Clifton A. Hall

Emmanuel Episcopal Church at Brook Hill (1859)

Clifton Alexander Hall (1826-1913)^[1] was an American architect from Providence, Rhode Island. Hall was born in Boston to Charles G. Hall, an architect, who had come to Boston in 1820.^[2] Hall later entered the employ of his father's firm, C. G. & J. R. Hall. He first came to Providence in 1850, to supervise the construction of that firm's What Cheer Block.^[3]

In 1855, he established a partnership with architect Alpheus C. Morse in the firm of Morse & Hall. Their only known built commission is the Merchants Bank Building in Providence, as the firm only lasted for a few months. He practiced alone until 1884, when he made Charles R. Makepeace partner, in the firm of Hall & Makepeace. That firm was dissolved in 1886.^[4] From then until his death, he practiced alone. He was highly regarded in his lifetime as an architect of churches, private residences, and mills.

Architectural Works

As Morse & Hall, 1855:

• Merchants Bank Building, 20 Westminster St., Providence, RI (1855-57)^[5]
• Competition entry for Providence City Hall, 25 Dorrance St., Providence, RI (1855) - One of only two known competitors, the other being Thomas A. Tefft. Neither design was built.^[6]

In independent practice:

• Clifton A. Hall Duplex, 369-371 Broad St., Providence, RI (1856) - Hall occupied 371 Broad until his death.^[7]
• St. John's Episcopal Church, 191 County Rd., Barrington, RI (1858)^[8]
• Emmanuel Episcopal Church at Brook Hill, 1214 Wilmer Ave., Richmond, VA (1859)^[9]
• Atlantic Mills, 118 Manton Ave., Olneyville, RI (1863)^[10]
• Elmwood Congregational Church, 353 Elmwood Ave., Providence, RI (1863) - Demolished in 1914.^[11]
• Robert Knight House, 297 Elmwood Ave., Providence, RI (1863) - Demolished.^[12]
• Gatehouse, Juniper Hill Cemetery, 24 Sherry Ave., Bristol, RI (1864-69)^[13]
• Trinity M. E. Church, 375 Broad St., Providence, RI (1864-65)^[14]
• Addition to Trinity Episcopal Church, 48 Main St., Pawtucket, RI (1865) - Burned in 2005.^[15]
• Transepts of St. John's Episcopal Church, 271 N. Main St., Providence, RI (1866)^[16]
• Charles A. Nichols House, Morris & Hazard Aves., Providence, RI (1866) - Later the R. I. Homeopathic Hospital. Demolished in 1927. Carriage house at 45 Hazard.^[17]
• Thomas Goff House, 415 Angell St., Providence, RI (1866-67)^[18]
• William P. Vaughan Duplex, 182-184 Waterman St., Providence, RI (1866)^[19]
• Christ Episcopal Church, 909 Eddy St., Providence, RI (1867) - Moved across Eddy in 1888 for the construction of the later church. Demolished.^[20]
• Remodeling of David G. Fales House, 476 High St., Central Falls, RI (1867)^[21]
• William R. Huston House, 309 Benefit St., Providence, RI (1867)^[22]
• Benjamin F. Greene House, 85 Cross St., Central Falls, RI (1868)^[23]
• Curry & Richards Building, 170 Westminster St., Providence, RI (1868) - Demolished.^[24]
• Thurbers Avenue Primary School, 179 Thurbers Ave., Providence, RI (1870) - Demolished.^[25]
• Providence Gas Co. Gasometer, Crary & Hospital Sts., Providence, RI (1872) - Demolished.^[26]
• Point Street Grammar School, Plain, Point, & Grove Sts., Providence, RI (1873) - Demolished. The highway now runs through this spot.^[27]
• Oxford Street Grammar School, 166 Oxford St., Providence, RI (1875-77) - Demolished.^[28]
• Gate, Juniper Hill Cemetery, 24 Sherry Ave., Bristol, RI (1876)^[29]
• Slade Building, 44 Washington St., Providence, RI (1880-81)^[30]
• Tower of St. John's Episcopal Church, 191 County Rd., Barrington, RI (1888)^[31]
• Deutsche Hall, 155 Niagara St., Providence, RI (1889) - Demolished.^[32]
• Remodeling of Slade Building, 44 Washington St., Providence, RI (1895) - The prominent tower was added at this time.^[33]
• Arnold Building, 126 Washington St., Providence, RI (1896)^[34]

As Hall & Makepeace, 1884-1886:

• Chapel of St. John's Episcopal Church, 191 County Rd., Barrington, RI (1885)^[35]
• Sanitary Gymnasium, 18 Aborn St., Providence, RI (1886) - Demolished in 1896.^[36]

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