Charles S. Keefe (1876-1946): Colonial Revival Architect in Kingston and New York

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By William Rhoads ’66 *75

Published Oct. 31, 2018

America’s top expert on colonial revival William Rhoads ’66 *75 brings to life a long-forgotten architect in Charles S. Keefe (1876-1946) (Black Domes Press).  A leading architect in the 1920s and 30s, Keefe specialized in middle-class houses and outbuildings on upper-class estates, resisting the rise of modernism with his widely popular colonial designs.

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