Charles Wheelock
Charles Wheelock (born December 12, 1833 in Charlestown, Massachusetts; died September 24, 1910 in Almeda, California) was a noted early architect in Birmingham. The partnership he formed with his son Harry employed many designers, such as S. Scott Joy and Hugh Martin, who contributed greatly to the city.
Wheelock married the former Eliza Manchester of Brunswick, New York in 1853. In 1861 his father, also named Charles, raised and commanded the "Conkling Rifles" which enlisted as the 97th Regiment of the New York Volunteer Infantry. Wheelock served as a Captain in the regiment.
during the Civil War. He was the regiment's original commander was wounded and captured on July 1, 1863 at the Battle of Gettysburg. He later returned to duty and promoted to Colonel
He moved to Texas in the early 1870s and partnered with Jacob Larmour on several important commissions there. By the end of the decade he had relocated to Las Vegas, New Mexico where he established an office in the Jesuite Building.
By 1883 Wheelock had come to Birmingham.
References
- Wilson, H. T. (c. 1880) Historical Sketch of Las Vegas, New Mexico. Chicago, Illinois: Hotel World Publishing
- "Jesse M. Wheelock" biography in An Illustrated History of New Mexico. Chicago, Illinois: Lewis Publishing Company, pp. 448-49
- Browne, Catherine Greene (1992) The History of Forest Park. Birmingham: Cather Publishing Company
- Fazio, Michael W. (2010) Landscape of Transformations: Architecture and Birmingham, Alabama. Knoxville, Tennessee: University of Tennessee Press ISBN 9781572336872