Charles A. Smith (architect)

Charles Ashley Smith (March 22, 1866 – 1948), was an American architect who worked mainly in Kansas City, Missouri.^[1]

He is given credit for architectural innovations in schools that improved ventilation and cleanliness, and which were adopted widely elsewhere.^[2]

A number of his works are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.^[3]

Works include (and attribution with variations):

Attucks School, 1815 Woodland Ave. Kansas City, MO (Smith,Charles A.), NRHP-listed
Bonner Springs High School, 200 East Third Bonner Springs, KS (Smith, Charles A.), NRHP-listed
Chambers Building, 25 E. 12th St. Kansas City, MO (Smith, Charles A.), NRHP-listed
Hiland Telephone Exchange Building, 1020 E. 63rd St. Kansas City, MO (Smith, Charles), NRHP-listed
IOOF Liberty Lodge No. 49, 16-18 E. Franklin St. Liberty, MO (Smith,Charles A.), NRHP-listed
Jenkins Music Company Building, 1217-1223 Walnut St. Kansas City, MO (Smith Charles A.), NRHP-listed
Kansas City, Missouri Western Union Telegraph Building, 100-114 E. 7th St. Kansas City, MO (Smith, Charles A.), NRHP-listed
Osceola Public School Building, Jct. of Fifth and Pine Sts. Osceola, MO (Smith, Charles A.), NRHP-listed
Professional Building, 1101-1107 Grand Ave. Kansas City, MO (Smith,Charles A.), NRHP-listed
Switzer School Buildings, generally bounded by Madison Ave. and Summit St., 18th to 20th Sts. Kansas City, MO (Smith, Charles A.), NRHP-listed
Tower of Memories, 8500 W. Twenty-ninth Ave. Denver, CO (Charles A. Smith, Fisher & Fisher, (John Monroe), NRHP-listed
One or more buildings in Howard Neighborhood Historic District, roughly bounded by SE 5th St., SE Green St., SE 7th St., and SE Miller St. Lee's Summit, MO (Smith, Charles A.), NRHP-listed

References

^ Whitney, Carrie Westlake. Kansas City, Missouri: its history and its people 1808-1908, Volume 2. pp. 643-644.
^ Ford, Susan Jezak. "Charles Ashley Smith". Missouri Valley Special Collections: Biography. http://www.kchistory.org/cgi-bin/showfile.exe?CISOROOT=/Biographies&CISOPTR=123&filename=124.pdf.
^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.