Charles Christopher Burke

Burke, Charles C., 1815-1901 An architect, born in Scotland, May 29, 1815; died at Memphis, Tennessee, September 11, 1901. He received his early education at the London University, after which he went to Paris and took a complete course in architecture and civil engineering. Going to New York, he pursued his profession in that city for many years. He then went South, where his practice consisted of engineering work for the planters of Louisiana and Mississippi. In 1859 he settled in Memphis, where he became the city engineer and was county surveyor from 1870 to 1884. From this time on his work was largely architectural, his chief characteristic being massive construction, such as storehouses, and he also designed many churches. IV - 1903. - https://www.sah.org/docs/misc-resources/brief-biographies-of-american-architects-who-died-between-1897-and-1947.pdf Brief Biographies of American Architects Who Died Between 1897 and 1947 Transcribed from the American Art Annual by Earle G. Shettleworth, Jr., Director, Maine Historic Preservation Commission.