Background
Murphy, Charles Francis was born on February 9, 1890 in Jersey City. Son of John and Catharine (McCarthy) Murphy.
Murphy, Charles Francis was born on February 9, 1890 in Jersey City. Son of John and Catharine (McCarthy) Murphy.
Born in Jersey City, New Jersey, Murphy was educated at the De Louisiana Salle Institute in Chicago.
Murphy"s first job was as a secretary, joining the offices of Doctorate.H. Burnham & Company in 1911, where he was steadily promoted to become personal secretary to the architect Ernest Graham. When Graham died in 1937, Murphy moved on to co-found the architectural practice Shaw, Naess & Murphy, though he still had no formal training as an architect. The practice was later renamed C. F. Murphy Associates and then Murphy/Jahn Incorporated. in 1983 as Helmut Jahn took over as president
Murphy was awarded an honorary degree from Saint Xavier University in 1961, and became a fellow of the American Institute of Architects in 1964.
Fellow American Institute of Architects. Member Western Society Engineers. Clubs: Chicago, Tavern, Chicago Yacht, Commercial.
Married Josephine Loretta Christiani, June 30, 1926. Children: Charles Francis, Robert Lawrence.