Frost, Charles S. (Charles Sumner), 1856-1931

Charles Frost was born in Lewiston, Maine, on May 31, 1856. He studied architecture for three years in several architects' offices and completed a special course in architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He became a draftsman in Boston where he worked for three years before moving to Chicago in 1882. There, he entered partnership with Henry Ives Cobb, establishing the architectural firm Cobb & Frost (1882-1889). Afterward, he practiced alone for several years until becoming a partner in the firm of Frost & Granger, which was a highly successful practice based upon railroad commissions. In 1911, following the breakup of the partnership, he maintained a private practice for the remainder of his working life. Charles Frost died in Chicago December 11, 1931.

From the guide to the Charles S. Frost papers, 1898-1920, (University of Minnesota Libraries. Northwest Architectural Archives, Manuscripts Division [naa])

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