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Charles Robert Wait | |
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| Born | May 31, 1880 Wakefield, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | March 24, 1973 (aged 92) Andover, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Resting place | Laurel Hill Cemetery, Reading, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Education | Harvard College, Harvard Graduate School of Design, École des Beaux-Arts, American Academy in Rome |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Spouse(s) | Anne Hathaway Edwards (m. 1907–1924; her death), Gladys Anderton (m. 1925–1973; his death) |
| Children | 3 |
Charles Robert Wait (May 31, 1880 – March 24, 1973) was an American architect in Massachusetts.[1] He had been partner in the firm of Parsons & Wait in Boston. His notable works include El Retiro (1929–1930) a house in Lake Wales, Florida, and the original clubhouse at Fishers Island Club in Fishers Island, New York.
Early life and education
[edit]Charles Robert Wait was born on May 31, 1880, in Wakefield, Massachusetts.[1] His father was architect Robert Pote Wait. He attended Wakefield High School.[1]
Wait graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1903 from Harvard College, and attended in the Harvard University's school of design (now Harvard Graduate School of Design) where he graduated in 1904.[1] He continued his studies in École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, and at the American Academy in Rome.[1]
Career
[edit]Wait started his career as a draftsman for the Olmsted Brothers, a landscape architectural firm where he remained for 12 years.[1] He worked at the Olmsted Brothers with landscape architect William Lyman Phillips.[2] Wait was a partner in the firm of Parsons & Wait in Boston, founded in 1920 with Ernst Mey Parson.[3][4]
His works include El Retiro (1929–1930; also known as Pinewood Estate) a house in Lake Wales, Florida.[5][6] Wait also designed the original clubhouse at Fishers Island Club in Fishers Island, New York.[7][8] In 1933, the Fishers Island Club clubhouse served as a temporary home for students from the Ethel Walker School after a fire had destroyed two of the dormitories used by girls at the preparatory school in Connecticut.[8][9] During World War II, the Fishers Island Club building was leased to the United States Navy and used as a training school.[10][7][11]
He was a member of American Institute of Architects.[1]
Wait's first wife, Anne Hathaway Edwards, died in 1924. He remarried to Gladys Anderton in 1925.[1]
Wait died on March 24, 1973, in a nursing home in Andover.[1]
Works
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- Homes in the community of Mountain Lake, Florida, a 1920s development; including Edward Bok's home Valentino (1922),[12] and Maison Sur La Colline (1925)[13][14]
- El Retiro (1929–1930) at Bok Tower Gardens, Lake Wales, Florida; also known as the Pinewood Estate.[15][16]
- Fishers Island Club (1927, demolished 1963), in Fishers Island, New York[3][17]
- House at 6 Adams Street, renovation, in Wakefield, Massachusetts
See also
[edit]- Tavern Acres Historic District in North Andover, Massachusetts
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Charles Wait of Andover, architect, Harvard grad '04". The Boston Globe (obituary). March 25, 1973. p. 95 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "William Lyman Phillips photograph collection". Smithsonian Gardens. Smithsonian Institution.
- 1 2 Bartol, Norma (July 15, 2016). "Fisher Island Golf Course a survivor of the '20s". Greenwich Time. Greenwich, Connecticut. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Who's Who in New England: A Biographical Dictionary of Leading Living Men and Women of the States of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut. A.N. Marquis Company. 1938. p. 983 – via Google Books.
- ↑ "A Bok Tower secret". Tampa Bay Times.
- ↑ "El Retiro". Bok Tower Gardens.
- 1 2 "Special Exhibition: Building the Olmsted Plan". The Henry L. Ferguson Museum. June 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
- 1 2 Bartol, Norma (July 14, 2016). "The beginnings of the Fishers Island golf course". Greenwich Time. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
- ↑ "Walker School Will Move to Fisher's Island As Temporary Refuge After Incendiary Fires". The New York Times. April 15, 1933. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
- ↑ Bartol, Norma (August 31, 2009). "Crashes, bailouts and syndicates: A history of Fishers Island". Greenwich Time. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
- ↑ Rafferty, Pierce (Spring 2011). "Island History: A World War II Mystery Solved" (PDF). Henry L. Ferguson Museum Newsletter. Vol. 26, no. 1. p. 12. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
- ↑ "[Edward W. Bok's home in Mountain Lake Estates (Lake Wales, Fla.) : version 01]". boktowergardens.contentdm.oclc.org.
- ↑ Greenberg, Chloe (July 8, 2025). "The 100-year-old 'Maison sur la Colline' built by famed architect Charles R. Wait is now for sale in Central Florida". Orlando Weekly.
- ↑ Wolf, Colin (December 21, 2021). "This historic Central Florida estate comes with a yard designed by Bok Tower's landscape architect". CL Tampa.
- ↑ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Bok Mountain Lake Sanctuary and Singing Tower". National Park Service. Retrieved March 9, 2026. With accompanying pictures
- ↑ Woodyard, Adele (December 9, 2001). "A Bok Tower Secret". Tampa Bay Times. St. Petersburg, Florida. p. 57 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Fishers Island Country Club Now Boasts 250 Membership; Several Art From New London". The Day. New London, Connecticut. November 14, 1927. p. 10.
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