Frank W. Angell

Frank Wilson Angell
Born	May 7, 1851 Providence, Rhode Island
Died	December 16, 1943 Cranston, Rhode Island
Nationality	American
Occupation	Architect
Practice	Gould & Angell; Gould, Angell & Swift; Angell & Swift; F. W. Angell

Frank W. Angell (1851–1943) was an American architect practicing in Providence, Rhode Island.[1]

Life and career

Frank Wilson Angell was born May 7, 1851, in Providence, Rhode Island, to Avery F. Angell, a dentist, and Cynthia (Day) Angell. He trained as a carpenter,[2] but in 1872 he entered the office of Providence architects Walker & Gould as a draftsman.

By 1880, he had become a prominent designer and was permitted by the partners to take his own commissions. In January 1881, he and Thomas J. Gould left the firm, which would become William R. Walker & Son.[3] The two formed a new partnership, Gould & Angell. In 1893 they added designer Frank H. Swift to the partnership, which became Gould, Angell & Swift. Gould retired from the firm in 1897, and began practicing alone. Angell & Swift continued in practice until 1934, Swift's death. Afterwards, Angell entered semi-retirement, taking occasional work at an office in his Pawtuxet home. Upon his death, Angell was Rhode Island's oldest architect.[4]

Frank W. Angell was related to Providence and New York architect Edward L. Angell.[2]

Architectural works

Gould & Angell, 1881-1893

Year	Building	Address	City	State	Notes	Image	Reference
1881	Pratt, Read & Company Mill	92 Main St	Deep River	Connecticut			[5]
1882	William Gammell, Jr. House	170 Hope St	Providence	Rhode Island	Demolished.		[6]
1882	Union Block	Main and Union Sts	Putnam	Connecticut	Demolished.		[5]
1883	Blackstone Hall	172-178 Washington St	Providence	Rhode Island	Demolished.		[7]
1883	Hebronville M. E. Church	1188 S Main St	Hebronville, Attleboro	Massachusetts			[8]
1883	Elizbeth E. Gammell Duplex	74-80 Benevolent St	Providence	Rhode Island			[9]
1883	Narragansett Boat Club	River Rd	Providence	Rhode Island	Burned in 1890.		[10]
1883	Benjamin Stanley House	66 Stanley St	North Attleborough	Massachusetts			[11]
1883	Stephen Stanley House	327 Towne St	North Attleborough	Massachusetts			[12]
1883	J. Edward Studley House	451 Broadway	Providence	Rhode Island			[9]
1883	Hardin C. Waters House	114 Almy St	Providence	Rhode Island			[13]
1885	Hope Club	6 Benevolent St	Providence	Rhode Island			[9]
1885	Murray Universalist Church	S Main and County Sts	Attleboro	Massachusetts	Demolished.		[14]
1885	Joseph G. Birch House	49 Princeton Ave	Providence	Rhode Island
1886	Ezekiel Owen House	35 Larch St	Providence	Rhode Island			[9]
1886	Francis J. Phillips House	71 Manning St	Providence	Rhode Island			[9]
1886	Charles W. Smith House	325 Angell St	Providence	Rhode Island			[9]
1886	Benjamin J. Thurston House	30 Stimson Ave	Providence	Rhode Island			[9]
1887	Frank P. Comstock House	118 Comstock Ave	Providence	Rhode Island			[9]
1887	John A. Cross House	36 Stimson Ave	Providence	Rhode Island			[9]
1888	Frank W. Angell House	33 Seaview Ave	Pawtuxet, Cranston	Rhode Island	The architect's own home.
1888	Charles L. Eaton House	347 Broadway	Providence	Rhode Island			[15]
1888	Low Estate Company Building	93 Eddy St	Providence	Rhode Island			[16]
1888	Hazen S. Magoun House	1693 Lonsdale Ave	Lonsdale, Lincoln	Rhode Island			[17]
1888	Edward A. Potter House	24 Taber Ave	Providence	Rhode Island			[9]
1888	Swarts Building	87 Weybosset St	Providence	Rhode Island	Home to the Angell offices. Demolished.		[18]
1889	Auburn Free Baptist Church	1275 Elmwood Ave	Auburn, Cranston	Rhode Island	Enlarged and altered.		[19]
1889	John E. Kendrick, Jr. House	433 Broadway	Providence	Rhode Island			[9]
1889	Fletcher S. Mason House	20 Taber Ave	Providence	Rhode Island			[20]
1889	Oddfellows' Hall	65 Warren Ave	East Providence	Rhode Island			[21]
1889	John H. Tucker House	231 George St	Providence	Rhode Island			[22]
1890	H. Martin Brown House	295 Angell St	Providence	Rhode Island			[23]
1890	Gordon Reed House	Post Rd	Cowesett, Warwick	Rhode Island	Demolished.		[24]
1891	Hazard Memorial Building	1057 Kingstown Rd	Peace Dale, South Kingstown	Rhode Island			[25]
1891	Friedman Hall	Brown University	Providence	Rhode Island	Renovated 2018.		[9]
1892	George C. Arnold House	238 Adelaide Ave	Providence	Rhode Island			[26]
1892	Louis E. Robertson House	60 Stimson Ave	Providence	Rhode Island			[9]

