Robert Charles Bates
Robert Charles Bates | |
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| Born | January 27, 1869 Kingsville, Richland County, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | May 2, 1950 (aged 81) Spencer, Tioga County, New York, U.S. |
| Other names | R. Charles Bates, Robert C. Bates |
| Education | Claflin University (MA) |
| Occupation(s) | Architect, educator |
| Known for | Design of early campus buildings at Claflin University, possibly the first Black teacher of architecture at a HBU, possibly the first African-American architecture textbook author |
| Spouse | Maybelle Dean |
| Children | 5 |
Robert Charles Bates (January 27, 1869 – May 2, 1950), commonly known as R. Charles Bates, was an American architect, educator, and textbook author. He was an African American architect and helped design and build many of the Claflin University campus buildings, a historically black university (HBU) in South Carolina. He is thought to the first Black teacher of architecture at a HBU; and the first African American author of an architecture textbook.