Charles A. Randall (July 9, 1871 – ?) was an American architect who practiced in Indiana, South Dakota and Wyoming.
Life and career Randall was born on July 9, 1871, in Logansport, Indiana, to Charles H. and Augusta J. Randall (née Thissel),Robinson, Doane. History of South Dakota. Vol. 2. 1904. both natives of New England.Helm, Thomas B. "C. H. Randall, City Marshall". History of Cass County, Indiana. Chicago: Kingman Bros., 1878. After graduating from the public schools, he attended the University of Illinois at Urbana, where he studied architecture. After leaving the University, he spent three years in an architect's office in Chicago. After a short time spent in Lead, South Dakota, where he was briefly married, he returned in 1893 to Logansport."A Deserted Wife". Logansport Reporter 14 June 1894: 4. Logansport, IN. There, he joined the office of architect James H. Rhodes. In 1899 he and Rhodes established a partnership, Rhodes & Randall.Logansport Pharos-Tribune 29 Jan. 1899: 10. Logansport, IN.
In 1901, this partnership was dissolved, and Randall relocated to Deadwood, South Dakota, near Lead. There, he joined the office of Otho C. Jewett, who had been practicing there since at least 1898.Daily Deadwood Pioneer-Times 18 Aug. 1898: 5. Deadwood, SD. In April 1902, Jewett died, and Randall took over the practice. His first major project in Deadwood was the Franklin Hotel, plans for which Jewett had just begun at the time of his death.Commercial West 24 May 1902: 28. Minneapolis. He remained in Deadwood until 1905, when he relocated to Casper, Wyoming. From there, in 1909, he went to Newcastle, same state. In 1911, he briefly returned to South Dakota, settling in Belle Fourche.Daily Deadwood (SD) Pioneer-Times 4 May 1911: 3. Deadwood, SD. By 1913, he had settled in Sheridan, Wyoming, where he appears to have remained for the rest of his career.
Legacy At least three of Randall's buildings have been placed on the National Register of Historic Places, and at least two more contribute to listed historic districts.
Architectural works Year Building Address City State Notes Image Reference 1899 Linc W. Pilling House 1012 High St Logansport Indiana Logansport Reporter 2 Sept. 1899: 3. Logansport. 1902 Franklin Hotel 709 Main St Deadwood South Dakota 1903 Deadwood High School 716 Main St Deadwood South Dakota Demolished. School Board Journal Nov. 1903: 27. Milwaukee. 1903 Science Hall Spearfish Normal School Spearfish South Dakota Demolished. Eighth Biennial Report of the Regents of Education of the State of South Dakota. Aberdeen, SD: News Printing Co., 1904. 1904 First National Bank Building 696 Main St Deadwood South Dakota Improvement Bulletin 9 July 1904: 20. Minneapolis. 1906 Casper Public Library 302 E 2nd St Casper Wyoming Demolished. Mokler, Alfred James. History of Natrona County, Wyoming, 1888-1922. 1923. 1907 Natrona County Courthouse 200 N Center St Casper Wyoming Demolished. Engineering-Contracting 26 June 1907: 16. 1909 Weston County Courthouse 1 W Main St Newcastle Wyoming Improvement Bulletin 31 July 1909: 27. Minneapolis. 1911 Butte County Courthouse 839 5th Ave Belle Fourche South Dakota Butte County Courthouse and Historic Jail Building NRHP Nomination. 1998. 1911 Deadwood Auditorium 105 Sherman St Deadwood South Dakota "An Ambitious Undertaking". Black Hills Industrial Review Sept. 1911: 14. 1914 Holy Name R. C. School 121 S Connor St Sheridan Wyoming American Contractor 4 April 1914: 71. Chicago. 1916 Linden Avenue School 345 S Linden Ave Sheridan Wyoming Demolished. American Contractor 20 May 1916: 90. Chicago. 1916 Mills Company Building 30 N Gould St Sheridan Wyoming
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