Charles D. Hill

Charles D. Hill (October 23, 1873 – January 1, 1926) was an American architect practicing in Dallas, Texas during the first three decades of the twentieth century.

Charles Dexter Hill
Born(1873-10-23)October 23, 1873
Edwardsville, Illinois
DiedJanuary 2, 1926(1926-01-02) (aged 52)
Dallas, Texas
NationalityAmerican
OccupationArchitect
BuildingsDallas Municipal Building; Galveston City Hall; Republic National Bank Building; Buildings for Southern Methodist University
Municipal Building, Dallas, Texas. 1912.

Life and career

Charles Dexter Hill was born October 23, 1873, in Edwardsville, Illinois. He attended Valparaiso University from 1894 to 1895 before returning to Edwardsville. He worked as a draftsman for architects Charles Pauly of Edwardsville and Frederick C. Bonsack FAIA of St. Louis. For a few years he also operated a small practice of his own in Edwardsville,[1] and briefly formed a partnership with Theodore C. Kistner in Granite City. Hill came to Texas in 1903, joining the office of Sanguinet & Staats in Fort Worth.[2] In 1905 he was sent to Dallas to manage a new branch office. He became a partner in 1906, with the Dallas office now known as Sanguinet, Staats & Hill. In 1907 Hill bought the Dallas office outright, renaming it C. D. Hill & Company.[2] The new firm quickly gained a statewide reputation, and a second office in Houston was established in 1908. In 1914 a third was added at Galveston, under the management of H. F. Davis,[3] though this appears to have been discontinued after a few years.

His partners in C. D. Hill & Company were Douglas F. Coburn and Herschell D. Smith. The partnership was active until Hill's death in early 1926, when it was succeeded by Coburn, Smith & Evans (1926–1927), Coburn & Smith (1927–1928), Coburn & Fowler (1928 – c. 1931) and D. F. Coburn. The firm operated under Douglas F. Coburn until 1939, when he relocated to Shreveport, Louisiana, where he worked with the noted firm of Edward F. Neild until his retirement in 1955.[4]

Personal life

Hill joined the American Institute of Architects in 1917.[1]

Hill was married twice and had three children. He died January 2, 1926, in Dallas at the age of 52.[1]

Legacy

Most of Hill's larger works are neoclassical buildings reflecting the Beaux-Arts movement. He also worked in other popular revival styles, including Colonial Revival and Gothic Revival, usually for residences and churches, respectively. Other projects, including the city halls of Galveston and Woodward, Oklahoma exhibit elements of Renaissance Revival architecture.

At least ten buildings designed by Hill and his partners have been listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places, and others contribute to listed historic districts..

The noted architect Joseph Finger was an employee in the firm's Houston office from 1908 to 1913.

Architectural works
YearBuildingAddressCityStateNotesImageReference
1908House for Charles D. Hill4938 Junius StDallasTexasThe architect's first Dallas area home. A contributing property to the Munger Place Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[5][6]
1908House for Edward O. Tenison3001 Turtle Creek BlvdDallasTexasDemolished in 1947.[7]
1909Coliseum (former),
Fair Park		3921 Martin Luther King Jr BlvdDallasTexasRenovated in the Art Deco style in 1936 to serve as the Hall of Administration for the Texas Centennial Exposition. Most recently used as the Women's Museum.[8]
1909Hillsboro City Hall (former)3127 E Franklin StHillsboroTexas[9]
1909House for Collett H. Munger5400 Swiss AveDallasTexasA contributing property to the Swiss Avenue Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[10][11]
1909South Texas National Bank Building215 Main StHoustonTexasListed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978, but was demolished in 1983.[12]
1910Bender Hotel911 Walker StHoustonTexasDemolished in 2005.[13]
1910House for George W. Bottoms500 Hickory StTexarkanaArkansasIn association with Witt & Seibert of Texarkana. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[14]
1910House for Edgar Flippen4800 Preston RoadDallasTexasThis home is Hill's first Highland Park commission. [15][16]
1911First Presbyterian Church of Dallas1835 Young StDallasTexasA contributing property to the Dallas Downtown Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.[17][18]
1911Nueces Hotel601 N Water StCorpus ChristiTexasDemolished in 1970.[19]
1911Oak Lawn Methodist Church3014 Oak Lawn AveDallasTexasListed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[20]
1912House for Henry Lee Edwards4500 Preston RoadDallasTexasThe home was designed for Henry Lee Edwards who co-founded the Dallas Country Club. It later sold in 1961 to real estate developer Trammell Crow and remained in the family before selling to Andy Beal who demolished the home in 2017.[21][22]
1912Dallas Municipal Building106 S Harwood StDallasTexasIn association with Mauran, Russell & Crowell of St. Louis as consulting architects.[23] A contributing property to the Dallas Downtown Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.[17][24]
1912House for E. C. McCartney603 W Marvin AveWaxahachieTexasListed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[25]
1913Sherman Hall,
Austin College		900 N Grand AveShermanTexas[26]
1913Thompson Hall,
Austin College		900 N Grand AveShermanTexas[26]
1914Trinity Presbyterian Church104 E 10th StDallasTexasDemolished.[27]
1916Central Presbyterian Church402 N College StWaxahachieTexasListed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[28]
1916City Temple of the Central Presbyterian ChurchPatterson and N Akard StsDallasTexasDemolished in 1963.[7][29]
1916East Dallas Presbyterian Church2240 Swiss AveDallasTexasDemolished.[30]
1916Galveston City Hall823 Rosenberg StGalvestonTexasListed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[31][32]
1917Woodward City Hall1219 8th StWoodwardOklahoma[33]
1920First Presbyterian Church of Ferris205 N Church StFerrisTexas[34]
1921Blackstone HotelN Broadway Ave and E Locust StTylerTexasDemolished in 1985.[35]
1921First Baptist Church of Houston1010 Lamar StHoustonTexasDemolished.[36]
1921Palace Theatre1625 Elm StDallasTexasDemolished.[7]
1921Y. W. C. A. Building206 N Haskell AveDallasTexasDemolished in 2007.[37]
1923Melrose Court3015 Oak Lawn AveDallasTexas[38]
1923Republic National Bank Building1309 Main StDallasTexasNow known as the Drakestone, and formerly the Davis Building, under which name it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.[39]
1924House for Charles D. Hill3318 Beverly DrHighland ParkTexasThe architect's second Dallas area home.[24]
1924House for Fred Schoelkopf3905 Beverly DriveDallasTexasThe home was later sold to businessman Sam Wyly. In 2017 The home was sold once more, at this point the home underwent a major renovation which was completed in 2021. The renovation maintained the original CD Hill design.[40]
1925Hyer Hall,
Southern Methodist University		6425 Boaz LnUniversity ParkTexasListed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[41][42]
1925Warwick Hotel5701 S Main StHoustonTexasNow known as the Hotel ZaZa.
1926State National Bank Building101 N Beaton StCorsicanaTexasIn association with Harry O. Blanding of Corsicana. A contributing property to the Corsicana Commercial Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[43][24]
1927Dallas National Bank Building1530 Main StDallasTexasCredited to Coburn, Smith & Evans. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[43][44]
1928Stanley Patterson Hall,
Southern Methodist University		6425 Boaz LnUniversity ParkTexasCredited to Coburn & Smith. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[45][45]

