Charles Draper Faulkner | |
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Born | March 11, 1890 San Francisco, California |
Died | December 31, 1979 Downers Grove, Illinois |
(aged 89)
Nationality | American |
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Fourth Church of Christ, Scientist, Milwaukee |
Charles Draper Faulkner ((March 11, 1890 – December 31, 1979) was a Chicago-based American architect renowned for the churches and other buildings that he designed in the United States and Japan. He designed over 33 Christian Science church buildings and wrote a book called Christian Science Church Edifices.[1][2]
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Charles Draper Faulkner was born in San Francisco, California, After graduating from Calumet High School in Chicago, he went to Armour Institute of Technology, now Illinois Institute of Technology and in 1913 received a B.S. in Architecture. Most of his senior year at A.I.T. was spent on a traveling scholarship in Canada and six countries in Europe.
From 1913 to 1917 he worked as chief designer for renowned Chicago architect Solon Spencer Beman. In 1919 he opened his own firm in Chicago. From 1935-1937 he also did work for the U.S. government. After his son, Charles Draper Faulkner, Jr., joined him in the practice, he changed his firm name to Faulkner, Faulkner & Associates. He was a member of the Chicago chapter of the A.I.A. and held various offices from 1946 to 1954.
The works of Charles Draper Faulkner include:
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In 1979, Charles Draper Faulkner died a resident of Downers Grove, Illinois.