Gould, Angell & Swift, 1893-1897

Year	Building	Address	City	State	Notes	Image	Reference
1893	Conant Building	286-288 Main St	Pawtucket	Rhode Island	Demolished.		[27]
1893	George Frost House	223 Neponset Ave	Dorchester, Boston	Massachusetts	Demolished in 2005.		[28]
1893	Providence Athletic Association	200 Weybosset St	Providence	Rhode Island	Later a hotel, then a dormitory for Johnson & Wales University. Demolished in 1992.		[29]
1894	William C. Dart House	18 Euclid Ave	Providence	Rhode Island	Demolished in 2013.		[30]
1894	Irving Fisher House	460 Prospect St	New Haven	Connecticut	Demolished in 1970.		[31]
1894	Richards Memorial Library	118 N Washington St	North Attleborough	Massachusetts			[32]
1894	Frederic E. Snow House	523 Washington St	Brookline	Massachusetts			[33]
1895	Louis A. Budlong House	2 Euclid Ave	Providence	Rhode Island	Demolished in 2013.		[34]
1895	Charles R. Day House	535 Elmwood Ave	Providence	Rhode Island	Demolished.		[35]
1895	Jones Warehouses	59 Central St	Providence	Rhode Island			[9]
1895	William H. Place House	13 Parkis Ave	Providence	Rhode Island	Demolished.		[36]
1895	James Richardson House	225 George St	Providence	Rhode Island			[9]
1896	Charles D. Bowen House	194 Waterman St	Providence	Rhode Island			[9]
1896	Warren, Salisbury & Nightingale Building	78 Fountain St	Providence	Rhode Island	Demolished.		[37]

