Charles P. Hartshorn
| Charles Payton Hartshorn | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born |
July 31, 1833 Norfolk, Virginia |
| Died |
August 13, 1880 Providence, Rhode Island |
| Nationality | United States |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Practice | C. P. Hartshorn, Hartshorn & Wilcox |
| Buildings | Home for Aged Women, Ray Hall, Congdon Street Baptist Church, Wayland Building, Union Baptist Church |
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.
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. 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]
In 1865 he was married to Helen Almira Stone, who died in 1897. The two had a 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
- 1859 - Teste Block, 88 Dorrance St, Providence, Rhode Island[4]
- 1864 - Providence Home for Aged Women, 75 East St, Providence, Rhode Island[4]
- 1864 - Ray Hall, Butler Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island[5]
- Altered
- 1867 - Henry B. and Royal P. Gladding Houses, 258-260 Broadway, Providence, Rhode Island[4]
- 1867 - George T. Mitchell House, 7 Barnes St, Providence, Rhode Island[4]
- 1868 - George P. Calder Duplex, 408-410 Broadway, Providence, Rhode Island[4]
- 1870 - Olney Street Unitarian Church, Olney St at Pratt, Providence, Rhode Island[3][6]
- Demolished
- 1872 - Joseph Davol House, 48 Parkis Ave, Providence, Rhode Island[7]
Hartshorn & Wilcox, 1873-1879
- 1874 - Congdon Street Baptist Church, 15 Congdon St, Providence, Rhode Island[4]
- 1874 - Wayland Building, 128 N Main St, Providence, Rhode Island[4]
- 1875 - Fourth Baptist Church (Remodeling), Howell St, Providence, Rhode Island[8]
- Demolished
- 1876 - Union Baptist Church, 10 East St, Providence, Rhode Island[4]
- 1877 - Charles Ackerman Duplex, 61-63 Chapin Ave, Providence, Rhode Island[9]
References
- ↑ Jordy, William H. and Christopher P. Monkhouse. Buildings on Paper: Rhode Island Architectural Drawings 1825-1945. 1982.
- ↑ Industries and Wealth of the Principal Points in Rhode Island. 1892.
- 1 2 3 4 New England Families: Genealogical and Memorial. Ed. William Richard Cutter. Vol. 3. 1914.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Woodward, Wm. McKenzie. Providence: A Citywide Survey of Historic Resources. 1986.
- ↑ Historic and Architectural Resources of the East Side, Providence: A Preliminary Report. 1989.
- ↑ Greene, Welcome Arnold. The Providence Plantations for 250 Years. 1886.
- ↑ Woodward, Wm. McKenzie. PPS/AIAri Guide to Providence Architecture. 2003.
- ↑ Cady, John Hutchins. The Civic and Architectural Development of Providence, 1636-1950. 1957.
- ↑ PPS Records for 61-63 Chapin Avenue. 2007.