Charles William Dickey

E541100

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.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Charles W. Dickey 3
Charles William Dickey canonical 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf architect ⓘ
person ⓘ
aimedTo adapt buildings to tropical climate ⓘ
create a distinct Hawaiian architectural identity ⓘ
architecturalStyle Hawaiian style ⓘ
regionalism in architecture ⓘ
birthDate 1871-07-06 ⓘ
birthPlace Oakland, California, United States ⓘ
deathDate 1942-04-25 ⓘ
deathPlace Honolulu, Hawaii, United States ⓘ
designed Alexander & Baldwin Building ⓘ
Halekulani Hotel buildings (early structures) ⓘ
linked to: Halekulani Hotel

Honolulu Academy of Arts (original buildings) ⓘ
Kamehameha Schools buildings ⓘ
linked to: Kamehameha Schools

Maui County Courthouse ⓘ
numerous plantation-era residences in Hawaii ⓘ
educatedAt Massachusetts Institute of Technology ⓘ
employer C. W. Dickey architectural firm ⓘ
era early 20th century ⓘ
familyName Dickey ⓘ
fieldOfWork architecture ⓘ
genre Hawaiian architecture ⓘ
givenName Charles ⓘ
influenced 20th-century Hawaiian architecture ⓘ
regional architectural practices in Hawaii ⓘ
influencedBy Hawaiian climate ⓘ
Hawaiian vernacular architecture ⓘ
Mission Revival architecture ⓘ
knownFor Dickey roof ⓘ
Hawaiian architectural style ⓘ
double-pitched hipped roofs ⓘ
integration of Hawaiian cultural elements in architecture ⓘ
integration of local climate in architecture ⓘ
name Charles William Dickey ⓘ
nationality American ⓘ
notableConcept Dickey roof ⓘ
notableFeature double-pitched hipped roof with break in the slope ⓘ
wide overhanging eaves ⓘ
occupation architect ⓘ
positionHeld partner in Dickey & Newcomb ⓘ
partner in Dickey & Wood ⓘ
relative Charles Dickey (grandfather, California politician) ⓘ
residence Honolulu, Hawaii ⓘ
Maui, Hawaii ⓘ
Oakland, California ⓘ
linked to: Oakland
workLocation Hawaii ⓘ
Honolulu, Hawaii ⓘ
Oakland, California ⓘ
linked to: Oakland

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Honolulu Hale → hasArchitect → Charles William Dickey ⓘ
Stangenwald Building → architect → Charles William Dickey ⓘ
Charles William Dickey → name → Charles William Dickey ⓘ
C. W. Dickey and Associates → leader → Charles W. Dickey ⓘ
linked to: Charles William Dickey
C. W. Dickey and Associates → namedAfter → Charles W. Dickey ⓘ
linked to: Charles William Dickey
C. W. Dickey and Associates → associatedArchitect → Charles W. Dickey ⓘ
linked to: Charles William Dickey