Angell & Swift, 1897-1934

Year	Building	Address	City	State	Notes	Image	Reference
1897	George N. Alden House	17 Arnold Pl	New Bedford	Massachusetts			[38]
1897	Chalkstone Avenue Primary School	1246 Chalkstone Ave	Providence	Rhode Island			[39]
1897	Charles B. Jenks House	52 Princeton Ave	Providence	Rhode Island			[40]
1897	Charles H. Baker House	67 Stimson Ave	Providence	Rhode Island			[41]
1898	Webster Knight House	118 Princeton Ave	Providence	Rhode Island			[9]
1898	Henry Pearce House	182 George St	Providence	Rhode Island			[9]
1899	Horace E. Remington House	166 Adelaide St	Providence	Rhode Island			[9]
1900	Grove Street Primary School	95 Grove St	Providence	Rhode Island	Demolished after an extended preservation battle.		[42]
1900	Henry W. Harvey House	75 Orchard Ave	Providence	Rhode Island			[9]
1900	Industrial Trust Company Branch	238 Main St	Pawtucket	Rhode Island	Altered beyond recognition.		[43]
1901	Phillips Memorial Baptist Church (old)	565 Pontiac Ave	Auburn, Cranston	Rhode Island			[19]
1901	Ralph Street Primary School	22 Rye St	Providence	Rhode Island			[44]
1901	Frank H. Swift House	37 Whitmarsh St	Providence	Rhode Island	The home of the architect.		[9]
1902	Crompton School	Spring St near Cowesett Ave	Crompton, West Warwick	Rhode Island	Demolished.		[45]
1902	Fall River Country Club	4232 N Main St	Fall River	Massachusetts	Burned in 1909.		[46]
1902	Oakwoods	Wellesley College	Wellesley	Massachusetts	Built as the president's residence, now Weaver House.		[47]
1902	Pawtuxet School	39 S Atlantic Ave	Pawtuxet, Warwick	Rhode Island	Demolished.		[48]
1904	Billings Hall	Wellesley College	Wellesley	Massachusetts	Now part of the Schneider Center.		[49]
1904	Arthur J. Bishop House	211 S Washington St	North Attleborough	Massachusetts			[50]
1905	Observatory Director's House	Wellesley College	Wellesley	Massachusetts			[51]
1906	Harvey E. Clap House	7 Peck St	Attleboro	Massachusetts			[52]
1907	Auburn Grammar School	311 Doric Ave	Auburn, Cranston	Rhode Island	Demolished.		[53]
1907	Roswell Blackinton House	73 High St	North Attleborough	Massachusetts			[54]
1907	South Elmwood School	1612 Elmwood Ave	Auburn, Cranston	Rhode Island	Altered beyond recognition.		[53]
1908	East Street Primary School	28 East St	Providence	Rhode Island	Demolished.		[55]
1909	Lincoln Park School	175 Massachusetts Ave	Lincoln Park, Warwick	Rhode Island			[56]
1909	Oakland Beach School	383 Oakland Beach Ave	Oakland Beach, Warwick	Rhode Island	Demolished.		[56]
1909	Natick School	819 Providence St	Natick, West Warwick	Rhode Island			[56]
1909	Robert F. Noyes House	159 President Ave	Providence	Rhode Island			[57]
1909	Parish House, Episcopal Church of the Ascension	147 Purchase St	Fall River	Massachusetts			[58]
1910	Randall N. Durfee House	19 Highland Ave	Fall River	Massachusetts			[59]
1910	Caroline Hazard House (Scallop Shell)	961 Kingstown Rd	Peace Dale, South Kingstown	Rhode Island	Demolished in 1976.		[60]
1911	Emily C. C. Curtis House	111 High St	North Attleborough	Massachusetts			[61]
1911	Kingston Inn	2590 Kingstown Rd	Kingston, South Kingstown	Rhode Island	A remodeling.		[60]
1913	Fall River Public Library	104 N Main St	Fall River	Massachusetts	Addition of an art gallery.		[62]
1914	Cherry & Webb Building	275 Westminster St	Providence	Rhode Island			[9]
1914	East Greenwich Free Library	82 Peirce St	East Greenwich	Rhode Island			[41]
1915	Walter E. Ensign House	45 Boylston Ave	Providence	Rhode Island			[63]
1915	George G. Reuckert House	32 Boylston Ave	Providence	Rhode Island			[64]
1916	Mrs. David F. Slade House	369 June St	Fall River	Massachusetts			[65]
1916	Stepping Stone Kindergarten	30 Spring St	Peace Dale, South Kingstown	Rhode Island			[66]
1917	Anna and Carrie L. Borden House	492 Rock St	Fall River	Massachusetts			[67]
1917	Jerome C. Borden House (Gooseneck)	274 Ocean Ave	Newport	Rhode Island			[68]
1918	Henry L. Slader House	74 Paterson St	Providence	Rhode Island			[69]
1919	Mannie Isaacs House	60 Humboldt Ave	Providence	Rhode Island			[70]
1921	Northbridge Junior High School	Pleasant St	Whitinsville, Northbridge	Massachusetts			[71]
1922	C. Albert Johnson House	147 Warrington St	Providence	Rhode Island			[72]
1924	South County Hospital	100 Kenyon Ave	Wakefield, South Kingstown	Rhode Island			[73]
1926	R. Z. L. Realty Corporation Building	123 Weybosset St	Providence	Rhode Island			[74]
1931	High Street Bank Building	846 Westminster St	Providence	Rhode Island	Remodeling, demolished.		[75]
1933	Northbridge Junior High School	Pleasant St	Whitinsville, Northbridge	Massachusetts	Additions.		[76]

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