charles e. loose (1853–1929) was a banker and a utah state senator. charles was linked to provo as a central entrepreneur during the period of time when provo's economy transformed from primarily agrarian to that of commercial mining. charles e. loose was a non-mormon, as opposed to many of the other primary entrepreneurs made wealthy by the tintic mining district, and probably the most prominent in provo at the turn of the century. as grand central stock rose, so did charles loose. by 1900 the company had installed a new surface plant, including an innovative all steel headframe over its shaft—a first and only in the entire area. thus, loose built his provo residence in 1893.