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GIEATfftOAgO.VotfMR ftrUoiSS IS A Re At tovMHTBUU0E9 - Hr H»$ OtiiWiO a-ro But MfcrtH BOUOlMl 14 Mtwllwoc a«o / TkSUOUf TVP 9Tnie-i»JClUPING HlGc MaS04ie Bcoo g*» tms CiTf- -MANITOWOC COMMUNITY BUILDERSA Series of Brief Sketches of Lives of Men Who Have Contributed to Upbuilding of the CityInglenarirng-byMr.*W lt;•lt;:('*lt;] ASO Ch£5{ ►jo »«Ti»;uP FJgu.fu.jrCharles C. ReynoldsIOITOH'8 NOTf-Thli • 'Unit ll Pf • MfM B» •»*!«lt;lt;•• ol ».bl.i i.iirltM non of HintKaoo. Our surest* li twofoldt «*»« Indl.ldu.t. who hi.* si... of tkdr tlm* •*d ability may bo glvia r*«ejnltl«*. Ad t»at it»c»» moinitlon may uoiifiii oihiri to think ana act IS* n't •I wiomanlly balMrr*. Publlo lorvle. oot only ad.ano** IS* iinaral •ollirt but dctilcja tho IndHUual.ri.o!vrs)CD-romTho craving to design and build manifested itself early In the llf« of C. C. Reynolds. A row boat still floats tu on the waters of Sturgeon Bay. Tbi* was Ills first completed Job. Today In Manitowoc a number of tho finest buildings nnd residences bear witness to his architectural skill and Ids efforts as a community builder.Throughout tho sin to hm Is known as * medalist In Iho design of school and fraternity buildings.Fata, it seemed, had lilut staled to become manager of a canning plant, nnd when he rebelled. attempted to make a school tonchcr of him. Dut still ho was a round peg In a square hole'* and eventually he gravitated 10 the work he loved.Mr. Reynolds was bora In Sturgeon Day, receiving his early education In the public schools of that city. At the age of eleven, ho startedwork In a pea canhlng factory In whlcl| his father was Interested, nnd kepi steadily at tho business after school and during tho summer tlmountil he had completed his high sehooP course.Former TeacherAt the ago nf eighteen ho was- graduated nml accepted a position an teacher of a grndo school at Mandan, North Dakota. For tho next three years ho waxed eloquent on tho virtues of tho three R's for tho benefit of tho youth, but ttuan-wlrllo tho work chafed, llo loved beautiful buildings. nnd reacted to thorn as soma react to n bit of verse. He began to study architecture. It canto to lilm nnturally. HI* mother's side or the family wore artists, while his father's people had all been builders.Ho bad Just attained Ills majority ivIh-ii hlt; wrnt to Milwaukee and entered tho employ «f llm T. M. H. K. and I- company as a Junior druitn-nrin. At Inst tho round peg had gotten Into the round hols, and within three yea in bo was ranking draftsman for tho company. It was in thisrapacity that ho woikod on the designing of tltu|lnrfeMfocolieIVIIIfirst unit of the n«w two million dollar l-flkeslde power plant. Ho assisted In supervision of the erection of tho I’almollvo plant.Then the war came on nut! ho enlisted In tlo-naval aviation corps. Wl'h the armistice lie relumed to Milwaukee nnd tho old work. Here lie worked on n number of the large structures l'i tiro city.Builds Many SchoolsIt was In 1020 that ho decided upon Manitowoc as tho accno of his future efforts. Ho had faith In tho city as one of tiro coming sections of Iho state. IIo was chief architect In planning tin1 Masonic temple, the Manitowoc County Teacher's Training school, and » number of other buildings and residences horo. In tho slate Jio has made an envlahlo reputation by hi* work on tho school structures at Rhinelander. Murtfprd. Savastopol. Fulaskl, Oconto Falls. White r.nk«\ llrllllon. New London, Combined Locks. Francis Crook. Jlock-well and elsewhere. Ho has Just completed two school structures «t Dol’orw which have ercutul favorable common; In architectural circles throughout Wisconsin.Sir. Reynolds 1j a Knight Templar and mlt; inker of tho l.iona Club, lie also represents the I Jons Club as n member of the city coning com-mlttee. Ills hobbles nro chess playing. In which ho'won consldernbhi iatno in staying with Sam-ilol Rzc-m-howsXL tin* niiit-yi ar-oM wizard. for Id moves: tlie eolhUin of ili'-s nnd hook plat'*, fogelher with I he manuraciuie nf nii'Piu-1 fmnl lure.1 li?Kr; ii7An crnr nunMC rimnru ta Dff1 MDTriDi r
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Manitowoc Herald News
Manitowoc, Wisconsin, US
Wed, Apr 22, 1925
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