Frank W. Angell Explained

Frank Wilson Angell
Nationality:American
Birth Date:May 7, 1851
Birth Place:Providence, Rhode Island
Death Date:December 16, 1943
Death Place:Cranston, Rhode Island
Practice:Gould & Angell; Gould, Angell & Swift; Angell & Swift; F. W. Angell

Frank W. Angell (1851–1943) was an American architect practicing in Providence, Rhode Island.[1]

Life and career

Frank Wilson Angell was born May 7, 1851, in Providence, Rhode Island, to Avery F. Angell, a dentist, and Cynthia (Day) Angell. He trained as a carpenter,[2] but in 1872 he entered the office of Providence architects Walker & Gould as a draftsman.

By 1880, he had become a prominent designer and was permitted by the partners to take his own commissions. In January 1881, he and Thomas J. Gould left the firm, which would become William R. Walker & Son.[3] The two formed a new partnership, Gould & Angell. In 1893 they added designer Frank H. Swift to the partnership, which became Gould, Angell & Swift. Gould retired from the firm in 1897, and began practicing alone. Angell & Swift continued in practice until 1934, Swift's death. Afterwards, Angell entered semi-retirement, taking occasional work at an office in his Pawtuxet home. Upon his death, Angell was Rhode Island's oldest architect.[4]

Frank W. Angell was related to Providence and New York architect Edward L. Angell.[2]

Architectural works

Gould & Angell, 1881-1893

Year Building Address City State Notes Image Reference
1881 Pratt, Read & Company Mill 92 Main St [5]
1882 William Gammell, Jr. House 170 Hope St Demolished. [6]
1882 Union Block Main and Union Sts Demolished.
1883 Blackstone Hall 172-178 Washington St Demolished. [7]
1883 Hebronville M. E. Church 1188 S Main St [8]
1883 Elizbeth E. Gammell Duplex 74-80 Benevolent St
1883 Narragansett Boat Club River Rd Burned in 1890. [9]
1883 Benjamin Stanley House 66 Stanley St [10]
1883 Stephen Stanley House 327 Towne St [11]
1883 J. Edward Studley House 451 Broadway [12]
1883 Hardin C. Waters House 114 Almy St [13]
1885 Hope Club 6 Benevolent St
1885 Murray Universalist Church S Main and County Sts Demolished. [14]
1885Joseph G. Birch House49 Princeton AveProvidenceRhode Island
1886 Ezekiel Owen House 35 Larch St
1886 Francis J. Phillips House 71 Manning St
1886 Charles W. Smith House 325 Angell St
1886 Benjamin J. Thurston House 30 Stimson Ave
1887 Frank P. Comstock House 118 Comstock Ave
1887 John A. Cross House 36 Stimson Ave
1888 Frank W. Angell House 33 Seaview Ave The architect's own home.
1888 Charles L. Eaton House 347 Broadway [15]
1888 Low Estate Company Building 93 Eddy St [16]
1888 Hazen S. Magoun House 1693 Lonsdale Ave [17]
1888 Edward A. Potter House 24 Taber Ave
1888 Swarts Building 87 Weybosset St Home to the Angell offices. Demolished. [18]
1889 Auburn Free Baptist Church 1275 Elmwood Ave Enlarged and altered. [19]
1889 John E. Kendrick, Jr. House 433 Broadway
1889 Fletcher S. Mason House 20 Taber Ave [20]
1889 65 Warren Ave [21]
1889 John H. Tucker House 231 George St [22]
1890 H. Martin Brown House 295 Angell St [23]
1890 Gordon Reed House Post Rd Demolished. [24]
1891 Hazard Memorial Building 1057 Kingstown Rd [25]
1891 Friedman Hall Renovated 2018.
1892 George C. Arnold House 238 Adelaide Ave [26]
1892 Louis E. Robertson House 60 Stimson Ave

Gould, Angell & Swift, 1893-1897

Year Building Address City State Notes Image Reference
1893 Conant Building 286-288 Main St Demolished. [27]
1893 George Frost House 223 Neponset Ave Demolished in 2005. [28]
1893 Providence Athletic Association 200 Weybosset St Later a hotel, then a dormitory for Johnson & Wales University. Demolished in 1992. [29]
1894 William C. Dart House 18 Euclid Ave Demolished in 2013. [30]
1894 Irving Fisher House 460 Prospect St Demolished in 1970. [31]
1894 118 N Washington St [32]
1894 Frederic E. Snow House 523 Washington St [33]
1895 Louis A. Budlong House 2 Euclid Ave Demolished in 2013. [34]
1895 Charles R. Day House 535 Elmwood Ave Demolished. [35]
1895 59 Central St
1895 William H. Place House 13 Parkis Ave Demolished. [36]
1895 James Richardson House 225 George St
1896 Charles D. Bowen House 194 Waterman St
1896 Warren, Salisbury & Nightingale Building 78 Fountain St Demolished. [37]

