Charles Ashley Smith (March 22, 1866 – 1948),[1] was an American architect who worked mainly in Kansas City, Missouri.
[3] He is given credit for architectural innovations in schools that improved ventilation and cleanliness, and which were adopted widely elsewhere.
[1] The firm of Smith, Rea & Lovitt has been a major contributor to the creation of some of Kansas City's important buildings, since their formation in 1910.
[2] Smith was involved with a number of building listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.
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