Fred E. Field
Frederick E. Field (November 7, 1861[1]-1931) was an American architect who practiced in Providence, Rhode Island, and Orlando, Florida, in the period between 1883 and 1927.
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. In 1927, Charles E. Choate took him as partner in Choate & Field.[5] This firm was dissolved circa 1929.[6] By the time of his death in 1931, Field was once again practicing in Providence. During these final years, Field lived and worked in the house at 5 Euclid Avenue. Field was received into the College of Fellows of the American Institute of Architects in 1889.[7]
Architectural Work
In private practice, 1883-1902:
- Valentine Gernershausen Duplex, 25-27 Adelaide Ave., Providence, RI (1884)[8]
- Atwells Avenue Primary School, 235 Atwells Ave., Providence, RI (1887) - Demolished.[9]
- Veazie Street Primary School, 287 Veazie St., Providence, RI (1887) - Demolished.[10]
- George J. West House, 95 Roanoke St., Providence, RI (1889)[11]
- Peace Street Grammar School, 49 Peace St., Providence, RI (1889) - Demolished.[12]
- Waldo J. Slocomb House, 12 Brighton St., Providence, RI (1889)[13][14]
- Academy Avenue Grammar School, 38 Academy Ave., Providence, RI (1890) - Demolished.[15]
- Frederick E. Field House, 102 Melrose St., Providence, RI (1890) - The architect's own home.[16]
- Police Station No. 6, 38 Chaffee St., Providence, RI (1890)[17]
- Home for Aged Men, 807 Broad St., Providence, RI (1891)[18]
- River Avenue Primary School, 159 River Ave., Providence, RI (1891) - Demolished.[19]
- Roger Williams Park Stable, Roger Williams Park, 1000 Elmwood Ave., Providence, RI (1891) - Now the zoo administration building.[20]
- Valentine Gernershausen Duplex, 21-23 Adelaide Ave., Providence, RI (1891)[21]
- Manual Training High School, 119 Pond St., Providence, RI (1892) - Demolished.[22]
- Messer Street Grammar School, 158 Messer St., Providence, RI (1892)[23]
- John S. Whitehouse House, 195 Lexington Ave., Providence, RI (1894)[24]
- Dutee Wilcox Building, 180 Washington St., Providence, RI (1895) - Complex Renaissance Revival office building. 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)[29]
- John H. Hambly House, 44 Oriole Ave., Providence, RI (1898)[30]
- John F. Allen House, 40 Oriole Ave., Providence, RI (1899)[31]
- Albert J. Schmid House, 100 Elmgrove Ave., Providence, RI (1900)[32]
- Edmund D. Chesebro House, 421 Elmwood Ave., Providence, RI (1900)[33]
- Walter S. Hough House, 278 Olney St., Providence, RI (1901)[34]
As Field & Slocomb, 1902-1904:
- William R. Tillinghast House, 268 Angell St., Providence, RI (1902)[35]
- Abbott School, Farmington, ME (1902)[36]
In private practice, 1904-1907:
- America Street Primary School, 22 America St., Providence, RI (1904) - Demolished.[37]
- Regent Avenue Primary School, 101 Regent Ave., Providence, RI (1904)[38]
- Helen A. W. Hudson Duplex, 24-26 President Ave., Providence, RI (1905)[39]
- Remodeling, National Bank of North America Building, 48 Weybosset St., Providence, RI (1906) - New ground floor.[40]
- Helen A. W. Hudson Duplex, 34-36 President Ave., Providence, RI (1907)[41]
As Hoppin & Field, 1907-1922:
As Hoppin, Field & Peirce, 1922-?:
Private practice in Orlando:
As Choate & Field, 1927-1929:
In private practice in Providence, 1929-1931:
- C. Moulton Stone Co. Factory, 131-133 Wickenden St., Providence, RI (1931) - Demolished.[42]
References
- ↑ familysearch.org
- ↑ Cornell University list of graduates
- ↑ Page x, The American Architect and Building News (January 18, 1902)
- ↑ Page x, The American Architect and Building News (January 9, 1904)
- ↑ Page 268, American Architect and Architecture, Volume 131 (1927)
- ↑ Page 212, The American Architect, Vo. 136 (1929)
- ↑ American Art Directory, by American Federation of Arts, R.R. Bowker Company.
- ↑ Page 131, Providence: A Citywide Survey of Historic Resources (Wm. McKenzie Woodward, 1986)
- ↑ Page 27, Annual Report of the Superintendent of Public Buildings for 1887 (1888)
- ↑ Page 28, Annual Report of the Superintendent of Public Buildings for 1887 (1888)
- ↑ Page 220, Providence: A Citywide Survey of Historic Resources (Wm. McKenzie Woodward, 1986)
- ↑ Page 28, Annual Report of the Superintendent of Public Buildings for 1889 (1890)
- ↑ Page 182, The Engineering & Building Record (August 24, 1889)
- ↑ Page 275, The Providence House Directory (1899)
- ↑ Page 32, Annual Report of the Superintendent of Public Buildings for the Year 1890 (1891)
- ↑ Page 176, The Engineering & Building Record (August 16, 1890)
- ↑ Page 46, Annual Report of the Superintendent of Public Buildings for the Year 1890 (1891)
- ↑ Page 152, Providence: A Citywide Survey of Historic Resources (Wm. McKenzie Woodward, 1986)
- ↑ Page 33, Annual Report of the Superintendent of Public Buildings for the Year 1891 (1892)
- ↑ Page 50, Buildings on Paper: Rhode Island Architectural Drawings, 1825-1945 (William H. Jordy and Christopher P. Monkhouse, 1982)
- ↑ Page 131, Providence: A Citywide Survey of Historic Resources (Wm. McKenzie Woodward, 1986)
- ↑ Page 48, Annual Report of the Superintendent of Public Buildings for the Year 1893 (1894)
- ↑ Pages 3 & 42, Annual Report of the Superintendent of Public Buildings for the Year 1893 (1894)
- ↑ Page 29, Carpentry and Building (February, 1895)
- ↑ Page ix, The Engineering Record (June 15, 1895)
- ↑ Page 4, Annual Report of the Superintendent of Public Buildings for the Year 1895 (1896)
- ↑ Page ix, The Engineering Record (June 3, 1895)
- ↑ Page xv, The American Architect & Building News (October 24, 1896)
- ↑ Page 171, Providence: A Citywide Survey of Historic Resources (Wm. McKenzie Woodward, 1986)
- ↑ Blackstone Park Historic District NRHP Nomination (1998)
- ↑ Blackstone Park Historic District NRHP Nomination (1998)
- ↑ Page 176, Providence: A Citywide Survey of Historic Resources (Wm. McKenzie Woodward, 1986)
- ↑ Page 178, Providence: A Citywide Survey of Historic Resources (Wm. McKenzie Woodward, 1986)
- ↑ Page 7.11, Olney Street-Alumni Avenue Historic District NRHP Nomination (1989)
- ↑ Page 5, The American Architect and Building News (April 3, 1903)
- ↑ Page 5, The American Architect and Building News (April 3, 1903)
- ↑ "Significance", America Street School NRHP Nomination (1987)
- ↑ Page 4, Supplement, Engineering News (July 7, 1904)
- ↑ Page 139, Wayland Historic District NRHP Nomination (2005)
- ↑ Description Page, Custom House Historic District NRHP Nomination (1975)
- ↑ Page 139, Wayland Historic District NRHP Nomination (2005)
- ↑ Page 426, Power, Volume 73 (1931)