Fred E. Field
Frederick E. Field (1861-1931) was an American architect who practiced in Providence, Rhode Island, and Orlando, Florida, in the period between 1883 and 1927.[1]
His professional training took place at Cornell University.[2]
In 1883, Field opened his practice in the city of Providence. In 1902, he took his head draftsman, Harry A. Slocomb, as partner in Field & Slocomb.[3] This firm was dissolved in January 1904, with both returning to independent practice.[4] In 1907, he joined noted architect Howard Hoppin (1856-1940) in the firm of Hoppin & Field. This, in turn, became Hoppin, Field & Peirce in 1922, when Thomas J. Hill Peirce joined the firm. This firm was soon dissolved, and the partners went their separate ways. By the mid-1920s, Field had moved to Orlando. He had opened his own practice there by 1926.[5] In 1927, Charles E. Choate, who had been in Orlando since 1925, took him as partner in Choate & Field.[6] This firm appears to have dissolved soon afterward, as Choate moved to Birmingham that same year.[7] By the time of his death in 1931, Field was once again practicing in Providence.[8]
Field was received into the College of Fellows of the American Institute of Architects in 1889.[9]
Architectural Work
In private practice, 1883-1902:
- Valentine Gernershausen Duplex, 25-27 Adelaide Ave., Providence, RI (1884)[10]
- Atwells Avenue Primary School, 235 Atwells Ave., Providence, RI (1887) - Demolished.[11]
- Veazie Street Primary School, 287 Veazie St., Providence, RI (1887) - Demolished.[11]
- George J. West House, 95 Roanoke St., Providence, RI (1889)[10]
- Peace Street Grammar School, 49 Peace St., Providence, RI (1889) - Demolished.[12]
- Waldo J. Slocomb House, 12 Brighton St., Providence, RI (1889)[13]
- Academy Avenue Grammar School, 38 Academy Ave., Providence, RI (1890) - Demolished.[14]
- Frederick E. Field House, 102 Melrose St., Providence, RI (1890) - The architect's own home.[15]
- Police Station No. 6, 38 Chaffee St., Providence, RI (1890)[14]
- Providence Home for Aged Men, 807 Broad St., Providence, RI (1891-95)[10]
- River Avenue Primary School, 159 River Ave., Providence, RI (1891) - Demolished.[16]
- Roger Williams Park Stable, Roger Williams Park, 1000 Elmwood Ave., Providence, RI (1891) - Now the zoo administration building.[17]
- Valentine Gernershausen Duplex, 21-23 Adelaide Ave., Providence, RI (1891)[10]
- Foster N. Gunnison House, 150 Lexington Ave., Providence, RI (1892)[18]
- Manual Training High School, 119 Pond St., Providence, RI (1892) - Demolished.[19]
- Messer Street Grammar School, 158 Messer St., Providence, RI (1892)[19]
- John S. Whitehouse House, 195 Lexington Ave., Providence, RI (1894)[20]
- Dutee Wilcox Building, 180 Washington St., Providence, RI (1895) - Demolished.[21]
- Hendrick Street Primary School, 64 Hendrick St., Providence, RI (1895) - Demolished.[22]
- Ruggles Street Primary School, 110 Ruggles St., Providence, RI (1895)[23]
- Columbia Building, 15 Snow St., Providence, RI (1897)[24]
- Masonic Temple, 127 Dorrance St., Providence, RI (1897)[10]
- John H. Hambly House, 44 Oriole Ave., Providence, RI (1898)[25]
- William R. Tillinghast House, 268 Angell St., Providence, RI (1898)[26]
- John F. Allen House, 40 Oriole Ave., Providence, RI (1899)[25]
- Albert J. Schmid House, 100 Elmgrove Ave., Providence, RI (1900)[10]
- Edmund D. Chesebro House, 421 Elmwood Ave., Providence, RI (1900)[10]
- Walter S. Hough House, 278 Olney St., Providence, RI (1901)[27]
Field & Slocomb, 1902-1904:
- Abbott School, Farmington, ME (1902) - Demolished.[28]
Private practice, 1904-1907:
- America Street Primary School, 22 America St., Providence, RI (1904) - Demolished.[29]
- Regent Avenue Primary School, 101 Regent Ave., Providence, RI (1904)[30]
- Helen A. W. Hudson Duplex, 24-26 President Ave., Providence, RI (1905)[31]
- Helen A. W. Hudson Duplex, 34-36 President Ave., Providence, RI (1907)[31]
References
- ↑ familysearch.org
- ↑ Cornell University list of graduates
- ↑ American Architect and Building News 18 Jan. 1902: x.
- ↑ American Architect and Building News 9 Jan. 1904: x.
- ↑ Orlando City Directories. 1926-1931.
- ↑ American Architect 1927: 268.
- ↑ American Architect 1929: 212.
- ↑ Power 1931: 426.
- ↑ American Art Directory. R. R. Bowker Company.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Woodward, Wm. McKenzie. Providence: A Citywide Survey of Historic Resources. 1986.
- 1 2 Annual Report of the Superintendent of Public Buildings for 1887. 1888.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Superintendent of Public Buildings for 1889. 1890.
- ↑ Engineering and Building Record 24 Aug. 1889.
- 1 2 Annual Report of the Superintendent of Public Buildings for 1890. 1891.
- ↑ Engineering and Building Record 16 Aug. 1890: 176.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Superintendent of Public Buildings for 1891. 1892.
- ↑ Jordy, William H. and Christopher P. Monkhouse. Buildings on Paper: Rhode Island Architectural Drawings, 1825-1945. 1982.
- ↑ Providence City Archives
- 1 2 Annual Report of the Superintendent of Public Buildings for 1893. 1894.
- ↑ Carpentry and Building Feb. 1895: 29.
- ↑ Engineering Record 15 June 1895: ix.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Superintendent of Public Buildings for 1895. 1896.
- ↑ Engineering Record 3 June 1895: ix.
- ↑ American Architect and Building News 24 Oct. 1896: xv.
- 1 2 Blackstone Park Historic District NRHP Nomination. 1998.
- ↑ American Architect and Building News 4 June 1898: 2.
- ↑ Olney Street-Alumni Avenue Historic District NRHP Nomination. 1989.
- ↑ American Architect and Building News 3 April 1903: 5.
- ↑ America Street School NRHP Nomination. 1987.
- ↑ Engineering News 7 July 1904: 4.
- 1 2 Wayland Historic District NRHP Nomination. 2005.