Charles N. Daniels (architect)

First Presbyterian Church, Hastings, Minnesota. 1875-81.

Charles N. Daniels (1828-1892)^[1] was an American architect active in Minnesota, North Dakota, and Washington.

Daniels was born in 1828 in Leon, New York. In 1852 he went to Minnesota, settling in St. Paul. He went to St. Anthony in 1855 and Faribault in 1862, where he established himself as an architect.^[2] He moved to Fargo, North Dakota in 1879, becoming one of the Dakota Territory's first architects.^[1] In 1882 he partnered with John G. Proctor, formerly of Ontario.^[3] In 1884 Daniels & Proctor moved their offices to Tacoma, Washington, and dissolved their partnership in 1887.^[4] In 1888 he established the new firm of Daniels & Cook with Samuel A. Cook. He later became an insurance agent.^[5] Daniels died in Tacoma in 1892.

Several of his works have been listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.

Architectural Works

Charles N. Daniels, 1862-1882:

• Batchelder's Block, 120 Central Ave. N., Faribault, Minnesota (1868)^[6]
• Rice County Courthouse, 218 3rd St. NW, Faribault, Minnesota (1873–74) - Burned 1932.^[1]
• First Presbyterian Church, 602 Vermillion St., Hastings, Minnesota (1875–81)^[6]
• C. C. Clement House, 608 N. Burlington Ave., Fergus Falls, Minnesota (1882) - Attributed.^[6]

Daniels & Proctor, 1882-1887:

• Luger Block, 716 Main Ave., Fargo, North Dakota (1882)^[7]
• Cass County Courthouse, 211 9th St. S., Fargo, North Dakota (1883) - Burned 1903.^[8]
• First National Bank Building, 2 6th Ave. N., Casselton, North Dakota (1883) - Remodeled 1912 after fire.^[9]
• Masonic Block, 11 8th St. S., Fargo, North Dakota (1884)^[6][10]
• Drum/Paulson Duplex, 202-204 Tacoma Ave. N., Tacoma, Washington (1886)^[4]
• Chambers Block, 110 N. Capitol Way, Olympia, Washington (1887)^[4]

Charles N. Daniels, 1887-1888:

• Lincoln School, 1610 MLK Jr. Way, Tacoma, Washington (1887) - Demolished.^[11]
• Hotel Rochester, 109 Tacoma Ave. S., Tacoma, Washington (1888) - Demolished 1966.^[12]
• St. John's Episcopal Church, 904 Washington St. SE, Olympia, Washington (1888)

Daniels & Cook, 1888-c.1890:

• Fannie C. Paddock Hospital, 512 S. J St., Tacoma, Washington (1888) - Demolished.^[13]
• Christ Episcopal Church, 316 N. K St., Tacoma, Washington (1889) - Demolished.^[14]
• Rufus J. Davis House, 711 N. J St., Tacoma, Washington (1889)^[15]
• Franklin School, 3210 S. 12th St., Tacoma, Washington (1889) - Demolished.^[16]
• William Fraser House, 424 N. D St., Tacoma, Washington (1889) - Demolished.^[17]
• Conrad L. Hoska House, 410 N. D St., Tacoma, Washington (1890)^[14]
• Immanuel Presbyterian Church, 901 N. J St., Tacoma, Washington (1890–91) - Demolished.^[14]
• Park Hotel, Pioneer Ave. & Meridian St., Puyallup, Washington (1890) - Never completed. Demolished.^[18]
• Welles Wheeler House, 802 N. J St., Tacoma, Washington (1890)^[15]

References

1. First Presbyterian Church NRHP Nomination. 1995.
2. Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of Minnesota. 1893.
3. "Proctor, John G.". http://dictionaryofarchitectsincanada.org/. n.d. Web.
4. "John G. Proctor". http://www.dahp.wa.gov/. n.d. Web.
5. Lathrop, Alan K. Churches of Minnesota. 2003.
6. Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
7. Downtown Fargo District NRHP Nomination. 1983.
8. "Cass County Courthouse". http://library.ndsu.edu/. n.d. Web.
9. Casselton Commercial Historic District NRHP Nomination. 1982.
10. Kurt Schweigert (May 22, 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Masonic Block / Dakota Business College, Watkins Block" (PDF). National Park Service. and Accompanying 14 photos, exterior and interior, from c. 1921, 1978, and 1979
11. "Tacoma-Pierce County Buildings Index: Displaying Record #20581". http://search.tacomapubliclibrary.org/. n.d. Web.
12. Gallacci, Caroline and Ron Karabaich. Images of America: Vanishing Tacoma. 2013.
13. "Tacoma-Pierce County Buildings Index: Displaying Record #17253". http://search.tacomapubliclibrary.org/. n.d. Web.
14. May, Karen. Images of America: Tacoma's North Slope. 2011.
15. North Slope Historic District NRHP Nomination. 2003.
16. "Tacoma-Pierce County Buildings Index: Displaying Record #2383". http://search.tacomapubliclibrary.org/. n.d. Web.
17. Keniston-Longrie, Joy, Kelsey Longrie, and Amberose Longrie. Images of America: Tacoma's Stadium District. 2010.
18. Price, Lori and Ruth Anderson. Puyallup: A Pioneer Paradise. 2002.