Charles C. Wilson (November 20, 1864 – 1933), whose full name is Charles Coker Wilson, was an American architect based in

Columbia, South Carolina Columbia is the capital of the U.S. state of South Carolina. With a population of 136,632 at the 2020 census, it is the second-largest city in South Carolina. The city serves as the county seat of Richland County, and a portion of the city ...

. Wilson was born in

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, and graduated from South Carolina College with an engineering degree in 1886, continuing on to receive his master's degree in 1888. He briefly studied architecture in the ''Atelier Duray'' at the

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in Paris. Much of his work contained Beaux-Arts elements. Architects who worked for Wilson include

Joseph F. Leitner Joseph Florence Leitner (June 13, 1871 – June 2, 1930) was an American architect whose work includes several rail stations. In Columbia, South Carolina he worked for Charles Coker Wilson (beginning in 1901) for five years. Later he partnered wit ...

, during 1901–1905, who became a noted architect in

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; and Henry Ten Eyck Wendell, during 1905–1906.

Work

A number of his works are listed on the United States

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. Works include: * J. L. Coker Company Building, 5th St. and Carolina Ave.,

* First Presbyterian Church, 234 E. Main St.,

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* Japonica Hall, S. Main St.,

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* Logan School, 815 Elmwood Ave.,

Davis College
University of South Carolina,

Lydia Plantation The Lydia Plantation, also known as the Benjamin Sydney Josey Farm, in Lydia, South Carolina is a historic plantation and house. The house was designed by Charles Coker Wilson and his firm Wilson, Sompayrac & Urquhart. It was built in 1910 and ex ...

, 703 W Lydia Hwy,

Lydia, South Carolina Lydia Plantation house Lydia (formerly Mount Elon) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Darlington County, South Carolina, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population of the CDP was 642. It is the location ...

* Farmers Commercial Bank, 100 W Main St.,

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* Providence Methodist Church, 4833 Old State Rd.,

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* City Hospital-Gaston Memorial Hospital, 401-405 N. Highland St., 810 W. Mauney Ave.,

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*One or more works in East Home Avenue Historic District, Roughly, E. Home Ave. from N. Fifth St. to just E of First Ave.,

*One or more works in Waverly Historic District, Roughly bounded by Hampton St., Heidt St., Gervais St., and Harden St.,

Palmetto Building The Palmetto Building, built during 1912–1913, is an early skyscraper in Columbia, South Carolina. It was designed by architect Julius Harder, and Wilson and Sompayrac served as supervising architects. Upon completion it was the tallest build ...

, 1400 Main St.,

Wilson was a principal in the firm of Wilson, Berryman & Kennedy''. That firm's works include the following: * Sanford High School, Former (1924) *

Old Greenwood High School Old Greenwood High School is a historic high school building located at Greenwood, Greenwood County, South Carolina. It was designed by the firm of Wilson, Berryman & Kennedy and built in 1925–1926. It is a complex of three brick buildings � ...

(1925–1926) *

Planters Building Planters Building, also known as the First Union Bank Building, is a historic office building located at Lumberton, Robeson County, North Carolina. It was designed by the firm of Wilson, Berryman & Kennedy and built in 1925–1926. It is a five- ...

(1925–1926)

References

1864 births 1933 deaths University of South Carolina alumni American alumni of the École des Beaux-Arts People from Hartsville, South Carolina People from Columbia, South Carolina Architects from South Carolina 19th-century American architects 20th-century American architects {{US-architect-stub