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]
  • 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. Archived from the original on March 25, 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  3. ^ 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. F. W. Dodge Corporation. 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. ^ 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.
  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.