Charles F. Wilcox (1845–1905) was an

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practicing in

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Life

Wilcox was born in 1845 in

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, to a family that relocated to Providence in his infancy. 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. 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. He died in Providence in 1905.

Architectural works

Hartshorn & Wilcox, 1873-1879

* 1874 -

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, 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 Murphy * 1875 - Fourth Baptist Church (Remodeling), Howell St, Providence, Rhode Island ** 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 Island

C. F. Wilcox, 1880-1895

* 1880 - Burrows Block, 741 Westminster St, Providence, Rhode Island * 1883 - First Baptist Church, 30 Peirce St,

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* 1883 - South Baptist Church, 185-187 Ocean St, Providence, Rhode Island ** Demolished * 1884 - Charles Matteson House, 112 Prospect St, Providence, Rhode Island * 1886 - Cyrus E. Lapham House, 64 Harrison St,

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* 1890 - Conant Memorial Church, 135 Center Rd,

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* 1893 - Dudley Hill School, Center Rd, Dudley, Massachusetts ** Now owned by

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* 1895 - Aldrich Free Public Library, 299 Main St,

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Wilcox & Congdon, 1895-1899

* 1896 - George M. Snow House, 24 Alumni Ave, Providence, Rhode Island

C. F. Wilcox, 1899-1905

* 1902 - Narragansett Baptist Church (Old), 20 Ferry Rd,

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** Now serves as the local post officeSaunderstown Historic District NRHP Nomination
1985.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wilcox, Charles F. 1845 births 1905 deaths 19th-century American architects Architects from Providence, Rhode Island