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C. W. Goodlander

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C. W. Goodlander

Charles Wesley Goodlander (1834–1902) was an architect, builder, businessman, banker, hotelier, and author in the United States.[1] He designed the Cherokee National Capitol building (1869) and wrote Memoirs of C. W. Goodlander of the Early Days of Fort Scott about Fort Scott, Kansas. He also designed and built the Goodlander Hotel in 1887.[2]

Goodlander gave funds for the Goodlander Childrens Home in 1903,[3] for the renovation and adaptation of his father-in-laws home. He was president of the Citizens National Bank of Fort Scott.[4] He designed a Presbyterian church, city hall, and Miller Block in Fort Scott.[5][6]

His nephew, also named Charles Goodlander (March 23, 1863 – May 13, 1914), served as mayor of Fort Scott.[7]

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  1. ^ A Standard History of Kansas and Kansans, 1918 via www.ksgenweb.org
  2. ^ "Goodlander Hotel, Fort Scott, Kansas - Kansas Memory". www.kansasmemory.org.
  3. ^ Project, Federal Writers' (October 31, 2013). The WPA Guide to Kansas: The Sunflower State. Trinity University Press. ISBN 9781595342140 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ "Springfield, Missouri and Surroundings". thelibrary.org.
  5. ^ "Kansas Data Access and Support Center - Page Not Found". www.kansasgis.org. Archived from the original on 2019-12-05. Retrieved 2019-08-11. {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
  6. ^ Malin, James Claude; O'Hara-May, Jane (January 1, 1975). Elizabethan Dyetary of Health. Coronado Press. ISBN 9780872910744 – via Google Books.
  7. ^ "Login". www.fireengineering.com.
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