Charles A. Alexander
Charles A. Alexander | |
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Born | February 1827 Charlestown, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Died | May 23, 1888 (aged 61) New York City, New York, U.S. |
Resting place | Grove Hill Cemetery, Waltham, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Architect |
Charles Albert Alexander (February 1827 – May 23, 1888) was an American architect active in the second half of the 19th century. He designed notable buildings in Boston, Portland (Maine), New York City and Chicago.
Life and career
Alexander was born in February 1827, in
In 1849, Alexander was listed as a partner of William Washburn, a Boston architect. One of his works was the renovation of the American House hotel in 1851, a site now occupied by the John F. Kennedy Federal Building in the city's Hanover Street.[1]
After several years in
In 1870, he moved to Chicago, shortly before its great fire.[1]
Alexander married Mary Catherine Granger on September 2, 1849, in New Haven, Connecticut. Two years later, the couple temporarily relocated to Portland, Maine, with a view to moving there permanently.[1]
Their son, Philip, was born in Boston in November 1851, shortly after which the couple completed their move to Portland, where they lived in one side of the Jonah Perley House on Danforth Street.[1]
A daughter, Maude Evangeline, was born in 1858. The following year, the Alexanders purchased a lot at the corner of Vaughan and Danforth Streets.[1]
In early 1862, Mary filed for a divorce, citing mental and physical abuse from her husband. She and the children had moved back to Boston in late 1859. The
Death
Alexander died on May 23, 1888, at the Brevoort House in New York, where he was on a visit. He was 61. He is believed to have been buried in Waltham, Massachusetts, beside his parents at Grove Hill Cemetery.[1]
Selected notable works
- American House, Boston, Massachusetts (1851; renovation)
- Capt. S. C. Blanchard House, Yarmouth, Maine(1855)
- Chestnut Street Methodist Church, Portland, Maine (1856)
- Bramhall, Portland, Maine (1856)[2]
- Goddard Mansion, Cape Elizabeth, Maine (1859)[3]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i In Focus: Charles A Alexander Part 1. Biography – Portland House Stories
- ^ Bramhall, Portland, 1856 – Maine Memory Network via the Maine Historical Society
- ^ "Goddard Mansion // 1859-1981" – Buildings of New England