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

Frank Wilson Angell
BornMay 7, 1851
DiedDecember 16, 1943
NationalityAmerican
OccupationArchitect
PracticeGould & Angell; Gould, Angell & Swift; Angell & Swift; F. W. Angell

Life and career

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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

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Gould & Angell, 1881-1893

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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

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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

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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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