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D. Fred Charlton
Born(1856-05-09)May 9, 1856
Wrotham, Kent, England
DiedJanuary 25, 1941(1941-01-25) (aged 84)
Marquette, Michigan
NationalityUnited States
OccupationArchitect
AwardsFellow, American Institute of Architects (1893)
PracticeScott & Charlton;
Charlton & Gilbert;
Charlton, Gilbert & Demar;
Charlton, Gilbert & Kuenzli;
Charlton & Kuenzli
The Ishpeming Municipal Building, designed by Charlton in the Richardsonian Romanesque style and completed in 1891.
The J. Vivian Jr. and Company Building in Laurium, designed by Charlton & Gilbert in the Italian Renaissance Revival style and completed in 1894.
The Marquette County Courthouse, designed by Charlton, Gilbert & Kuenzli in the Neoclassical style and completed in 1904.
The College Club House and Gymnasium of the Michigan Technological University, designed by Charlton & Kuenzli in the Tudor Revival style and completed in 1906.
The Iron Mountain High School, designed by Charlton & Kuenzli in the Neoclassical style and completed in 1912.
The Longyear Building in Marquette, designed by Charlton & Kuenzli in the Tudor Revival style and completed in 1917.

D. Fred Charlton FAIA (May 9, 1856 – January 25, 1941) was an English-born American architect in practice in Marquette, Michigan, from 1889 until his retirement in 1918. In retirement Charlton nurtured his hobby of photography and was responsible for introducing new photographic techniques to the region.

Life and career

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Demetrius Frederick Charlton, known professionally as D. Fred Charlton, was born May 9, 1856, in Wrotham, Kent, England, to Thomas Charlton, a tenant farmer, and Frances Maria Grevis-James.

In 1887 the Scott firm was chosen to design the new Marquette Branch Prison, and Charlton was sent to Marquette to supervise construction of the project and manage a branch office. In 1889 Charlton was made a special partner in the Marquette office, which was renamed Scott & Charlton. In 1890 he separated from the Scott firm and opened his own office, making him the first professional architect to settle permanently in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

In 1892 Charlton was joined by the first of his three partners, R. William Gilbert. Gilbert had come from Boston and his own work had included the William H. Long Memorial in Hopkinton, New Hampshire. Late that year they opened the first of several branch offices, in Superior, Wisconsin, was established under Gilbert's management; it closed in 1894. In 1895 they were joined by Edward Demar, one of the architects of the Marquette City Hall, completed earlier that year. In 1896 Gilbert established another, more permanent, branch office in Milwaukee. He was joined there by Demar in 1899, though he withdrew from the partnership in 1901 after briefly managing short-lived offices at Houghton and Sault Ste. Marie. In 1903 Edwin O. Kuenzli, a drafter in the Milwaukee office, became a partner. Gilbert also withdrew in 1904, and the firm was renamed a last time to Charlton & Kuenzli, with Charlton in Marquette and Kuenzli in Milwaukee.

Personal life

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In 1887 Charlton was married to Alice H. Grylls, sister of H. J. Maxwell Grylls, a partner in the Scott firm and later a cofounder of Smith, Hinchman & Grylls.

Legacy

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At least thirteen works designed by Charlton and his partners have been listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places, and others contribute to listed historic districts.

Architectural works

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Scott & Charlton, 1889–1890

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D. Fred Charlton, 1890–1891

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Charlton & Gilbert, 1891–1895 and 1901–1903

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Charlton, Gilbert & Demar, 1895–1901

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Charlton, Gilbert & Kuenzli, 1903–1904

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Charlton & Kuenzli, 1904–1918

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d A contributing resource to the NRHP-listed Escanaba Central Historic District.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m NRHP-listed.
  3. ^ Now the Marquette Maritime Museum.
  4. ^ When the Longyears moved east, the house was dismantled and rebuilt in Brookline, Massachusetts. The rebuilt house is a contributing resource to the NRHP-listed Fisher Hill Historic District.
  5. ^ Destroyed by fire.
  6. ^ A contributing resource to the NRHP-listed Shelden Avenue Historic District.
  7. ^ a b A contributing resource to the NRHP-listed Quincy Street Historic District.
  8. ^ a b c A contributing resource to the NRHP-listed Gwinn Model Town Historic District.
  9. ^ a b A contributing resource to the NRHP-listed Negaunee Downtown Historic District.
  10. ^ A contributing resource to the NRHP-listed Iron Mountain Central Historic District.
  11. ^ A contributing resource to the NRHP-listed Lake Linden Historic District.
  12. ^ Originally designed by John Scott & Company.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Escanaba Central Historic District NRHP Registration Form (2014)
  2. ^ Kathryn Bishop Eckert, Buildings of Michigan (Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2012): 513.
  3. ^ a b Kathryn Bishop Eckert, Buildings of Michigan (Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2012): 506.
  4. ^ J. Vivian Jr. and Company Building NRHP Registration Form (2003)
  5. ^ a b Shelden Avenue Historic District NRHP Registration Form (1987)
  6. ^ Ontonagon County Courthouse NRHP Inventory-Nomination Form (1980)
  7. ^ Garfield School NRHP Registration Form (2022)
  8. ^ Kathryn Bishop Eckert, Buildings of Michigan (Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2012): 489.
  9. ^ Kathryn Bishop Eckert, Buildings of Michigan (Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2012): 477.
  10. ^ Smith–Dengler House NRHP Registration Form (2008)
  11. ^ Quincy Street Historic District NRHP Inventory-Nomination Form (1988)
  12. ^ Gowan Block NRHP Registration Form (2010)
  13. ^ Kathryn Bishop Eckert, Buildings of Michigan (Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2012): 487.
  14. ^ a b Kathryn Bishop Eckert, Buildings of Michigan (Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2012): 543.
  15. ^ Kathryn Bishop Eckert, Buildings of Michigan (Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2012): 505.
  16. ^ Kathryn Bishop Eckert, Buildings of Michigan (Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2012): 475.
  17. ^ Kathryn Bishop Eckert, Buildings of Michigan (Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2012): 533.
  18. ^ Kathryn Bishop Eckert, Buildings of Michigan (Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2012): 482-483.
  19. ^ a b c Gwinn Model Town Historic District NRHP Registration Form (2000)
  20. ^ Negaunee Fire Station NRHP Registration Form (2004)
  21. ^ Iron Mountain Central Historic District NRHP Registration Form (2013)
  22. ^ Negaunee State Bank Building NRHP Registration Form (1995)
  23. ^ Kathryn Bishop Eckert, Buildings of Michigan (Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2012): 490.
  24. ^ Gogebic County Courthouse NRHP Inventory-Nomination Form (1981)
  25. ^ Longyear Building NRHP Registration Form (2004)


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