Charles William Bulger (August 3, 1851 – June 17, 1922) was an

architect An architect is a person who plans, designs and oversees the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to provide services in connection with the design of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the buildings that h ...

in the United States, born in Delphi, Indiana. He worked with Isaac Rapp in

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, at Bulger and Rapp for several years, designing many of the city's early buildings. The firm dissolved in 1892. In downtown Galveston, he designed the E.S. Levy Building in 1896. He designed the Heffron Building (1906), now used as the U.S. Appraiser’s Stores, in the Strand-Mechanic Landmark Historic District. In the East End Landmark Historic District he designed 1318 Sealy (1896), 1514 Ball (1897), the Victorian Inn (1900) at 503 17th street, and 1502 Broadway (1906); and in the Silk Stocking Historic District he designed homes on the 1300 and 1400 blocks of 24th Street and Rosenberg. He was also charged with redesigning the Tremont Opera House into Levy Department Store. He is also credited with designing: * Church of the Good Shepherd (Lake Charles, Louisiana) *

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, Dallas, Texas *

, Waco, Texas Bulger died in

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on June 17, 1922.

Buildings attributed to Bulger & Rapp

*City Building / Fire House, now the Children’s Museum (1889),Firehouse #1/ Trinidad Children's Museum
Southern Colorado Trinidad, Colorado *Temple of Aaron (1889), Trinidad, Colorado * Zion’s German Lutheran Church (1890), Trinidad, Colorado * First Baptist Church (1891), Trinidad, Colorado * First National Bank of Trinidad (1892), Trinidad, Colorado, a

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style building. *

Donley County Courthouse and Jail The Donley County Courthouse and Jail, on Public Sq. in Clarendon, Texas, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. It is also a Texas State Antiquities Landmark and a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark. The courthouse was de ...

, Clarendon, Texas

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19th-century American architects 1851 births 1922 deaths People from Delphi, Indiana 20th-century American architects Architects from Indiana Architects from Texas Wabash College alumni {{Authority control

Buildings attributed to Bulger & Rapp

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