Charles R. Wait

Charles Robert Wait (May 31, 1880 – March 24, 1973) was an American architect in Massachusetts. He had been partner in the firm of Parsons & Wait in Boston. His notable works include El Retiro (1929–1930) a house in Lake Wales, Florida, and the original clubhouse at Fishers Island Club in Fishers Island, New York.

Early life and education Charles Robert Wait was born on May 31, 1880, in Wakefield, Massachusetts. Wait was a partner in the firm of Parsons & Wait in Boston, founded in 1920 with Ernst Mey Parson.

His works include El Retiro (1929–1930; also known as Pinewood Estate) a house in Lake Wales, Florida. Wait also designed the original clubhouse at Fishers Island Club in Fishers Island, New York. In 1933, the Fishers Island Club clubhouse served as a temporary home for students from the Ethel Walker School after a fire had destroyed two of the dormitories used by girls at the preparatory school in Connecticut. During World War II, the Fishers Island Club building was leased to the United States Navy and used as a training school.

He was a member of American Institute of Architects. and Maison Sur La Colline (1925) El Retiro (1929–1930) at Bok Tower Gardens, Lake Wales, Florida; also known as the Pinewood Estate. Fishers Island Club (1927, demolished 1963), in Fishers Island, New York House at 6 Adams Street, renovation, in Wakefield, Massachusetts