Charles Sumner Frost (May 31, 1856 – December 11, 1931) was an American architect. He is best known as the architect of Navy Pier and for designing over 100 buildings for the Chicago and North Western Railway.
Born in Lewiston, Maine, Frost was first a draftsman in Boston, and graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1876. While working in Boston he worked for the firm of Peabody and Stearns from 1876 to 1881.[1][2] He moved to Chicago in 1882, when he began a partnership with Henry Ives Cobb. Together, they established the firm Cobb and Frost, which was active from 1882 to 1898. After the partnership ended, he worked alone. Frost married Mary Hughitt, a daughter of Marvin Hughitt, the President of the Chicago and North Western Railroad, in 1897. On January 1, 1898, he partnered with his brother-in-law, Alfred Hoyt Granger, to form the firm of Frost and Granger. Frost and Granger were known for their designs of train stations and terminals, including the now-demolished Chicago and North Western Terminal. Frost designed 127 buildings for the Chicago and North Western Railroad alone.[3] After Frost and Granger dissolved in 1910, Frost continued to work independently, designing such structures as the Navy Pier Auditorium. [4] Frost was a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects.[5] He retired on December 31, 1928, and died on December 11, 1931, in Chicago.[2] The city of Frost, Rome Township, Faribault County, Minnesota, was named for Charles S. Frost.[6]
Notable buildingsEdit
Navy Pier AuditoriumOld Chicago and North Western Terminal c. 1912, soon after its completion
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Charles Sumner Frost May 31 1856 December 11 1931 was an American architect He is best known as the architect of Navy Pier and for designing over 100 buildings for the Chicago and North Western Railway Charles Sumner FrostBorn 1856 05 31 May 31 1856Lewiston MaineDiedDecember 11 1931 1931 12 11 aged 75 Chicago IllinoisEducationMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyOccupationArchitect Contents 1 Biography 2 Notable buildings 3 See also 4 ReferencesBiography EditBorn in Lewiston Maine Frost was first a draftsman in Boston and graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1876 While working in Boston he worked for the firm of Peabody and Stearns from 1876 to 1881 1 2 He moved to Chicago in 1882 when he began a partnership with Henry Ives Cobb Together they established the firm Cobb and Frost which was active from 1882 to 1898 After the partnership ended he worked alone Frost married Mary Hughitt a daughter of Marvin Hughitt the President of the Chicago and North Western Railroad in 1897 On January 1 1898 he partnered with his brother in law Alfred Hoyt Granger to form the firm of Frost and Granger Frost and Granger were known for their designs of train stations and terminals including the now demolished Chicago and North Western Terminal Frost designed 127 buildings for the Chicago and North Western Railroad alone 3 After Frost and Granger dissolved in 1910 Frost continued to work independently designing such structures as the Navy Pier Auditorium 4 Frost was a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects 5 He retired on December 31 1928 and died on December 11 1931 in Chicago 2 The city of Frost Rome Township Faribault County Minnesota was named for Charles S Frost 6 Notable buildings Edit nbsp Navy Pier Auditorium nbsp Old Chicago and North Western Terminal c 1912 soon after its completionUnion Depot 201 South Main Street Leavenworth Kansas 1888 with Cobb 7 Chicago and North Western Railway Lake Front Depot Wisconsin Avenue Milwaukee Wisconsin 1889 demolished 1968 7 Morgan Park Library George C Walker Branch Library in Chicago 1889 90 8 Adams Memorial Library in Wheaton Illinois 1891 The Second Union Station Omaha Nebraska 1891 Western Bank Note Building in Chicago in 1891 Fond du Lac Chicago and Northwestern Railroad Depot Fond du Lac Wisconsin 1891 7 Chicago and North Western Railway station 200 North 6th Street De Kalb Illinois 1891 with Granger 7 Chicago and North Western Railway station 724 Green Bay Road Glencoe Illinois 1891 7 Chicago and North Western Railway depot Broad Street Lake Geneva 1891 9 Chicago and North Western Railway depot Milwaukee Avenue South Milwaukee Wisconsin 1893 10 Maine State Building 1893 for the World s Columbian Exposition nbsp 1893 engraving of the University of Wisconsin College of Law buildingOld Law Building Madison Wisconsin 1893 11 Chicago and North Western Railway depot Belle Plaine Iowa 1894 Richard T Ely House in Madison 1896 Chicago and North Western Railway depot North West and West 5th Streets Carroll Iowa 1896 7 Oconomowoc Milwaukee Road depot 115 Collins Street Oconomowoc Wisconsin 1896 7 Milwaukee Road Passenger Depot in