Frank Howard Building
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Frank Howard Building | |
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| Location | Pittsfield, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 42°26′59″N 73°15′7″W / 42.44972°N 73.25194°WCoordinates: 42°26′59″N 73°15′7″W / 42.44972°N 73.25194°W |
| Built | 1926 |
| Architect | Joseph McArthur Vance |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival, Other |
| Governing body | Private |
| NRHP Reference # | 12000499[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 14, 2012 |
The Frank Howard Building is a commercial building in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. The 1916 Colonial Revival building occupies the eastern portion of a city block, facing Fenn, Federal and 1st Streets to the northeast of Park Square. It was built for Frank Howard, owner of a successful hardware and agricultural implements business, after Howard lost the lease on his existing storefront on North Street. The building was designed by Joseph McArthur Vance, a local architect who had designed other commercial buildings in downtown Pittsfield. The Howard building represents one of the best preserved of Vance's works.[2]
Frank Howard's sons continued to run the family business in the building until 1960, making only modest alterations to it. The building remained in the hands of his surviving son Arthur, after which it had a succession of owners. Portions of the building remained vacant throughout this time, and in 2010 it was sold to A.C. Enterprises, which is overseeing a historically sensitive conversion to mixed used.[2] The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "NRHP nomination for Frank Howard Building". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2013-11-28.
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