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CHARLES FREDERICK LONG
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CHARLES FREDERICK LONG is one of the prominent architects of
Jersey City, where he was born on the 8th of April, 1871. His father,
Charles K. Long, a leading builder and contractor, has resided in that city
for forty years and is one of the best known men in Hudson County. His
mother, Mary Pickell, deceased, was descended from a line of Holland Dutch
ancestors who came to this country many years before the Revolutionary
War and settled in New York City. On his father's side he is of Canadian
descent. Mr. Long was educated in the Jersey City Grammar and High Schools and at the New York Art Institute. He early displayed artistic talents and chose architecture for his life work. thoroughly fitting himself for that profession. His studies were broad and practical, and enabled him to gain a wide experience in all branches of the building trades. For four years he was engaged in the practice of architecture in New York City. Since then he has practiced his profession in Jersey City, where he has gained, by his skill, industry, and acknowledged ability, an enviable reputation and a large acquaintance. He erected Public School No. 19, the Lembeck building, and Public School No. 20, the largest and most approved school of its kind in the State. His work bears the stamp of great artistic merit, and, though a young man, he has achieved a recognized standing in the community. As the progenitor and organizer of the New Jersey Naval Reserve Mr. Long is known throughout the State and was one of the leading factors in State naval affairs. On May 25, 1898, he was commissioned by President McKinley Ensign in the United States Navy and served on the United States cruiser "Badger" with the North Cuba blockade squadron during the war with Spain. He was honorably discharged October 8, 1898, at which time he was commanding officer of the Division of Acting Marines. He is a prominent member of the New Jersey Society of Architects, of Amity Lodge. No. 103, F. and A. M., and of the Naval and Military Order of the Spanish-American War.
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