Francis Richmond Allen | |
---|---|
![]() 1865 portrait of Allen by John L. Lovell | |
Born | November 22, 1843 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Died | November 7, 1931 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | (aged 87)
Burial place | Forest Hills Cemetery |
Education | |
Occupation | Architect |
Practice | Allen & Collens |
Francis Richmond Allen (November 22, 1843 – November 7, 1931) was an American architect and partner in the Boston architectural firm of Allen & Collens.
Biography
editFrancis Richmond Allen was born November 22, 1843, in Boston, Massachusetts. He was the son of Frederick Deane Allen and Mary Richmond Baylies.[1] Allen was descendant of John Alden and William Mullins, both passengers on the Mayflower and signers of the Mayflower Compact.[2] Allen attended Boston Latin School and graduated from Amherst College in 1865 with a Bachelor of Arts.[1][3] He was a member of the Gamma chapter of the Psi Upsilon fraternity.[4]
After graduating from college, Allen worked for his father as a dry goods merchant in Boston and New York from 1865 to 1876. Allen studied architecture the the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. In 1876, Allen became an architect in Boston partnering with Herbert Phipps Kenway which lasted from 1878 to 1891.[5] From 1896 to 1898/1902, Allen partnered with Joseph McArthur Vance.
Allen married Elizabeth Bradlee Wood, a descendant of Tristram Coffin,[6] on June 22, 1879 and had a daughter, Dorothy Allen.[1]
Allen received an honorary Master of Arts from Williams College in 1905 "for the achievement of the Memorial Library at Vassar and the Memorial Chapel at Williams."[7] He was also awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Amherst College in 1912.[3]
Allen was a member of the American Institute of Architects, the International Congress of Architects, the Boston Society of Architects, The Boston Society of Colonial Wars, the Society of Mayflower Descendants, and the New England Historic Genealogical Society. He was also a life member of The Bostonian Society.[8]
Works
editAllen & Kenway (1878–1891)
edithttps://archive.org/details/illustratedbosto00unse/page/n51/mode/2up?q=%22Allen++Kenway%22
Some of the works by Allen and Herbert Phipps Kenway include:
- Massachusetts Homeopathic Hospital https://mhc-macris.net/details?mhcid=bos.1458
- Annie Mathews residence (1880), 198 Commonwealth Ave., Back Bay, Boston, Massachusetts[9]
- Miles Washburn House https://mhc-macris.net/details?mhcid=bos.2914
- Daniel and Mary Knowlton House (1880–1881), 344 Beacon St., Back Bay, Boston, Massachusetts[9]https://mhc-macris.net/details?mhcid=bos.2915
- George M. Dana House https://mhc-macris.net/details?mhcid=bos.2877
- Lucien Carr House (1882–1883), 346 Beacon St., Back Bay, Boston, Massachusetts[10]https://mhc-macris.net/details?mhcid=bos.2916
- Twin Oaks (1888), 3225 Woodley Rd., NW Washington, D.C.
- Mrs. J. J. French house (1882) 200 Commonwealth Ave., Back Bay, Boston, Massachusetts https://mhc-macris.net/details?mhcid=bos.3535
- Mrs. C. E. Stratton house (1882) 202 Commonwealth Ave., Back Bay, Boston, Massachusetts https://mhc-macris.net/details?mhcid=bos.3536
- D. Flagg house (1885), 206 Commonwealth Ave. https://mhc-macris.net/details?mhcid=bos.3538
- Henry C. Jackson house (1885), 208 Commonwealth Ave., Back Bay, Boston, Massachusetts https://mhc-macris.net/details?mhcid=bos.3539
- Charles A. Kidder house (1881), 269 Commonwealth Ave. https://mhc-macris.net/details?mhcid=bos.3566
- Alex Moseley house (1884), 282 Commonwealth Ave. https://mhc-macris.net/details?mhcid=bos.3584
- W. H. Allen house (1884), 291 Commonwealth Ave. https://mhc-macris.net/details?mhcid=bos.3588
- Mortimer B. Mason house (1888), 347 Commonwealth Ave. https://mhc-macris.net/details?mhcid=bos.3620
- Twin Oaks
- https://archive.org/details/washingtononfoot00prot/page/168/mode/2up?q=%22Francis+Richmond+Allen%22
- https://archive.org/details/ArchitecturalExhibition1890/page/n3/mode/2up?q=%22Allen++Kenway%22
- https://archive.org/details/sim_american-architect-and-architecture_1888-05-12_23_646/page/n19/mode/2up?q=%22Allen++Kenway%22
- MARK HOPKINS MEMORIAL
- R. M. Hodges (1886), 408 Beacon St. https://mhc-macris.net/details?mhcid=bos.2953
- Miles Washburn house (1880), 342 Beacon St.