References
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  2. Cheryl Caldwell Ferguson, Highland Park and River Oaks: The Origins of Garden Suburban Community Planning in Texas (Austin, TX: University of Texas Press, 2014)
  3. "Personal," American Contractor 35, no. 31 (August 1, 1914): 121.
  4. "D. F. Coburn Succumbs to Illness Here," Shreveport Times, February 7, 1958, 5.
  5. Munger Place Historic District NRHP Registration Form (1978)
  6. Valve World (October 1908): 276.
  7. Mark Doty, Lost Dallas (Charleston: Arcadia Publishing, 2012)
  8. Western Contractor (August 18, 1909): 9.
  9. "Contracts Let," Bricklayer and Mason 12, no. 8 (August 1909): 194.
  10. Swiss Avenue Historic District NRHP Registration Form (1974)
  11. Manufacturers' Record (February 11, 1909): 66.
  12. Manufacturers' Record (March 18, 1909): 62.
  13. Engineering Record (February 12, 1910): 46c.
  14. Bottoms House NRHP Registration Form (1982)
  15. "Preservationists decry razing of 105-year-old Highland Park mansion, once Trammell Crow's". The Dallas Morning News. January 18, 2023. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
  16. Newby, Douglas. "Charles D. Hill Designed Architecturally Significant Mount Vernon Residence". Architecturally Significant Homes. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
  17. Dallas Downtown Historic District NRHP Registration Form (2006)
  18. "City of Dallas, Texas - Designated Landmark Structures". Archived from the original on 10 May 2012. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
  19. Engineering Record (June 17, 1911): 74.
  20. Oak Lawn United Methodist Church NRHP Registration Form (1988)
  21. "Historic 105-Year-Old 'Trammell Crow Estate' In Dallas, TX Demolished". PricyPads.com. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
  22. "Preservationists decry razing of 105-year-old Highland Park mansion, once Trammell Crow's". The Dallas Morning News. January 18, 2023. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
  23. Tradesman (January 9, 1913): 57.
  24. Jay C. Henry, Architecture in Texas: 1895–1945 (Austin, TX: University of Texas Press, 1993)
  25. McCartney House NRHP Registration Form (1986)
  26. Western Contractor (July 23, 1913): 19.
  27. Texas Trade Review and Industrial Record (January 1, 1915): 21.
  28. Central Presbyterian Church NRHP Registration Form (1987)
  29. Texas Trade Review and Industrial Record (July 15, 1916): 14.
  30. Texas Trade Review and Industrial Record (January 15, 1917): 14.
  31. City Hall NRHP Registration Form (1984)
  32. Texas Trade Review and Industrial Record (March 15, 1916): 12.
  33. Texas Trade Review and Industrial Record (February 1, 1917): 14.
  34. Texas Trade Review and Industrial Record (March 15, 1920): 28.
  35. American Architect (May 25, 1921): 18.
  36. Engineering News-record (July 28, 1921): 52.
  37. Engineering News-record (August 25, 1921): 99.
  38. "Contract for $2,250,000 Apartments at Dallas," Manufacturers' Record (December 13, 1923): 89.
  39. Manufacturers' Record (October 4, 1923): 58.
  40. Brown, Steve (13 November 2017). "Bankrupt Dallas billionaire Sam Wyly's Highland Park mansion is sold". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  41. Hyer Hall NRHP Registration Form (1980)
  42. Engineering News-record (February 26, 1925): 111.
  43. Corsicana Commercial Historic District NRHP Registration Form (1995)
  44. Dallas National Bank Building NRHP Registration Form (2005)
  45. Stanley Patterson Hall NRHP Registration Form (1980)
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