Charles C. Hartmann (1889 – December 31, 1977) was an American architect in practice in Greensboro, North Carolina, from 1921 until his retirement in 1966.

Early life and professional career Charles Conrad Hartmann was born in 1889 in New York City to Swiss-German parents. In 1905 he became an apprentice in the office of Warren & Wetmore and in 1907 was employed as a draftsman by Charles E. Birge. He was educated in design in an atelier affiliated with the Beaux-Arts Institute of Design and as a special student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.William B. Bushong with Angie Clifton, Catherine W. Bishir and Adam Ronan, "Hartmann, Charles C. (1889-1977)," North Carolina Architects & Builders, 2009. Accessed May 31, 2026.

In 1913 he returned to New York to work for William Lee Stoddart, a noted architect of hotels. During his time with the Stoddart firm Hartmann would rise to the level of associate partner. Immediately after World War I he began to visit North Carolina to supervise construction of two Stoddart-designed hotels, the O. Henry (1919, demolished) in Greensboro and the Sheraton (1921) in High Point. In Greensboro Hartmann developed contacts with the local business community and in 1921 executives of the Jefferson Standard Life Insurance Company invited Hartmann to design the company's new headquarters on the condition he establish himself in Greensboro. The resulting Jefferson Standard Building (1923, NRHP-listed) established Hartmann as a leading member of Greensboro's small architectural community. He became well known for the design of tall commercial buildings in communities throughout North Carolina and for homes for the businessmen that commissioned them.

Unlike other architects, Hartmann remained busy during the Great Depression. After World War II, in 1946, he formed a partnership with his son, Charles C. Hartmann Jr., the firm becoming known as Charles C. Hartmann, Architects. Their projects after the war were similar in type to those completed before. Hartmann retired from practice in 1966.

Personal life and death Hartmann was active in the North Carolina Architectural Association and of the North Carolina chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and as a leader of both led the consolidation of the two organizations under the AIA banner in the 1940s. He was also active in local fraternal and social organizations.

Hartmann died December 31, 1977.

Legacy A number of his works are listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).

Hartmann's employees included Edward Lowenstein.

Architectural works 1923: Jefferson Standard Building, Greensboro, North CarolinaRuth Little-Stokes and McKelden Smith, Jefferson Standard Building National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form (1976) NRHP-listed 1923: Radio Building, High Point, North Carolina"Commercial National Bank," North Carolina Architects & Builders, no date. Accessed May 31, 2026. 1924: Alamance Hotel, Burlington, North CarolinaPatricia S. Dickinson, Alamance Hotel National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form (1984) NRHP-listed and contributes to the NRHP-listed Downtown Burlington Historic District 1926: Central Fire Station, Greensboro, North CarolinaBarry Jacobs and Keith N. Morgan, Central Fire Station National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form (1980) NRHP-listed 1926: Citizens Bank Building, Rock Hill, South Carolina"New bank home is triumph for architects who drafted plans. Charles G. [sic] Hartmann, of Greensboro, N.C., and his assistants in charge of work," Evening Herald, February 13, 1926. Contributes to the NRHP-listed Rock Hill Downtown Historic District 1926: Highsmith Memorial Hospital (former), Fayetteville, North CarolinaM. Ruth Little, Haymount Historic District Boundary Increase National Register of Historic Places Registration Form (2007) As of 2026, home to Cumberland County Mental Health; contributes to the NRHP-listed Haymount District 1926: National Bank of Fayetteville Building, Fayetteville, North Carolina"Cumberland National Bank," North Carolina Architects & Builders, no date. Accessed May 31, 2026. Contributes to the NRHP-listed Market House Square District 1927: Greensboro Bank and Trust Building, Greensboro, North Carolina"Greensboro Bank and Trust," North Carolina Architects & Builders, no date. Accessed May 31, 2026. 1928: Rhyne Building, Lenoir–Rhyne University, Hickory, North Carolina"Daniel Efird Rhyne Memorial Building," North Carolina Architects & Builders, no date. Accessed May 31, 2026. 1929: Atlantic Bank and Trust Company Building, Burlington, North CarolinaClaudia P. Roberts, Atlantic Bank and Trust Company Building National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form (1984) NRHP-listed and contributes to the NRHP-listed Downtown Burlington Historic District 1929: James B. Dudley High School, Greensboro, North CarolinaJennifer F. Martin, James Benson Dudley Senior High School and Gymnasium National Register of Historic Places Registration Form (2003) NRHP-listed 1929: Grimsley High School, Greensboro, North Carolina"Greensboro High School and Brooks Elementary School," North Carolina Architects & Builders, no date. Accessed May 31, 2026. NRHP-listed 1929: Hillside, Greensboro, North CarolinaCharlotte Vestal Brown, Hillside National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form (1980) NRHP-listed 1929: F. W. Woolworth Company Building, Greensboro, North Carolina"F.W. Woolworth Building," North Carolina Architects & Builders, no date. Accessed May 31, 2026. In 1960 the Greensboro sit-ins began in this building, which is now the International Civil Rights Center and Museum; NRHP-listed 1930: Dudley Memorial Building, North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, North CarolinaPatricia S. Dickinson, Agricultural and Technical College of North Carolina Historic District National Register of Historic Places Registration Form (1988) Contributes to the NRHP-listed Agricultural and Technical College of North Carolina Historic District 1930: Person County Courthouse, Roxboro, North Carolina"Person County Courthouse," North Carolina Architects & Builders, no date. Accessed May 31, 2026. NRHP-listed and contributes to the NRHP-listed Roxboro Commercial Historic District 1934: Pfeiffer Hall, Bennett College, Greensboro, North Carolina"Annie Merner Pfeiffer Hall," North Carolina Architects & Builders, no date. Accessed May 31, 2026. Contributes to the NRHP-listed Bennett College historic district 1938: Country Club Condominiums, Greensboro, North Carolina"Country Club Apartments," North Carolina Architects & Builders, no date. Accessed May 31, 2026. 1946: Lexington Memorial Hospital, Lexington, North CarolinaAnne Barrett, Ashley Neville and John Salmon, Lexington Memorial Hospital National Register of Historic Places Registration Form (2012) NRHP-listed

References

External links Guide to the Charles Hartmann Drawings 1928-1929, 1950