Fred E. Field
Frederick E. Field (November 7, 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]
In its online Guide to Providence Architecture, the Providence Preservation Society lists a brief sample of Field's residential architecture. [10]
Architectural work
In private practice, 1883–1902:
- Valentine Gernershausen Duplex, 25–27 Adelaide Ave., Providence, RI (1884)[11][12]
- Atwells Avenue Primary School, 235 Atwells Ave., Providence, RI (1887) – Demolished.[13]
- Veazie Street Primary School, 287 Veazie St., Providence, RI (1887) – Demolished.[13]
- George J. West House, 95 Roanoke St., Providence, RI (1889)[11]
- Peace Street Grammar School, 49 Peace St., Providence, RI (1889) – Demolished.[14]
- Waldo J. Slocomb House, 12 Brighton St., Providence, RI (1889)[15]
- Academy Avenue Grammar School, 38 Academy Ave., Providence, RI (1890) – Demolished.[16]
- Frederick E. Field House, 102 Melrose St., Providence, RI (1890) – The architect's own home.[12][17][18][19]
- Police Station No. 6, 38 Chaffee St., Providence, RI (1890)[16]
- Providence Home for Aged Men, 807 Broad St., Providence, RI (1891–95)[11][20]
- River Avenue Primary School, 159 River Ave., Providence, RI (1891) – Demolished.[21]
- Roger Williams Park Stable, Roger Williams Park, 1000 Elmwood Ave., Providence, RI (1891) – Now the zoo administration building.[22]
- Valentine Gernershausen Duplex, 21–23 Adelaide Ave., Providence, RI (1891)[11][12][17]
- Foster N. Gunnison House, 150 Lexington Ave., Providence, RI (1892)[12][17]
- Manual Training High School, 119 Pond St., Providence, RI (1892) – Demolished.[23]
- Messer Street Grammar School, 158 Messer St., Providence, RI (1892)[23]
- John S. Whitehouse House, 195 Lexington Ave., Providence, RI (1894)[12][24]
- Dutee Wilcox Building, 180 Washington St., Providence, RI (1895) – Demolished.[25]
- Hendrick Street Primary School, 64 Hendrick St., Providence, RI (1895) – Demolished.[26]
- Ruggles Street Primary School, 110 Ruggles St., Providence, RI (1895)[27]
- Columbia Building, 15 Snow St., Providence, RI (1897)[28]
- Masonic Temple, 127 Dorrance St., Providence, RI (1897)[11]
- John H. Hambly House, 44 Oriole Ave., Providence, RI (1898)[29][30]
- William R. Tillinghast House, 268 Angell St., Providence, RI (1898)[31]
- John F. Allen House, 40 Oriole Ave., Providence, RI (1899)[29] [32]
- Albert J. Schmid House, 100 Elmgrove Ave., Providence, RI (1900)[11]
- Edmund D. Chesebro House, 421 Elmwood Ave., Providence, RI (1900)[11]
- Walter S. Hough House, 278 Olney St., Providence, RI (1901)[33][34]
Field & Slocomb, 1902–1904:
- Abbott School, Farmington, ME (1902) – Demolished.[35]
Private practice, 1904–1907:
- America Street Primary School, 22 America St., Providence, RI (1904) – Demolished.[36]
- Regent Avenue Primary School, 101 Regent Ave., Providence, RI (1904)[37]
- Horace G. Peck House, 202 Congress Ave., Providence, RI (1904)[12]
- Mary E. and John A. Boyd House, 200 Congress Ave., Providence, RI (1905)[12][38]
- Helen A. W. Hudson Duplex, 24–26 President Ave., Providence, RI (1905)[39]
- Helen A. W. Hudson Duplex, 34–36 President Ave., Providence, RI (1907)[39]
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] Guide to Providence Architecture - Frederick E. Field
- ^ a b c d e f g Woodward, Wm. McKenzie. Providence: A Citywide Survey of Historic Resources. 1986.
- ^ a b c d e f g Elmwood Historic District NRHP Nomination . 1979.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b Annual Report of the Superintendent of Public Buildings for 1890. 1891.
- ^ a b c Providence City Archives
- ^ Engineering and Building Record 16 Aug. 1890: 176.
- ^ "Frederick E. Field House", Providence Preservation Society, Guide to Providence Architecture, 2003. Retrieved on 13 October 2022.
- ^ "Home for Aged Men", Providence Preservation Society, Guide to Providence Architecture, 2003. Retrieved on 13 October 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b Blackstone Park Historic District NRHP Nomination. 1998.
- ^ "Clara and John Hambly House", Providence Preservation Society, Festival of Historic Houses Handbook, 2019. Retrieved on 13 October 2022.
- ^ American Architect and Building News 4 June 1898: 2.
- ^ "Ella and John Allen House", Providence Preservation Society, Festival of Historic Houses Handbook, 2019. Retrieved on 13 October 2022.
- ^ Olney Street-Alumni Avenue Historic District NRHP Nomination. 1989.
- ^ "Walter S. Hough House", Providence Preservation Society, Guide to Providence Architecture, 2003. Retrieved on 13 October 2022.
- ^ American Architect and Building News 3 April 1903: 5.
- ^ America Street School NRHP Nomination. 1987.
- ^ Engineering News 7 July 1904: 4.
- ^ Gowdey Database, Providence Preservation Society
- ^ a b Wayland Historic District NRHP Nomination. 2005.