Green Bay 1898 Frost amp Granger Milwaukee Road Depot 201 3rd Street South Minneapolis Minnesota 1899 Chicago and North Western Railway station Western Avenue Lake Forest Illinois 1899 Frost amp Granger 7 Chicago and North Western Railway depot 200 Dousman Street Green Bay Wisconsin 1899 Frost amp Granger 7 Union Depot 417 Chapple Avenue Ashland Wisconsin 1900 10 Chicago and North Western Railway depot 526 Main Street Ames Iowa 1900 12 Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway Company Passenger Depot 127 South Spring Street Beaver Dam Wisconsin 1900 Frost amp Granger 7 Rock Island Lines Passenger Station 5th Avenue at 31st Street Rock Island Illinois 1901 Frost amp Granger 7 Chicago and North Western Railway depot Racine Wisconsin 1901 Frost amp Granger LaSalle Street Station 1902 Frost amp Granger Chicago and North Western Railway station Oak Street Northwest Sleepy Eye Minnesota 1902 Frost amp Granger 7 West Madison Depot Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway 640 West Washington Avenue Madison Wisconsin 1903 Frost amp Granger 7 Chicago and Northwest Railroad Passenger Station Watertown Wisconsin 1903 13 Lake Bluff station Lake Bluff Illinois 1904 Frost amp Granger Chicago and North Western Depot Railroad Street Reedsburg Wisconsin 1905 Frost amp Granger Chicago and North Western Railway station Main Street Breda Iowa 1907 Frost amp Granger 7 Norwood Park station Norwood Park Illinois 1907 Frost amp Granger 14 Chicago and North Western Railway depot Antigo Wisconsin 1907 Frost amp Granger St Luke s Hospital Complex in Chicago 1908 with Granger 1439 S Michigan 1440 S Indiana Chicago and North Western Railway Power House Chicago 1909 Frost amp Granger Chicago and North Western Terminal 1911 with Granger Electric Railway Chambers Winnipeg Manitoba 1912 15 Minneapolis Great Northern Depot 1913 Chicago and North Western Railway station Glen Ellyn Illinois 1914 16 Navy Pier Auditorium in Chicago 1916 Railroad and Bank Building 176 East 5th Street St Paul Minnesota 1916 17 18 Chicago and North Western Railway Ore Dock Office Ashland Wisconsin 1916 19 Chicago and North Western Railway passenger station Springfield Minnesota 1916 20 Union Depot St Paul Minnesota 1917 Chicago and North Western Railway depot Eagle River Wisconsin 1923 21 See also EditArchitecture of Chicago Cobb and Frost Frost amp Granger Lake Forest Library Lake Forest IllinoisReferences Edit Stuart Cohen and Susan Bejamin North Shore Chicago Houses of the Lakefront Suburbs 1890 1940 Acanthus Press 2004 p 311 a b Coventry Kim Meyer Daniel Miller Arthur H January 1 2003 Classic Country Estates of Lake Forest Architecture and Landscape Design 1856 1940 W W Norton amp Company p 296 ISBN 9780393730999 Illinois Historic Preservation Agency Frost Papers at UMN Leonard John William Marquis Albert Nelson January 1 1908 Who s who in America Marquis Who s Who p 676 Upham Warren January 1 2001 Minnesota Place Names A Geographical Encyclopedia Minnesota Historical Society Press p 189 ISBN 9780873513968 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Potter Janet Greenstein 1996 Great American Railroad Stations New York John Wiley amp Sons Inc pp 295 297 301 303 316 317 328 358 405 406 408 410 545 ISBN 978 0471143895 Morgan Park Library Chicago Inland Architect and News Record 15 51 April 1890 Butler Patricia A and Sharon Crawford 1985 Geneva Lake Area Intensive Survey and Architectural Historical Report Vol 1 Geneva Lake Land Conservancy Wis State Historical Society of Wisconsin a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link a b Eckert Kathryn Bishop January 1 2000 The Sandstone Architecture of the Lake Superior Region Wayne State University Press p 203 ISBN 0814328075 Feldman Jim 1997 The Buildings of the University of Wisconsin Madison The University Archives pp 69 71 Retrieved January 28 2022 Biggs Douglas L and Gloria J Betcher June 9 2014 Ames Arcadia Publishing p 40 ISBN 9781467111638 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link Andrea Lazarski October 4 1978 NRHP Inventory Nomination Chicago amp Northwest RR Passenger Station National Park Service Retrieved September 13 2017 Hannan Caryn January 1 2008 Illinois Encyclopedia State History Publications p 353 ISBN 9781878592965 HistoricPlaces ca HistoricPlaces ca www historicplaces ca Retrieved July 31 2016 Frost amp Granger Lake States Railway Historical Association www lakestatesarchive org Retrieved January 29 2023 Millett Larry January 1 1996 Twin Cities Then and Now Minnesota Historical Society pp 129 ISBN 9780873513272 charles 20S 20Frost 20railroad Railroad and Bank Building Saint Paul Historical Saint Paul Historical Retrieved August 21 2016 Frost amp Granger Lake States Railway Historical Association www lakestatesarchive org 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