Frank Shaver Allen
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Frank Shaver "F.S." Allen (1860 1934) was a significant Joliet, Illinois
-based architect noted for his Richardsonian Romanesque
designs. He designed the Kenosha High School and the English High Gothic Revival Christ Episcopal Church
in Joliet, both of which were listed on the National Register of Historic Places
. Allen was also an Egyptologist
. While working in Joliet, he also designed Sioux City Central High School, Lincoln School (Racine, Wisconsin), and the original San Diego High School
.
Joliet, Illinois
Joliet is a city in Will and Kendall Counties in the U.S. state of Illinois, located southwest of Chicago. It is the county seat of Will County. As of the 2010 census, the city was the fourth-most populated in Illinois, with a population of 147,433. It continues to be Illinois' fastest growing...
-based architect noted for his Richardsonian Romanesque
Richardsonian Romanesque
Richardsonian Romanesque is a style of Romanesque Revival architecture named after architect Henry Hobson Richardson, whose masterpiece is Trinity Church, Boston , designated a National Historic Landmark...
designs. He designed the Kenosha High School and the English High Gothic Revival Christ Episcopal Church
Christ Episcopal Church (Joliet, Illinois)
The Christ Episcopal Church was a historic building and former church in Joliet, Illinois. The Episcopalian congregation formed in 1865 and required a larger church in the 1880s. F. S. Allen was commissioned to build the church in 1884-1885. Allen was living in Streator and had designed several...
in Joliet, both of which were listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
. Allen was also an Egyptologist
Egyptology
Egyptology is the study of ancient Egyptian history, language, literature, religion, and art from the 5th millennium BC until the end of its native religious practices in the AD 4th century. A practitioner of the discipline is an “Egyptologist”...
. While working in Joliet, he also designed Sioux City Central High School, Lincoln School (Racine, Wisconsin), and the original San Diego High School
San Diego High School
San Diego High School is an urban public educational complex comprising six small schools located on the southern edge of Balboa Park, in San Diego, California. It is part of the San Diego Unified School District. It is the oldest high school in the San Diego Unified School District and one of the...
.