C. Wellington Walker

Charles Wellington Walker
Born 1889
Strang, Nebraska
Died 1967
Bridgeport, Connecticut
Nationality United States
Occupation Architect
Buildings Warren Harding High School, U. S. Post Office, University of Bridgeport buildings, Bridgeport Hospital

C. Wellington Walker (1889-1967) was an American architect practicing in Bridgeport, Connecticut.

Walker was born in the small city of Strang, Nebraska in 1889. In 1894 his father, Charles W. Walker (a typewriter designer), moved the family to Bridgeport. Walker's architectural training began in 1908, when he worked for Bridgeport architect Ernest G. Southey. That same year he began studying at the University of Pennsylvania, graduating in 1910. He then worked for Leoni W. Robinson in New Haven.[1]

Later in 1910, Walker and Walter J. Skinner formed the firm of Skinner & Walker in Bridgeport.[2] It lasted until 1919, when both then established independent offices. Walker remained in private practice until his death in 1967.[3] His firm lasted for a few more years as C. Wellington Walker Associates, led by Flavian F. Arsenault.[4]

After 1950, the bulk of Walker's known commissions were for buildings at the University of Bridgeport.

Architectural Works

Hearthstone Hall, Fairfield, 1919.
Harding High School, Bridgeport, 1924.
Y. M. C. A. Building, Bridgeport, 1927.
U. S. Post Office, Bridgeport, 1934.
Bridgeport Hospital, Bridgeport, 1959 and 1968.

Works by C. Wellington Walker Associates:

References

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  9. American Architect 8 Jan. 1913: 12.
  10. American Machinist 7 May 1914: 76.
  11. American Contractor 21 June 1917: 39.
  12. American Contractor 6 Dec. 1919: 55.
  13. Engineering News-record 25 Sept. 1919: 254.
  14. Architectural Forum 1924: 94.
  15. Domestic Engineering and the Journal of Mechanical Contracting 1927: 118.
  16. Domestic Engineering and the Journal of Mechanical Contracting 1927: 95.
  17. Prevost, Lisa. "When Location Is the Enemy". New York Times 9 March 2008.
  18. Bridgemen's Magazine 1935: 473.
  19. Zurier, Rebecca. The American Firehouse: An Architectural and Social History. New York: Abbeville Press, 1982.
  20. Bridgemen's Magazine 1941: 150.
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  22. "15,000 Crowd East Main St. Bank Opening". Bridgeport (CT) Sunday Herald 3 April 1949: 22.
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  28. American Architects Directory. New York: R. R. Bowker Co., 1962.
  29. "UB Plans Huge Student Center". Bridgeport (CT) Sunday Herald 28 Aug. 1960.
  30. American Architects Directory. New York: R. R. Bowker Co., 1962.
  31. American Architects Directory. New York: R. R. Bowker Co., 1962.
  32. "UB Honors Eleanor Naylor Dana With Dedication of Building Today". Bridgeport Post 3 Feb. 1963.
  33. American Architects Directory. New York: R. R. Bowker Co., 1962.
  34. Bridgeport (CT) Post 14 July 1962.
  35. Bridgeport (CT) Post 25 April 1965.
  36. Bridgeport (CT) Telegram 6 May 1968: 2.
  37. Engineering News-record 1968: 63.
  38. Meriden (CT) Morning Record. 11 Dec. 1968.
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