Charles Rudolph (March 22, 1854 – January 31, 1901) was an architect primarily known for his designs in Chicago.The American Institute of Architects Quarterly Bulletin. Volume 3, No. 2. July 1902. p. 71. Retrieved December 18, 2019."Prominent Persons Who Died During 1901", Chicago Tribune. January 2, 1902. p. 11.
Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Rudolph attended Chicago's Dyrenfurth Academy and studied architecture under Bauer & Loebnitz and later with Augustus Bauer alone. He attended the Vienna Polytechnicum from 1877 to 1881, and graduated with honors."(Former) James Mulligan Public School Building", Final Landmark Recommendation adopted by the Commission on Chicago Landmarks. City of Chicago. February 6, 2014. pp. 8, 10, 13. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
Rudolph partnered with C.J. Furst, and designed such buildings as the William P. Henneberry House in 1883,American Institute of Architects Chicago (2014) AIA Guide to Chicago. Third Edition. University of Illinois Press. pp. 170, 301-302. Retrieved December 18, 2019. the Braun & Fitts Butterine Factory in 1891,The Real Estate and Building Journal. Vol. 33, No. 1. June 27, 1891. pp. 918, 920. Retrieved October 16, 2019. and the Crown Piano Company factory in 1895."Among Architects and Builders; Crown Piano Company's New Factory – Other Buildings Planned or Under Way", Chicago Tribune. May 5, 1895. p. 30. Furst and Rudolph also designed the John York Store in 1888.Stone. Volume 1, No. 3. July 1888. p. 79. Retrieved December 18, 2019."Chicago Public School Buildings, Pre-1940 Context Statement", City of Chicago. Bauer Latoza Studio. pp. 16, 68. Retrieved December 18, 2019. After the store burned down, Furst and Rudolph designed its reconstruction in 1893."Among Architects and Builders", Chicago Tribune. February 19, 1893. p. 30."He Couldn't Get Specifications", Chicago Tribune. March 1, 1893. p. 1.
Rudolph served as architect for the Chicago Board of Education from December 12, 1888, to December 10, 1890, designing Mulligan School, among others.Cox, Ted. "Mulligan School Apartments Almost Ready For Renters ", DNAinfo. April 5, 2017. Retrieved December 18, 2019."Mulligan School Adaptive Reuse Complete", Preservation Chicago. Retrieved December 18, 2019.Proceedings. Chicago Board of Education. December 12, 1888. p. 88. Retrieved December 18, 2019.Official Report of the Proceedings of the Board of Education of the City of Chicago. Chicago Board of Education. December 10, 1890. p. 214. Retrieved December 18, 2019. Rudolph also designed Chicago's first natatorium.
Rudolph's partnership with Furst was dissolved on January 1, 1896, and he subsequently returned to St. Louis."Dissolution of partnership", Chicago Tribune. February 1, 1896. p. 15. Rudolph died January 31, 1901, in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin."Obituary", Chicago Tribune. February 1, 1901. p. 4.
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