Wheeler & Runge

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Wheeler & Runge was an American architectural partnership based in Charlotte, North Carolina. The series of partnerships formed by Oliver Duke Wheeler also included Wheeler, Runge & Dickey. [1] and Wheeler & Stern. [2]

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Principals included Wheeler, Neil Runge, and D. Anderson Dickey. The firms formed by Wheeler have been collectively called "one of the most prolific firms in the courthouse business." [3]

Earlier in his career, Wheeler was a partner in Hayden, Wheeler, and Schwend with Luke Hayden (architect) and Louis E. Schwend.

Work

Other works involving Oliver Wheeler include:

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References

  1. Catherine W. Bishir & Angie Clifton (2009). "Wheeler Runge & Dickey".
  2. William B. Bushong; Angie Clifton; Catherine W. Bishir & Catherine Westergaard (2009). "Wheeler, Oliver Duke (1864-1942)".
  3. Catherine W. Bishir; Tim Buchman (2005). North Carolina Architecture. UNC Press Books. p. 45.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  5. "Wilkesboro MRA".