Angell & Swift, 1897-1934

Year Building Address City State Notes Image Reference
1897 George N. Alden House 17 Arnold Pl [38]
1897 Chalkstone Avenue Primary School 1246 Chalkstone Ave [39]
1897 Charles B. Jenks House 52 Princeton Ave [40]
1897 Charles H. Baker House 67 Stimson Ave [41]
1898 Webster Knight House 118 Princeton Ave
1898 Henry Pearce House 182 George St
1899 Horace E. Remington House 166 Adelaide St
1900 Grove Street Primary School 95 Grove St Demolished after an extended preservation battle. [42]
1900 Henry W. Harvey House 75 Orchard Ave
1900 Industrial Trust Company Branch 238 Main St Altered beyond recognition. [43]
1901 Phillips Memorial Baptist Church (old) 565 Pontiac Ave
1901 Ralph Street Primary School 22 Rye St [44]
1901 Frank H. Swift House 37 Whitmarsh St The home of the architect.
1902 Crompton School Spring St near Cowesett Ave Demolished. [45]
1902 Fall River Country Club 4232 N Main St Burned in 1909. [46]
1902 Oakwoods Built as the president's residence, now Weaver House. [47]
1902 Pawtuxet School 39 S Atlantic Ave Demolished. [48]
1904 Billings Hall Now part of the Schneider Center. [49]
1904 Arthur J. Bishop House 211 S Washington St [50]
1905 Observatory Director's House [51]
1906 Harvey E. Clap House 7 Peck St [52]
1907 Auburn Grammar School 311 Doric Ave Demolished. [53]
1907 Roswell Blackinton House 73 High St [54]
1907 South Elmwood School 1612 Elmwood Ave Altered beyond recognition.
1908 East Street Primary School 28 East St Demolished. [55]
1909 Lincoln Park School 175 Massachusetts Ave [56]
1909 Oakland Beach School 383 Oakland Beach Ave Demolished.
1909 Natick School 819 Providence St
1909 Robert F. Noyes House 159 President Ave [57]
1909 147 Purchase St [58]
1910 Randall N. Durfee House 19 Highland Ave [59]
1910 Caroline Hazard House (Scallop Shell) 961 Kingstown Rd Demolished in 1976. [60]
1911 Emily C. C. Curtis House 111 High St [61]
1911 Kingston Inn 2590 Kingstown Rd A remodeling.
1913 Fall River Public Library 104 N Main St Addition of an art gallery. [62]
1914 Cherry & Webb Building 275 Westminster St
1914 East Greenwich Free Library 82 Peirce St
1915 Walter E. Ensign House 45 Boylston Ave [63]
1915 George G. Reuckert House 32 Boylston Ave [64]
1916 Mrs. David F. Slade House 369 June St [65]
1916 Stepping Stone Kindergarten 30 Spring St [66]
1917 Anna and Carrie L. Borden House 492 Rock St [67]
1917 Jerome C. Borden House (Gooseneck) 274 Ocean Ave [68]
1918 Henry L. Slader House 74 Paterson St [69]
1919 Mannie Isaacs House 60 Humboldt Ave [70]
1921 Northbridge Junior High School Pleasant St [71]
1922 C. Albert Johnson House 147 Warrington St [72]
1924 100 Kenyon Ave [73]
1926 R. Z. L. Realty Corporation Building 123 Weybosset St [74]
1931 High Street Bank Building 846 Westminster St Remodeling, demolished. [75]
1933 Northbridge Junior High School Pleasant St Additions. [76]

