Charles Q. Clapp

Charles Quincy Clapp (May 26, 1799 – March 1, 1868) was an American merchant and architect in Portland, Maine. He was active in the first half of the 19th century.

Early life Clapp was born in Portland, Maine, as the second known child of Asa Godfrey Clapp and Elizabeth Wendell Quincy. His younger brother, Asa Jr., became a United States representative.

Career The Hay Building in Portland, Maine, which is also known as the Charles Q. Clapp BlockFourteen of Clapp's designs were lost in the 1866 great fire of Portland. Julia married John Carroll. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. The Clapps only lived in the new structure for a few years: in 1837, they returned to the McLellan House to live with Julia's widowed mother.

Death Clapp died in 1868, aged 68. He is interred in Portland's Eastern Cemetery. His wife survived him by nine years; she died on February 13, 1877.