Fred E. Field
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Frederick E. Field was an American architect
who practiced in Providence, Rhode Island
, and Orlando, Florida
, in the period between 1883 and 1927.
Frederick E Field was born November 7, 1861. His professional training took place at Cornell University
.
Returning to Providence, he became the junior partner of Howard Hoppin (1856-1940) in a firm which was known successively as Hoppin and Ely and Hoppin and Field. There, he shared in the design of such works as: Rhode Island School of Design
, Central High School and Caswell Hall at Brown University
, all in Providence. In the Wayland Historic District, he designed the C. Franklin Nugent House at 67 Orchard Avenue (1898). The firm of Hoppin and Field also designed the Gothic Revival Grace Church on Matthewson Street, noted for its Tiffany windows.
Field was received into the College of Fellows of the American Institute of Architects
in 1889.
Field was responsible for the design of the Menagerie Building at Roger Williams Park
(1891), the Manuel Training School (1894), the Helen Hudson Houses (1906-1908) at 24-26 and 34-36 President Avenue, the Hospital for Contagious Diseases (1906), the base of the Marcus Aurelius Antonius, (sculpture) at Brown University (1908), First Church of Christ, Scientist, (1906-13), and the Buroughs Estate Apartments at 372-374 Lloyd Avenue (1909), all, in Providence, as well as the Filtration Works for the City of Montreal, Quebec (1913).
In the 1920s, Field established a practice in Orlando, Florida, where his was one of 10 architectural firms listed in 1926, the others including: Ryan and Roberts (Ida Annah Ryan
and Isabel Roberts
), Frank L. Bodine
, Percy P. Turner
, David Hyer
, Murry S. King
, George E. Krug
, Howard M. Reynolds
and Frederick H. Trimble
. And one of 12 firms so listed in Orlando in 1927, which included Maurice E. Kressly
.
This group of architects was quite intentional about creating in Central Florida a style of architecture that was suited to the region. Here is how they described it in an article from The Florida Circle of May 1924:
"Just as architects of old created styles to harmonize with their environment, so have the architects of Florida been creating, from native motifs, a style that is carefully adapted to the climatic conditions and surroundings of the state. This style has an individuality all its own and should have a fitting name to express its origins . . . The Florida Association of Architects will give a prize of $25.00 for the name selected." Submissions were to be sent to Murray S. King; the contest was to conclude in November 1924 and the winning name announced thereafter.
Architect
An architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the...
who practiced in Providence, Rhode Island
Providence, Rhode Island
Providence is the capital and most populous city of Rhode Island and was one of the first cities established in the United States. Located in Providence County, it is the third largest city in the New England region...
, and Orlando, Florida
Orlando, Florida
Orlando is a city in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Orange County, and the center of the Greater Orlando metropolitan area. According to the 2010 US Census, the city had a population of 238,300, making Orlando the 79th largest city in the United States...
, in the period between 1883 and 1927.
Frederick E Field was born November 7, 1861. His professional training took place at Cornell University
Cornell University
Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
.
Returning to Providence, he became the junior partner of Howard Hoppin (1856-1940) in a firm which was known successively as Hoppin and Ely and Hoppin and Field. There, he shared in the design of such works as: Rhode Island School of Design
Rhode Island School of Design
Rhode Island School of Design is a fine arts and design college located in Providence, Rhode Island. It was founded in 1877. Located at the base of College Hill, the RISD campus is contiguous with the Brown University campus. The two institutions share social, academic, and community resources and...
, Central High School and Caswell Hall at Brown University
Brown University
Brown University is a private, Ivy League university located in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Founded in 1764 prior to American independence from the British Empire as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations early in the reign of King George III ,...
, all in Providence. In the Wayland Historic District, he designed the C. Franklin Nugent House at 67 Orchard Avenue (1898). The firm of Hoppin and Field also designed the Gothic Revival Grace Church on Matthewson Street, noted for its Tiffany windows.
Field was received into the College of Fellows of the American Institute of Architects
American Institute of Architects
The American Institute of Architects is a professional organization for architects in the United States. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., the AIA offers education, government advocacy, community redevelopment, and public outreach to support the architecture profession and improve its public image...
in 1889.
