Charles Rudolph
American architect
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Charles Rudolph (March 22, 1854 – January 31, 1901) was an architect primarily known for his designs in Chicago.[1][2][3]
Charles Rudolph | |
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| Born | March 22, 1854 |
| Died | January 31, 1901 (aged 46) |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Buildings | Braun & Fitts Butterine Factory |
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]