Charles Sumner Sedgwick

Charles Sumner Sedgwick (1856 – March 12, 1922) was an American architect.

Early life and marriage

Sedgwick was born in 1856, in New York. His wife, Mary D., was born in the 1850s and died in 1920.

Career

He started his career as an architect in Binghamton, New York and moved to Minneapolis in 1884 and completed several projects in the city^{[citation needed]} and surrounding areas and states. Several of his works are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Sedgwick is a designated Minneapolis master architect by the city's heritage preservation authority.

Death

He died on March 12, 1922, aged 65 or 66, at St. Barnabas Hospital in Minnesota, from Bright's disease. He was buried in Lakewood Cemetery.

Works

Sedgwick was most known for his residential commissions, but also designed churches, school buildings, and commercial structures.

George W. Baird House (1886), Edina, Minnesota, NRHP-listed
Como Congregational Church (1886), Minneapolis, Minnesota
George R. Newell House (1888), 1818 LaSalle Ave., Minneapolis, MN (Sedgwick, Charles), NRHP-listed
First National Bank (1889), 501 St. Germain St., St. Cloud, MN (Sedgwick, Charles), NRHP-listed
Old Arkansas City High School (1890), Arkansas City, Kansas, formerly the Arkansas City High School building and now Ireland Hall at Cowley Community College; NRHP-listed
Andrew Presbyterian Church (1890), at Fourth Street and Eighth Avenue, Minneapolis, patterned after St. Giles in Scotland. Demolished c.2002.
Nehemiah P. Clarke House (1892–93), 356 3rd Ave., S., St. Cloud, MN (Sedgwick, Charles S.), NRHP-listed
Westminster Presbyterian Church (1897), 1201–1213 Nicollet Mall with Warren H. Hayes, NRHP-listed
Dayton's (1902) at 700 Nicollet Mall in Minneapolis (later converted to a Macy's before closing down)
Burton Hall (University of Minnesota) interior at the University of Minnesota (1895) with Leroy Buffington designing the exterior. The building was formerly used as a library

Budge Hall (1899 – demolished 1981) and Science Hall (renamed Minard Hall in honor of Dean A. E. Minard) at North Dakota State University Minard Hall has been added on to and extensively renovated over the years.
William F. Bruell House (1902), Address Restricted, Redfield, South Dakota (Sedgwick & Saxton), NRHP-listed
Four story commercial building at 256 1st Avenue North (1902) in Minneapolis
Morris Carnegie Library (1905), Nevada and 6th Sts., Morris, MN (Sedgwick & Saxton), NRHP-listed
Old Waconia City Hall (1909), 9 W. 1st St. in Waconia, Minnesota, NRHP-listed
First Lutheran Church (1916) 434 First Street Southwest in Blooming Prairie, Minnesota
Park Avenue Covenant Church, Minneapolis
Park Avenue Congregational Church, at Park and Franklin Avenues, Minneapolis
Lowry Hill Congregational Church, at Dupont and Franklin Avenue, Minneapolis
Fourth Baptist Church, at 2105 Fremont Avenue North, Minneapolis

Publications

As part of a popular trend, Sedgwick published his plans through newspapers and as several books. His popular Sedgwick's Best House Plans included 120 house plans in a variety of styles and costs. It went through many editions from 1905 to 2021, and customers ordered full plan sets from Sedgwick by mail order.