Notes and References

  1. Jordy, William H. and Christopher P. Monkhouse. Buildings on Paper: Rhode Island Architectural Drawings 1825-1945. 1982.
  2. Angell, Avery F. Genealogy of the Descendants of Thomas Angell, who Settled in Providence, 1636. Providence: A Crawford Greene, 1872.
  3. "A Group of American Architects". American Architect and Building News 16 Feb. 1884: 75.
  4. Journal-Bulletin Almanac. 1945.
  5. American Architect and Building News 16 Feb. 1884: 75.
  6. [John Hutchins Cady|Cady, John Hutchins]
  7. Carpentry and Building April 1884: 84.
  8. "Hebronville United Methodist Church". mhc-macris.net. Massachusetts Historical Commission, n. d. Web.
  9. Jordy, William H. and Christopher P. Monkhouse. Buildings on Paper: Rhode Island Architectural Drawings, 1825-1945. 1982.
  10. "Stanley, Benjamin House" mhc-macris.net. Massachusetts Historical Commission, n. d. Web.
  11. "Stanley, Stephen House" mhc-macris.net. Massachusetts Historical Commission, n. d. Web.
  12. Woodward, Wm. McKenzie. Providence: A Citywide Survey of Historic Resources. 1986.
  13. Sanitary Engineer 1 Nov. 1883: 525.
  14. Sanitary Engineer 16 July 1885: 136.
  15. Building 20 Oct. 1888: 2.
  16. Building 31 March 1888: 3.
  17. Engineering and Building Record 26 Jan. 1889: 106.
  18. Building 10 March 1888: 3.
  19. Cranston, Rhode Island: Statewide Historical Preservation Report P-C-1. 1980.
  20. Engineering and Building Record 25 May 1889: xi.
  21. Bayles, Richard M. History of Providence County. 1891.
  22. Engineering and Building Record 3 Aug. 1889: 140.
  23. Engineering and Building Record 20 Sept. 1890: 256.
  24. American Architect and Building News 18 Feb. 1892: 110.
  25. Historic and Architectural Resources of South Kingstown Rhode Island: A Preliminary Report. 1984.
  26. American Architect and Building News 2 April 1892: xv.
  27. Brickbuilder April 1894: 60.
  28. Dorchester Atheneum Records for 223 Neponset Avenue.
  29. Engineering Record 17 June 1893: 49.
  30. American Architect and Building News 6 Oct. 1894: 6. Boston.
  31. Carroll, Richard C. Buildings and Grounds of Yale University. 1979.
  32. Daggett, John. A Sketch of the History of Attleborough. 1894.
  33. "Snow, F. E. House". mhc-macris.net. Massachusetts Historical Commission, n. d. Web.
  34. American Architect and Building News 30 March 1895: xvi. Boston.
  35. American Architect and Building News 1895: 198. Boston.
  36. American Architect and Building News 26 Jan. 1895: xvi. Boston.
  37. American Architect and Building News 21 Nov. 1896: xv.
  38. "Alden, George N. House". mhc-macris.net. Massachusetts Historical Commission, n. d. Web.
  39. American Architect and Building News 3 July 1897: xvi.
  40. PPS Records for 52 Princeton Avenue. 2002.
  41. Jordy, William H. Buildings of Rhode Island. 2004.
  42. Annual Report of the Superintendent of Public Buildings, for the Year 1900. 1901.
  43. Engineering Record 21 April 1900: 387.
  44. Annual Report of the Superintendent of Public Buildings for the Year 1901. 1902.
  45. Annual Report of the State Board of Education. 1903.
  46. "Club History". http://www.fallrivercc.com/. Fall River Country Club, n.d. web.
  47. "Oakwoods - Wellesley College" mhc-macris.net. Massachusetts Historical Commission, n. d. Web.
  48. American Architect and Building News 3 April 1903: 5.
  49. "Schneider College Center". http://hcap.artstor.org/. Council of Independent Colleges. 2006. Web.
  50. "Bishop, Arthur J. House". mhc-macris.net. Massachusetts Historical Commission, n. d. Web.
  51. "Observatory Director's House - Wellesley College" mhc-macris.net. Massachusetts Historical Commission, n. d. Web.
  52. "Clap, Harvey E. House". mhc-macris.net. Massachusetts Historical Commission, n. d. Web.
  53. Annual Report of the State Board of Education. 1908.
  54. "Blackinton, Roswell House". mhc-macris.net. Massachusetts Historical Commission, n. d. Web.
  55. American Architect 18 Nov. 1908: 26.
  56. Engineering Record 24 July 1909: 48.
  57. Providence Preservation Society Records of 159 President Avenue. 1989.
  58. Engineering Record 4 Dec. 1909: 61.
  59. American Contractor 30 June 1910: 45.
  60. Cotter, Betty J. Images of America: Peace Dale. 1998.
  61. "Ballou, Emily Codding Curtis House". mhc-macris.net. Massachusetts Historical Commission, n. d. Web.
  62. City Document No. 67. Fall River: Lawler, 1914.
  63. American Contractor 9 Oct. 1915: 50.
  64. American Contractor 27 Feb. 1915: 46.
  65. American Contractor 18 March 1916: 59.
  66. American Contractor 7 Oct. 1916: 79.
  67. American Contractor 4 Aug. 1917: 61.
  68. Yarnall, James L. Newport Through Its Architecture. 2005.
  69. American Contractor 25 May 1918: 47.
  70. American Contractor 13 Sept. 1919: 45.
  71. American Architect 30 March 1921: 12.
  72. Domestic Engineering 18 Feb. 1922: 333. Chicago.
  73. Engineering News-Record 1924: 178.
  74. Downtown Providence Historic District NRHP Nomination. 1984.
  75. Engineering News-Record 17 Dec. 1931: 223. New York.
  76. Iron Age 16 March 1933: 6. New York.

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