Charles William Dickey
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Charles William Dickey was a prominent early 20th-century American architect from Hawaii, best known for shaping a distinctive Hawaiian architectural style characterized by double-pitched "Dickey roofs" and the integration of local climate and cultural elements.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Charles William Dickey canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
architect
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person ⓘ |
| aimedTo |
adapt buildings to tropical climate
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create a distinct Hawaiian architectural identity ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Hawaiian style
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regionalism in architecture ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1871-07-06 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Oakland, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1942-04-25 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designed |
Alexander & Baldwin Building
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Halekulani Hotel buildings (early structures) NERFINISHED ⓘ Honolulu Academy of Arts (original buildings) NERFINISHED ⓘ Kamehameha Schools buildings NERFINISHED ⓘ Maui County Courthouse NERFINISHED ⓘ numerous plantation-era residences in Hawaii ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Massachusetts Institute of Technology ⓘ |
| employer | C. W. Dickey architectural firm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | early 20th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Dickey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | architecture ⓘ |
| genre | Hawaiian architecture ⓘ |
| givenName | Charles ⓘ |
| influenced |
20th-century Hawaiian architecture
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regional architectural practices in Hawaii ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Hawaiian climate
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Hawaiian vernacular architecture ⓘ Mission Revival architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Dickey roof
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Hawaiian architectural style ⓘ double-pitched hipped roofs ⓘ integration of Hawaiian cultural elements in architecture ⓘ integration of local climate in architecture ⓘ |
| name | Charles William Dickey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableConcept | Dickey roof ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
double-pitched hipped roof with break in the slope
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wide overhanging eaves ⓘ |
| occupation | architect ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
partner in Dickey & Newcomb
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partner in Dickey & Wood ⓘ |
| relative | Charles Dickey (grandfather, California politician) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Honolulu, Hawaii
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Maui, Hawaii NERFINISHED ⓘ Oakland, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Hawaii
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Honolulu, Hawaii NERFINISHED ⓘ Oakland, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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