# Charles W. Bulger

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American architect

Charles W. Bulger Born (1851-08-03)August 3, 1851 Delphi, Indiana Died June 17, 1922(1922-06-17) (aged 70) Dallas, Texas Alma mater Wabash College Occupation architect Children Clarence C. Bulger

**Charles William Bulger** (August 3, 1851 – June 17, 1922) was an [architect](/source/Architect) in the United States, born in [Delphi, Indiana](/source/Delphi%2C_Indiana).[1] He worked with [Isaac Rapp](/source/Isaac_Rapp) in [Trinidad, Colorado](/source/Trinidad%2C_Colorado), at **Bulger and Rapp** for several years, designing many of the city's early buildings. The firm dissolved in 1892.[2][3]

In downtown [Galveston](/source/Galveston), he designed the [E.S. Levy Building](/source/E.S._Levy_Building) in 1896. He designed the Heffron Building (1906), now used as the U.S. Appraiser's Stores, in the [Strand-Mechanic Landmark Historic District](/source/Strand-Mechanic_Landmark_Historic_District). In the [East End Landmark Historic District](/source/East_End_Landmark_Historic_District) he designed 1318 Sealy (1896), 1514 Ball (1897), the Victorian Inn (1900) at 503 17th street, and 1502 Broadway (1906); and in the [Silk Stocking Historic District](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Silk_Stocking_Historic_District&action=edit&redlink=1) he designed homes on the 1300 and 1400 blocks of 24th Street and Rosenberg. He was also charged with redesigning the Tremont Opera House into Levy Department Store.[2]

He is also credited with designing:

- [James Nathaniel Davis House](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=James_Nathaniel_Davis_House&action=edit&redlink=1), Galveston, Texas

- [Church of the Good Shepherd (Lake Charles, Louisiana)](/source/Church_of_the_Good_Shepherd_(Lake_Charles%2C_Louisiana))

- [Praetorian Building](/source/Praetorian_Building), Dallas, Texas

- [Praetorian Building](/source/Praetorian_Building_(Waco%2C_Texas)), Waco, Texas

Bulger died in [Dallas, Texas](/source/Dallas%2C_Texas) on June 17, 1922.

## Buildings attributed to Bulger & Rapp

- City Building / Fire House, now the Children's Museum (1889),[4] Trinidad, Colorado

- Temple of Aaron (1889), Trinidad, Colorado

- [Zion's German Lutheran Church](/source/Zion's_German_Lutheran_Church) (1890), Trinidad, Colorado

- [First Baptist Church](/source/First_Baptist_Church_(Trinidad%2C_Colorado)) (1891), Trinidad, Colorado

- [First National Bank of Trinidad](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=First_National_Bank_of_Trinidad&action=edit&redlink=1) (1892), Trinidad, Colorado, a [Richardsonian Romanesque](/source/Richardsonian_Romanesque) style building.

- [Donley County Courthouse and Jail](/source/Donley_County_Courthouse_and_Jail), Clarendon, Texas

## See also

- [National Register of Historic Places listings in Galveston County, Texas](/source/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Galveston_County%2C_Texas)

- [\[1\]](https://www.galveston.com/whattodo/tours/self-guided-tours/historical-markers/james-n-davis-house/)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/GetAsset/NRHP/06000950_text](https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/GetAsset/NRHP/06000950_text)

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-bulg_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-bulg_2-1) ["ES LEvy Home pg"](https://web.archive.org/web/20150712074022/http://mgaia.com/images/Artspace/). Mgaia.com. Archived from [the original](http://mgaia.com/images/Artspace/) on 2015-07-12. Retrieved 2016-06-22.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Architects"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160728192716/http://www.historycolorado.org/sites/default/files/files/OAHP/Guides/Architects_rapp.pdf) (PDF). Archived from [the original](http://www.historycolorado.org/sites/default/files/files/OAHP/Guides/Architects_rapp.pdf) (PDF) on 2016-07-28. Retrieved 2016-06-22.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [Firehouse #1/ Trinidad Children's Museum](http://southerncolorado.info/attraction.php?id=90) Southern Colorado

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