Résumé

Draftsman, architectural firm in TN, c. 1905.

Draftsman, William P. White, Architect, Seattle, WA, 1910-1911.

Partner, Wiseman and Biggar, Architects, Los Angeles, CA, c. 1912.

Partner, Kysor and Biggar, Architects, Bakersfield, CA, c. 1915.

Principal, C.H. Biggar, Architect, Bakersfield, CA, c. 1923. In 1923, Biggar was one of three architects listed in Bakersfield's Classified Business Directory. (The other two were O.L. Clark and E.K. Martin.) He maintained an office in Room #405 of the Bank of Italy Building. (See the Polk-Husted Directory Company's Bakersfield City Directory, 1923, Classified Business Directory, n.p.) In 1942, Biggar had an office in Room #554 of the Haberfelde Building in Bakersfield. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation The National Archives At St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War Ii Draft Cards (4th Registration) For the State of California; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147, accessed 02/03/2023.)

B.S., Architecture, University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, IL, c. 1903; Biggar originally studied to become a physician at the University of Illinois before switching to architecture; coursework, Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Paris, France, c. 1912-1913; at the Ecole, Biggar worked in the atelier of Leon Jaussely;

Relocation

Born in Danville, IL, Biggar resided at 730 Holtby Road in Bakersfield on 04/25/1942. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation The National Archives At St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War Ii Draft Cards (4th Registration) For the State of California; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147, accessed 02/03/2023.)

The architect died in Kern County, CA, at the age of 66.

Parents

His mother's maiden name was Deneveon.

Spouse

Charles Howatt Biggar married Marian Whitney in 04/1917.

Children

A son, Whitney Biggar (1920-2005), also became an architect.

Biographical Notes

In 1942, his World War II draft registration card listed Biggar as Caucasian with a light complexion, blue eyes and a bald pate. He was 5-feet, 7-inches tall and weighed 150 pounds. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation The National Archives At St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War Ii Draft Cards (4th Registration) For the State of California; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147, accessed 02/03/2023.)

• Danville, IL (Architect's Birth)
  Danville, IL

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