Charles Alonzo Rich (1855-12/3/1943) New York, New York (F.A.I.A)

In practice for many years in New York, former member of the firm of Rich & Lamb, and from 1903 until his retirement in the late 1930s, a senior partner in the firm of Rich, Mathesius & Koyl with offices on Fifth Avenue.

Born and educated in Beverly, Massachusetts, Rich studied Engineering at Chandler Institute, Dartmouth College, and following graduation in 1875 spent five successive years (three in Europe) pursuing his studies preparatory to a career in Architecture. In 1882 he formed a partnership with Hugh Lamb on New York, and through the ensuing twenty years the firm designed a number of buildings in New York, including theaters, one of which was W.A. Brady's "Playhouse". Mr. Rich, however, was better known in the field of Collegiate architecture, identified in particular with the design of the main group at Barnard College, New York, twenty buildings on the campus of Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, others at Williams, Smith, and Amherst colleges in Massachusetts, and Colgate College in Hamilton, New York.

Following Hugo Lambs death in 1903, Frederick Mathesius (a recent graduate of M.I.T. in Boston) began joint practice with Mr. Rich. They were commissioned to plan additional buildings at Dartmouth (including the Gymnasium and Swimming pool). Auditorium at the Peddie School, Hightstown, New Jersey, Green hall at Smith's College, also two office buildings in New York, 16 East 41st Street and 12 West 40th Street. A long-time member of the New York Chapter, A.I.A., Rich was elected to the American Institute of Architects in 1900, and advanced to Fellowship in 1913. Following his retirement, he lived in Charlottesville, Virginia, until he passed away at age 88.