Charles Herrick Hammond (1882–1969), commonly known as C. Herrick Hammond, was a Chicago architect.

Biography

Charles Herrick Hammond was born in

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in 1882. He was one of five sons (

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, Harry S. Hammond, Robert Hammond, and John S. Hammond) born into a family of iron manufacturers from

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. His grandfather, John Hammond served in the Union Army and was a member of the

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. When the Hammond family's iron works began to suffer as a result of competition from Lake Superior iron ore, the family moved to Chicago. Hammond received a Bachelor of Science of architecture from the

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in 1904 and studied for three more years at the

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. In 1907, Hammond formed a partnership with Melville Clarke Chatten, a firm that expanded to become

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, Chatten & Hammond in 1933. The partnership lasted until the early 1950s. In 1929, Hammond was named State of Illinois Supervising Architect in the Department of Purchases and Construction, a role he held until 1940. In this role, he was responsible for renovation of

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's tomb in Springfield, Illinois, the oversight of the Illinois State Fairgrounds, and for the reconstruction of New Salem. Hammond joined a partnership with Hubert Burnham, replacing Burnham's brother Daniel as a partner. Burnham was on the board of the 1933

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exposition, and Hammond was able to secure a commission to design the Illinois Host House. Together with Burnham, he also designed the Belgian, Dutch, and Mexican villages for the expo. In 1939, Hammond designed the Illinois Buildings at the

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and the

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. Hammond died in

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in 1969.

Legacy

A number of his works are listed on the U.S.

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. He was a member of

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's Studio of Architecture and Furnishings along with Helen Koues,

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, Henry Ives Cobb, Jr., and

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Works

*Annie C. Scott Houses in the

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(Chatten & Hammond), 1910 *Guy Dart House in the

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(Chatten & Hammond), 1915 * Columbus Park Refectory, 500 S. Central Ave.

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(Chatten & Hammond), NRHP-listed, 1922 *124th Field Artillery Armory in Washington Park (Perkins, Chatten & Hammond), 1928 *Emmerson Building in the Illinois State Fairgrounds, Jct. of Sangamon Ave. and Peoria Rd.

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(C. Herrick Hammond), NRHP-listed, 1931 *Illinois National Guard Armory in the Cairo Historic District, 410 Washington,

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(C. Herrick Hammond), 1931 * Health Education Building, 1611 4th St.

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(supervisory architect), NRHP-listed, 1938 * Berwyn Municipal Building, 6700 26th St.

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(Burnham & Hammond), NRHP-listed, 1939

References

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