Architect. He was an American architect during the Arts and Crafts movement of the early 20th century. Working with his fifteen-month-older brother, Henry, they started in 1894 their Greene and Greene architectural firm, which designed what came to be known as "ultimate bungalows," the most famous of these being the Gamble House in Pasadena. They designed not only a hundred structures, but also the furniture, light fixtures, carpets, picture frames, linens, drapes, silverware and even a piano. With very generous building budgets, their designs were in high demand from 1904 to 1911. By 1916 he and his family had relocated to Carmel. Following a decline in their business after 1914 and the brothers residing in different cities, the firm of Greene & Greene was officially dissolved in 1922, but each continued separately their careers. At this point, he mainly updated or expanded his prior structures with his last project being in 1929. Born in a suburb of Cincinnati, the brothers lived on a farm in West Virginia as children. The family relocated to St. Louis, Missouri, where they attended Manual Training School of Washington University, studying metal and woodworking and graduating by 1888. Since the course was not completed, they received in 1891 a "certificate for completion of partial course" of a special two-year program at Massachusetts Institute of Technology's School of Architecture. They studied classical building styles, intending at that time only to gain certification for apprenticeships with architecture and construction firms upon graduation. Afterwards, they worked as apprentices to several well-respected architects. Relocating to California, they became impressed with the Japanese architecture, which would have a strong influence on their later designs. They designed only a few commercial buildings including the Southern Pine Association, Exhibition Building in New Orleans. He married an English bride, Alice Gordon White, and on their honeymoon, traveled to England and Europe, where he gained more knowledge of architectural designs. His passport application for this trip indicated that his birthday was October 12, 1868, whereas his death certificate states 1867. The couple had two son and two daughters. With a full chapter, the Greene brothers are included in the 1960 publication "Five California Architects" by Esther McCoy. In 1952, the brothers were honored by the American Institute of Architects, and their work was included in a centennial exhibition of the American Institute of Architects at the National Gallery of Art. According to the " Wall Street Journal," twice Academy Award recipient actor, Brad Pitt purchased a 1918 Charles Sumner Greene house for $40 million in August of 2022. The original blueprint had a two-story house but plans changed the designed to a one-story house. An archway in the home was inspired by one that Greene had seen in Cornwall, England.