Charles W. Romeyn
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Charles William Romeyn (died February 5, 1942) was a prominent American
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. In partnership with Henry R. Wynne he designed many buildings in
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. The Prasada (1905-07) on
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is considered to be his most famous work that still stands to this day. He was a member of the
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."Charles William Romeyn]," ''Brief Biographies of American Architects Who Died Between 1897 and 1947'', Society of Architectural Historians.


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American architects Year of birth missing 1942 deaths {{US-architect-stub