- William Matthews Jr. (1880), 198 Commonwealth Ave. https://mhc-macris.net/details?mhcid=bos.3534
- William G. Hyde summer residence (1880), Nantasket
- Addition to Newton Free Library Building
- Newton High School Building (Enlargement).
- R. D. Evans (1882), 324 Beacon
- Mortimer B. Mason (1890), 347 Commonwealth
- Y. S. Carruth (1887) Carruth St. Dorchester
- C. C. Converse (1886) 348 Beacon https://mhc-macris.net/details?mhcid=bos.2917
- William H. Allen (1884) 291 Commonwealth
- George A. White (1881) Grove Hall, Dorchester
- C. G. Wood house (1880), Clifton, Mass
- Stores and offices block (1880), Grinnell, Iowa
- Hospital building, Massachusetts Homeopathic Hospital Corporation (1883–1884), East Concord St.
- Hospital building, Massachusetts Homoeopathic Hospital Corporation (1891–1892), Stoughton St near Albany St
- Hospital building, Massachusetts Homoeopathic Hospital Corporation (1891), Harrison Ave and Stoughton St.
- Sanger Schoolhouse (1888), Dover, Mass https://archive.org/details/sim_journal-of-education_1888-02-09_27_656/page/n11/mode/2up?q=%22Allen++Kenway%22
- Chapter House (1880), Amherst College, 3sty brick https://archive.org/details/sim_american-architect-and-architecture_1880-11-20_8_256/page/n11/mode/2up?q=%22Allen++Kenway%22
- Brownley Hall for J. Wentworth Brown (1883), Wellesley https://archive.org/details/sim_american-architect-and-architecture_1883-09-08_14_402/page/n5/mode/2up?q=%22Allen++Kenway%22
- C. T. Hubbard (1883), Marlborough St. https://mhc-macris.net/details?mhcid=bos.3336
- Z. A. Galloup house (1890), Essex St. Salem
- E. F. Ames house Mudge Estate (1890), Swampscott
- https://archive.org/details/countryhouseprac00hoopiala/page/64/mode/2up?q="Allen++Kenway"
- State Normal School (1890), Plymouth NH
- https://archive.org/details/sim_american-architect-and-architecture_1890-03-29_27_744/page/n185/mode/2up?q="Allen++Kenway"
- St. Andrew's Church and Parish House (1888), Boston
- St. Andrew's Church and Parish House (1888), Boston
- Five sty brick/stone store for J. D. Sherwood (1888), Spokane Falls W.T.
- Four sty wooden dorm (1888) Wellesley College
- N. H. Emmons house (1881) Falmouth
- George W. White house (1881) Seaver Ave, Grove Hall, MA
- Snow Estate store (1881) 160 Tremont St., Boston
- Country house for Mrs. Lecont (1881) Alexandria Bay, NY
- https://archive.org/details/sanitarynews1516unse/page/n673/mode/2up?q="Allen++Kenway"
- Mrs. E. S. Woods house (1889) 100 Clarendon St. Springfield, MA
- H. T. Hyde house (1880), Jerusalem Rd., Nantasket Beach, MA
- Mark Hopkins Memorial Building (1889) Williams College
- George G. Quincy House https://mhc-macris.net/details?mhcid=bos.5712
- Jackson House https://mhc-macris.net/details?mhcid=lex.372
- Bliss House https://mhc-macris.net/details?mhcid=lex.373
-
344 Beacon St.
-
344-346 Beacon St.
-
200–202 Commonwealth Ave.
