Background
Robinson, Charles Mulford was born on April 30, 1869 in Ramapo, New York, United States. Son of Arthur and Jane H. (Porter) Robinson.
Robinson, Charles Mulford was born on April 30, 1869 in Ramapo, New York, United States. Son of Arthur and Jane H. (Porter) Robinson.
Bachelor of Arts, University of Rochester, 1891 (honorary Master of Arts, 1905).
An editor Rochester Post-Express, 1891-1902, with intervals of foreign travel and continuous study of civic æsthetics. Secretary American Park and Outdoor Art Association, 1902-1904. First secretary American Civic Association, Alliance of Civic Organizations.
Associate editor Philadelphia Ledger, 1904.
Contributing editor, The Survey, 1907-1912, and Architectural Record. Specialist in municipal æsthetics and town-planning.
Has made plans for the improvement of Denver, Colorado Springs, Honolulu, Oakland, Los Angeles, Fort Wayne, et cetera Member expert commission for Columbus, Ohio, and for Omaha, Nebraska.
Professor civic design (the first in the United States), University of Illinois, since 1913.
Author: The Improvement of Towns and Cities, 12th printing, 1916. Modern Civic Art, 1903, 05, 09, 12, 17. The Call of the City, 1908.
The Width and Arrangement of Streets, 1911.
City Planning, 1915. Home: Rochester, New New York
Member expert commission for Columbus, Ohio, and for Omaha, Nebraska.
Married Eliza Ten Eyck Pruyn, April.