Charles Wellington Walker Jr. was born in 1889 in
Strang, Nebraska to Charles Wellington Walker, a typewriter designer, and his wife. In 1894 the family relocated to Bridgeport. Walker's architectural training began in 1908, when he worked for Bridgeport architect
Ernest G. Southey. That same year he began studying at the
University of Pennsylvania, then under the leadership of architect
Paul Philippe Cret. After his graduation in 1910 he briefly worked for
Leoni W. Robinson in
New Haven before forming the Bridgeport firm of Skinner & Walker with Walter J. Skinner the same year.[1][2] Skinner and Walker's partnership lasted only until 1919, when both opened independent offices. Walker remained in private practice until his death in 1967. As an independent architect, Walker built extensively for the
University of Bridgeport and other local institutions.[3] His firm lasted for a few more years as C. Wellington Walker Associates, led by Flavian F. Arsenault.[4]
Charles Wellington Walker Jr. was born in 1889 in
Strang, Nebraska to Charles Wellington Walker, a typewriter designer, and his wife. In 1894 the family relocated to Bridgeport. Walker's architectural training began in 1908, when he worked for Bridgeport architect
Ernest G. Southey. That same year he began studying at the
University of Pennsylvania, then under the leadership of architect
Paul Philippe Cret. After his graduation in 1910 he briefly worked for
Leoni W. Robinson in
New Haven before forming the Bridgeport firm of Skinner & Walker with Walter J. Skinner the same year.[1][2] Skinner and Walker's partnership lasted only until 1919, when both opened independent offices. Walker remained in private practice until his death in 1967. As an independent architect, Walker built extensively for the
University of Bridgeport and other local institutions.[3] His firm lasted for a few more years as C. Wellington Walker Associates, led by Flavian F. Arsenault.[4]