Charles W. Bates

Charles Winning Bates
Office of Charles W. Bates, 1909.
Born	December 27, 1879 Wheeling, West Virginia
Died	1929 Wheeling, West Virginia
Nationality	United States
Occupation	Architect
Buildings	Edemar, Capitol Theatre, National Bank of West Virginia

Charles W. Bates (1879–1929) was an American architect who practiced primarily in Wheeling, West Virginia, and was one of the region's most successful architects. He mostly specialized in commercial and school buildings in the north Ohio River valley.

Born December 27, 1879, in Wheeling, Bates first attended the local public schools, then completed his education at the Linsly Military Institute. He studied architecture and engineering at the Armour Institute of Technology, in Chicago. In Chicago, he worked for D. H. Burnham & Company and Horatio R. Wilson. He then went to Pittsburgh, where he worked for several more architects before taking a job in the architectural department of the Pennsylvania Railroad. Bates then went abroad, returning in 1907. Upon his return, he established the firm of Rudolph & Bates with A. W. Rudolph in Altoona, central Pennsylvania. This firm was dissolved a year later and Bates returned to Wheeling, where he remained for the rest of his life and career.

Bates was one of the region's leading architects, with his chief local competitor being the older Frederick F. Faris. He designed many of the area's largest buildings, including four 10-story structures and the public library in Wheeling, and the high schools in a number of towns. Overviews of his work were published in 1909 and 1912.

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