-
208 Commonwealth Ave.
Allen
edit- Davenport, G. House, 460 Beacon St. https://mhc-macris.net/details?mhcid=bos.2985
- Charles Wood House https://mhc-macris.net/details?mhcid=bos.3238
- https://mhc-macris.net/details?mhcid=bos.8109 https://mhc-macris.net/details?mhcid=bos.8110
- Grove Hall Church https://mhc-macris.net/details?mhcid=bos.6578
- https://mhc-macris.net/details?mhcid=cam.1299
- https://mhc-macris.net/details?mhcid=mar.1284
- https://mhc-macris.net/details?mhcid=pit.46
- https://mhc-macris.net/details?mhcid=wlp.92
- https://mhc-macris.net/details?mhcid=wll.134
- https://mhc-macris.net/details?mhcid=wll.120
- Williams College Museum of Art
Allen & Vance (1896–1902)
edit- Lathrop House (1901), Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York
- Davison House (1902), Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York
- J. C. Randall house library interior (1899), Quincy https://archive.org/details/sim_inland-architect-and-news-record_1899-07_33_6_0/page/n15/mode/2up?q="Allen++Vance"
- George H. Davenport house interior (1899), Boston https://archive.org/details/sim_inland-architect-and-news-record_1899-07_33_6_0/page/n19/mode/2up?q="Allen++Vance"
- Wellesley College building (1899)
- Municipal courthouse (1901) Roxbury J. Laurence Berry and Francis R. Allen
- Brownleigh Hall (1899)
- New York City Asylums Hospital (1899) https://archive.org/details/sim_architectural-forum_january-december-1899_8_index/page/n1/mode/2up?q=%22Allen++Vance%22
- Princeton NJ house for party (1901) https://archive.org/details/sim_american-architect-and-architecture_1901-02-23_71_1313/page/n27/mode/2up?q=%22Allen++Vance%22
- John Thompson colonial house (1901) Commonwealth and Dawes Ave, Pittsfield
- The Aspinwall hotel (1901) Lenox
- Cebra ackenbush of Hoosick and Albany theater Olympia (1901) Pittsfield, academy of music
Allen & Collens
edit- Woodbourne https://mhc-macris.net/details?mhcid=bos.14330
- Armory Hill, Springfield
- Emmanuel Church, Newbury St. Boston
- Raymond House (Vassar College)
- Strong House (Vassar College)
- Christ Church (Dark Harbor, Maine)
- Marie Evans Rose Garden (1911) https://mhc-macris.net/details?mhcid=bev.au https://mhc-macris.net/details?mhcid=bev.9005
- Swedish Congregational Church https://mhc-macris.net/details?mhcid=bos.10412
- State Street Trust Company Building https://mhc-macris.net/details?mhcid=bos.2629 https://mhc-macris.net/details?mhcid=bos.7518
- Church of the Redemption https://mhc-macris.net/details?mhcid=bos.7353
- Central Congregational Church https://mhc-macris.net/details?mhcid=bos.8954
- Simons, Hatch and Whitten Company Building https://mhc-macris.net/details?mhcid=bos.1708
- Emmanuel Church Chapel https://mhc-macris.net/details?mhcid=bos.3693
- Charles Collens House https://mhc-macris.net/details?mhcid=bos.10552 https://mhc-macris.net/details?mhcid=bos.10554 https://mhc-macris.net/details?mhcid=bos.10555 https://mhc-macris.net/details?mhcid=bos.10553
- YWCA https://mhc-macris.net/details?mhcid=bro.214
- https://mhc-macris.net/details?mhcid=bkl.3169
- https://mhc-macris.net/details?mhcid=bkl.3008
- https://mhc-macris.net/details?mhcid=bkl.1251
- https://mhc-macris.net/details?mhcid=evr.138
- https://mhc-macris.net/details?mhcid=glo.1196
- https://mhc-macris.net/details?mhcid=mrb.64
- https://mhc-macris.net/details?mhcid=mrb.132
- https://mhc-macris.net/details?mhcid=nah.1
- https://mhc-macris.net/details?mhcid=nwt.7169
- https://mhc-macris.net/details?mhcid=nwt.2891
- https://mhc-macris.net/details?mhcid=nwt.3880
- https://mhc-macris.net/details?mhcid=nwt.4632
- https://mhc-macris.net/details?mhcid=nfl.212
- https://mhc-macris.net/details?mhcid=pit.667
- https://mhc-macris.net/details?mhcid=spr.3865
- https://mhc-macris.net/details?mhcid=wsn.1209
- https://mhc-macris.net/details?mhcid=wsn.1210
- https://mhc-macris.net/details?mhcid=wll.110
- https://mhc-macris.net/details?mhcid=wll.133
- https://mhc-macris.net/details?mhcid=wll.132
References
edit- ^ a b c Montague, W. L., ed. (1883). "Alumni, Class of 1865". Biographical Record of the Alumni of Amherst College, During its First Half Century. 1821–1871. Assisted by E. P. Crowell and W. S. Biscoe with an Introduction by Professor W. S. Tyler. Amherst, Mass.: Press of J. E. Williams. p. 398.
- ^ The General Society of Mayflower Descendants. The De Vinne Press Published by Order of The General Society of Mayflower Descendants. 1901. pp. 390, 424.
- ^ a b Currier, T. Franklin, ed. (1918). Catalogue of Graduates of the Public Latin School in Boston, 1816–1917. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 39.
{{cite book}}
: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ The Eleventh General Catalogue of the Psi Upsilon Fraternity. Brooklyn–New York: Eagle Press. 1902. p. 142.
- ^ King, Stanley (1951). "The Consecrated Eminence": The Story of the Campus and Buildings of Amherst College. Norwood, Massachusetts: The Plimpton Press. p. 90.
- ^ Register of the Massachusetts Society of the Colonial Dames of America, 1893–1917. Boston: Thomas Todd Company. 1917. p. 147.
- ^ "Francis Richmond Allen". The Williams Record. Vol. XIX, no. 24. June 22, 1905. p. 6.
- ^ "Membership List". Proceedings of the Bostonian Society. VII. Old State House. Published by The Society.: 65 January 21, 1913 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ a b "344 Beacon". Back Bay Houses. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
- ^ "346 Beacon". Back Bay Houses. Retrieved June 28, 2023.