Charles F. Wilcox (1845–1905) was an American architect practicing in Providence, Rhode Island.
Life Wilcox was born in 1845 in Georgia, to a family that relocated to Providence in his infancy.Industries and Wealth of the Principal Points in Rhode Island. 1892. He trained with local architect Charles P. Hartshorn, becoming his partner in 1873. Their firm, Hartshorn & Wilcox, lasted until the end of 1879, briefly before Hartshorn's death in 1880.New England Families: Genealogical and Memorial. Ed. William Richard Cutter. Vol. 3. 1914. Wilcox continued practicing alone until 1895, when he made draftsman Gideon Gardner Congdon partner in Wilcox & Congdon. This firm was dissolved in 1899 and Wilcox again continued alone."Gideon Gardner Congdon". Congdon Chronicle Jan. 1927: 148. He died in Providence in 1905.
Architectural works Hartshorn & Wilcox, 1873-1879 1874 - Congdon Street Baptist Church, 15 Congdon St, Providence, Rhode IslandWoodward, Wm. McKenzie. Providence: A Citywide Survey of Historic Resources. 1986. 1874 - Wayland Building, 128 N Main St, Providence, Rhode Island Also home to the offices of church architect James MurphyThe Providence Directory and Rhode Island Business Directory. 1889. 1875 - Fourth Baptist Church (Remodeling), Howell St, Providence, Rhode IslandCady, John Hutchins. The Civic and Architectural Development of Providence, 1636-1950. 1957. Demolished 1876 - Union Baptist Church, 10 East St, Providence, Rhode Island Commissioned by the Third Baptist Church 1877 - Charles Ackerman Duplex, 61-63 Chapin Ave, Providence, Rhode IslandPPS Records for 61-63 Chapin Avenue. 2007.
C. F. Wilcox, 1880-1895 1880 - Burrows Block, 741 Westminster St, Providence, Rhode IslandAmerican Architect and Building News 10 April 1880: 160. 1883 - First Baptist Church, 30 Peirce St, East Greenwich, Rhode IslandAmerican Architect and Building News 7 July 1883: 3. 1883 - South Baptist Church, 185-187 Ocean St, Providence, Rhode IslandSanitary Engineer 4 Oct. 1883: 426. Demolished 1884 - Charles Matteson House, 112 Prospect St, Providence, Rhode IslandEngineering Record 5 Feb. 1885: 217. 1886 - Cyrus E. Lapham House, 64 Harrison St, Pawtucket, Rhode IslandAmerican Architect and Building News 1886: 243. 1890 - Conant Memorial Church, 135 Center Rd, Dudley, MassachusettsA Souvineer of the Conant Memorial Church. 1893. 1893 - Dudley Hill School, Center Rd, Dudley, Massachusetts"Currier Center". http://hcap.artstor.org/. Council of Independent Colleges. 2006. Web. Now owned by Nichols College 1895 - Aldrich Free Public Library, 299 Main St, Moosup, Connecticut
Wilcox & Congdon, 1895-1899 1896 - George M. Snow House, 24 Alumni Ave, Providence, Rhode IslandOlney Street-Alumni Avenue Historic District NRHP Nomination. 1989.
C. F. Wilcox, 1899-1905 1902 - Narragansett Baptist Church (Old), 20 Ferry Rd, Saunderstown, Rhode IslandMinutes of the Rhode Island Baptist Anniversaries. 1902. Now serves as the local post officeSaunderstown Historic District NRHP Nomination. 1985.
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