Bickel was born to a well-to-do family of Columbus, Ohio who sent him to Europe for six years to prepare him for a career in architecture. On his return in 1875, he settled in Pittsburgh, apprenticed with an architect there. In 1885 he opened his independent practice, at first in partnership with J.P. Brennan, a partnership that was soon dissolved. Bickel's practice at its height averaged $3,000,000 a year in billings and was concentrated in commercial structures. He served for a time as architect to the city of Pittsburgh, and designed and built numerous police precinct houses and the Public Safety offices.
Failing health forced him to retire in 1920, and he turned his practice over to his son.[2]
^Biographical information drawn from George Thornton Fleming, History of Pittsburgh and Environs, 1922, p. 255.
^An obituary published in The Western Builder, 304 (April 1921) p 42, has not yet been consulted.
^List from George Thornton Fleming, History of Pittsburgh and Environs, 1922, p. 255.
^"Designed by architect Charles Bickel in 1889, the granite building has been described as "one of the finest Romanesque buildings in Pittsburgh" (Historic Preservation41 (1989:74).
charles, bickel, charles, bickel, 1852, february, 1921, prominent, architect, practicing, pittsburgh, pennsylvania, portrait, architect, published, 1905, hara, student, center, formerly, concordia, club, 1913, oakland, neighborhood, pittsburgh, pennsylvania, b. Charles A Bickel 1852 1 February 1921 was a prominent architect practicing in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 1 Portrait of architect Charles Bickel published in 1905 The O Hara Student Center formerly the Concordia Club 1913 in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Bickel was born to a well to do family of Columbus Ohio who sent him to Europe for six years to prepare him for a career in architecture On his return in 1875 he settled in Pittsburgh apprenticed with an architect there In 1885 he opened his independent practice at first in partnership with J P Brennan a partnership that was soon dissolved Bickel s practice at its height averaged 3 000 000 a year in billings and was concentrated in commercial structures He served for a time as architect to the city of Pittsburgh and designed and built numerous police precinct houses and the Public Safety offices Failing health forced him to retire in 1920 and he turned his practice over to his son 2 Selected commissions edit nbsp South Side Market Building 1915 in the South Side Flats neighborhood of Pittsburgh Many of Bickel s commercial structure were of fireproof construction 3 Logan Gregg Hardware Company building eight storeys Spear amp Company ten storeys May Building twelve storeys German National Bank 313 Sixth Avenue downtown Pittsburgh eight storeys 1890 Columbia National Bank ten storeys Methodist Book Concern building eight storeys United Presbyterian Book building eleven storeys H and I Kaufman and I Kaufman stores ten and twelve storeys 1898 Hartje Building twelve storeys and three Hartje storeys B White Building eight storeys Atlantic Financial Building 1889 4 Pittsburgh Terminal Warehouse and Transfer Company 1906 Haines Building ten storeys McKay Building eight storeys Olympia Theatre Reymer Brothers Candy Factory at 1425 Forbes Avenue in the Bluff neighborhood of Pittsburgh 1910 Concordia Club 1913 Second Presbyterian church Eighth Street South Side Market Building at 12th and Bingham Streets in the South Side Flats neighborhood of Pittsburgh 1915 Frank amp Seder Building 1918 Methodist Episcopal Church Lincoln Avenue German Savings and Trust Company Duquesne National Bank National Ben Franklin Fire Insurance Company Building Westmoreland Club in Verona Pennsylvania N Nathan amp Brothers Building Johnstown Pennsylvania Number 7 Police Station 93 S 13th and 1305 Sarah St 5 Gallery edit nbsp Granite Building former German National Bank 1890 in Downtown Pittsburgh Architects Bickel amp Brennan nbsp Pittsburgh Terminal Warehouse and Transfer Company 1906 in the South Side Flats neighborhood of Pittsburgh nbsp Reymer Brothers Candy Factory 1910 in the Bluff neighborhood of PittsburghNotes edit Biographical information drawn from George Thornton Fleming History of Pittsburgh and Environs 1922 p 255 An obituary published in The Western Builder 304 April 1921 p 42 has not yet been consulted List from George Thornton Fleming History of Pittsburgh and Environs 1922 p 255 Designed by architect Charles Bickel in 1889 the granite building has been described as one of the finest Romanesque buildings in Pittsburgh Historic Preservation 41 1989 74 P H L F News December 2007 p 16 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Charles Bickel amp oldid 1183483438, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