Field was responsible for the design of the Menagerie Building at Roger Williams Park
Roger Williams Park
Roger Williams Park, in the southern part of the city of Providence, Rhode Island, is an elaborately landscaped city park and is a historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The park is named after the founder of the city of Providence and one of the founders of the...
(1891), the Manuel Training School (1894), the Helen Hudson Houses (1906-1908) at 24-26 and 34-36 President Avenue, the Hospital for Contagious Diseases (1906), the base of the Marcus Aurelius Antonius, (sculpture) at Brown University (1908), First Church of Christ, Scientist, (1906-13), and the Buroughs Estate Apartments at 372-374 Lloyd Avenue (1909), all, in Providence, as well as the Filtration Works for the City of Montreal, Quebec (1913).
In the 1920s, Field established a practice in Orlando, Florida, where his was one of 10 architectural firms listed in 1926, the others including: Ryan and Roberts (Ida Annah Ryan
Ida Annah Ryan
Ida Annah Ryan was a pioneering United States woman architect. She was born on November 4, 1873 at Waltham, MA, one of five children of Albert Morse Ryan and Carrie S. Jameson. Albert Morse Ryan was a Waltham city employee and historian who also ran a milk business. She graduated from the Waltham...
and Isabel Roberts
Isabel Roberts
Isabel Roberts was a Prairie School figure, member of the architectural design team in the Oak Park Studio of Frank Lloyd Wright and partner with Ida Annah Ryan in the Orlando, Florida architecture firm, “Ryan and Roberts”. It is fair to say that Roberts is an under-appreciated member of Wright’s...
), Frank L. Bodine
Frank L. Bodine
Frank Lee Bodine was an American architect who practiced in Asbury Park, New Jersey and in Orlando, Florida in the first four decades of the twentieth century....
, Percy P. Turner
Percy P. Turner
Percy Pamorrow Turner was an American architect who, in the 1920s-1950s practiced in Baltimore Maryland, Houston, Texas, Orlando, Florida and Miami, Florida.-Early years:...
, David Hyer
David Hyer
David Burns Hyer was an American architect who practiced in Charleston, South Carolina and Orlando, Florida during the first half of the twentieth century, designing civic buildings in the Neoclassical Revival and Mediterranean Revival styles.-Biography:...
, Murry S. King
Murry S. King
Murry S. King was Florida's first registered architect, a noted American architect with a successful practice in Orlando, Florida, in the 1910s and 1920s....
, George E. Krug
George E. Krug
George Edward Krug was an American architect who practiced in Greater New York City , Sao Paulo, Brazil and Orlando, Florida....
, Howard M. Reynolds
Howard M. Reynolds
Howard Montalbert Reynolds, Sr. was an American architect practicing in Orlando, Florida in the 1920s. He designed gracefully proportioned, notable public buildings in the prevailing fashionable styles of the 1920s, including Mediterranean Revival, Colonial Revival, Spanish Colonial, Egyptian...
and Frederick H. Trimble
Frederick H. Trimble
Frederick H. Trimble was an American architect practicing in Central Florida from the early 1900s through the 1920s, working in the Colonial Revival, Spanish Colonial Revival and Prairie Style....
. And one of 12 firms so listed in Orlando in 1927, which included Maurice E. Kressly
Maurice E. Kressly
Maurice E. Kressly was an American architect practicing in Pennsylvania and central Florida in the middle years of the twentieth century. Kressly was well known as a school architect in both states, as well as for designing romantic Mediterranean Revival and Tudor Revival residences in the...
.
This group of architects was quite intentional about creating in Central Florida a style of architecture that was suited to the region. Here is how they described it in an article from The Florida Circle of May 1924:
"Just as architects of old created styles to harmonize with their environment, so have the architects of Florida been creating, from native motifs, a style that is carefully adapted to the climatic conditions and surroundings of the state. This style has an individuality all its own and should have a fitting name to express its origins . . . The Florida Association of Architects will give a prize of $25.00 for the name selected." Submissions were to be sent to Murray S. King; the contest was to conclude in November 1924 and the winning name announced thereafter.