Notes

↑ In some sources, his name has been incorrectly presented as Charles Sedgewick

References

↑ "Sedgwick, Charles S. (1856–1922) – Philadelphia Architects and Buildings". www.philadelphiabuildings.org. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
↑ GmbH, Emporis. "Charles S. Sedgwick – Companies – EMPORIS". Emporis. Archived from the original on March 25, 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Charlene K. Roise; Christine A. Curran (February 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Westminster Presbyterian Church". National Park Service. Retrieved March 25, 2018. With eight photos from 1998.
↑ gravestone, (birth year not completely legible)
↑ The Lowry Hill Neighborhood - Historical Context Study, prepared for the Lowry Hill Residents Inc. by Landscape Research LLC, 2006
↑ Millett, Larry (25 March 2018). Once There Were Castles: Lost Mansions and Estates of the Twin Cities. U of Minnesota Press. ISBN 9781452933115. Retrieved 25 March 2018 – via Google Books.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
↑ The American Contractor. F. W. Dodge Corporation. 1922.
↑ "Sedgwick". The Minneapolis Morning Tribune. 1922-03-14. p. 16. Retrieved 2025-08-25 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Twin Cities Houses of Worship: Andrew Presbyterian Church, Minneapolis". University of Minnesota. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
↑ "Owner worked hard to restore historical Clarke home". Retrieved 25 March 2018.
↑ "Burton Hall – Iconics – University of Minnesota". iconics.cehd.umn.edu. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
↑ North Dakota History – Volume 69 page 4
↑ "Minard Hall – North Dakota State University Walking Tour – PocketSights". pocketsights.com. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
↑ Swisher, Kaija (24 January 2014). "Bruell house". Black Hills Pioneer. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
↑ McElveen, Thomas C. (1982-09-15). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory—Nomination: Waconia City Hall". National Park Service. Retrieved 2018-03-24.
↑ Lathrop, Alan K. (25 March 2018). Churches of Minnesota: An Illustrated Guide. U of Minnesota Press. ISBN 9781452904405. Retrieved 25 March 2018 – via Google Books.
↑ Sedgwick's Best House Plans.

[1] In some sources, his name has been incorrectly presented as Charles Sedgewick

[2] "Sedgwick, Charles S. (1856–1922) – Philadelphia Architects and Buildings". www.philadelphiabuildings.org. Retrieved 25 March 2018.

[3] GmbH, Emporis. "Charles S. Sedgwick – Companies – EMPORIS". Emporis. Archived from the original on March 25, 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2018.

[nrhpdoc-WPC-4] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Charlene K. Roise; Christine A. Curran (February 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Westminster Presbyterian Church". National Park Service. Retrieved March 25, 2018. With eight photos from 1998.

[5] ravestone, (birth year not completely legible)

[Lowry_Hill-6] The Lowry Hill Neighborhood - Historical Context Study, prepared for the Lowry Hill Residents Inc. by Landscape Research LLC, 2006

[7] Millett, Larry (25 March 2018). Once There Were Castles: Lost Mansions and Estates of the Twin Cities. U of Minnesota Press. ISBN 9781452933115. Retrieved 25 March 2018 – via Google Books.

[nris-8] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[9] The American Contractor. F. W. Dodge Corporation. 1922.

[10] "Sedgwick". The Minneapolis Morning Tribune. 1922-03-14. p. 16. Retrieved 2025-08-25 – via Newspapers.com.

[11] "Twin Cities Houses of Worship: Andrew Presbyterian Church, Minneapolis". University of Minnesota. Retrieved March 25, 2018.

[12] "Owner worked hard to restore historical Clarke home". Retrieved 25 March 2018.

[13] "Burton Hall – Iconics – University of Minnesota". iconics.cehd.umn.edu. Retrieved 25 March 2018.

[14] North Dakota History – Volume 69 page 4

[15] "Minard Hall – North Dakota State University Walking Tour – PocketSights". pocketsights.com. Retrieved 25 March 2018.

[16] Swisher, Kaija (24 January 2014). "Bruell house". Black Hills Pioneer. Retrieved 25 March 2018.

[McElveen-17] McElveen, Thomas C. (1982-09-15). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory—Nomination: Waconia City Hall". National Park Service. Retrieved 2018-03-24.

[18] Lathrop, Alan K. (25 March 2018). Churches of Minnesota: An Illustrated Guide. U of Minnesota Press. ISBN 9781452904405. Retrieved 25 March 2018 – via Google Books.

[19] Sedgwick's Best House Plans.