Charles M. Rousseau

Charles Marion Rousseau (1848–1918) was a Kingdom of Belgium-born American architect. He was an early architect in the city of San Francisco, California. He co-founded the architecture firm Rousseau and Son, and raised three sons who all became noted architects. The building at 36–38 Spoffard Alley served as the temporary home for Chinese statesman Sun Yat-sen while he lived in exile. He authored the book, The Analysis of Light, a Force of Nature (1913, Louis Roesch printer co.).

Rousseau died on November 15, 1918, in his home in San Francisco, California.

List of notable buildings S. Lindner House , Pine Street at Buchanan Street, San Francisco, California Chee Kung Tong building (or the Chinese Free Masons building) (1907), 36–38 Spoffard Alley, Chinatown, San Francisco, California Larkin and Jackson street apartment house (1917), San Francisco, California