Clifton A. Hall
Clifton Alexander Hall | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1826 |
| Died | 1913 |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Architect |
Clifton A. Hall (1826-1913)[1] was an American architect from Providence, Rhode Island.
Biography
[edit]Hall was born in Boston to Charles G. Hall, an architect, who had come to Boston in 1820.[2] Hall first appears to have worked with architect George M. Dexter, and was the builder of Dexter's 1847-48 block of houses at 92-99 Beacon Street.[3] Hall afterwards entered the employ of his father's firm, C. G. & J. R. Hall. He first came to Providence in 1850, to supervise the construction of that firm's What Cheer Block.[1]
In 1855, he established a partnership with architect Alpheus C. Morse in the firm of Morse & Hall. Their only known built commission is the Merchants Bank Building in Providence, as the firm only lasted for a few months. He practiced alone until 1884, when he made Charles R. Makepeace partner, in the firm of Hall & Makepeace. That firm was dissolved in 1886.[1] From then until his death, he practiced alone. He was highly regarded in his lifetime as an architect of churches, private residences, and mills.
Architectural works
[edit]Morse & Hall, 1855
[edit]- 1855 - Merchants Bank Building, 20 Westminster St, Providence, Rhode Island[4]
- 1855 - Providence City Hall (Competition Entry), 25 Dorrance St, Providence, Rhode Island[1]
- One of only two known competitors, the other being Thomas A. Tefft. Neither design was built.
Clifton A. Hall, 1855-1884
[edit]- 1856 - Clifton A. Hall Duplex, 369-371 Broad St, Providence, Rhode Island[4]
- Hall occupied 371 Broad until his death.
- 1858 - St. John's Episcopal Church, 191 County Rd, Barrington, Rhode Island[5]
- 1859 - Emmanuel Episcopal Church at Brook Hill, 1214 Wilmer Ave, Richmond, Virginia[6]
- 1862 - Robert W. Haxall House, 513 E Grace St, Richmond, Virginia[6][7]
- Demolished in 1926.
- 1863 - Atlantic Mills, 118 Manton Ave, Olneyville, Rhode Island[4]
- 1863 - Elmwood Congregational Church, 353 Elmwood Ave, Providence, Rhode Island[4]
- Demolished in 1914.
- 1863 - Robert Knight House, 297 Elmwood Ave, Providence, Rhode Island[8]
- Demolished.
- 1863 - Pontiac Mills, Knight St, Pontiac, Rhode Island[9]
- 1864 - Gatehouse, Juniper Hill Cemetery, 24 Sherry Ave, Bristol, Rhode Island[10]
- 1864 - Trinity M. E. Church, 375 Broad St, Providence, Rhode Island[4]
- 1866 - St. John's Episcopal Church (Transepts), 271 N Main St, Providence, Rhode Island[4]
- 1866 - Charles A. Nichols House, Morris & Hazard Aves, Providence, Rhode Island[11]
- Demolished in 1927, but the carriage house at 45 Hazard still stands.
- 1866 - Thomas Goff House, 415 Angell St, Providence, Rhode Island[11]
- 1866 - William P. Vaughan Duplex, 182-184 Waterman St, Providence, Rhode Island[4]
- 1867 - Christ Episcopal Church, 909 Eddy St, Providence, Rhode Island[4]
- Moved across Eddy in 1888 for the construction of the later church, and ultimately demolished.
- 1867 - David G. Fales House (Remodeling), 476 High St, Central Falls, Rhode Island[12]
- 1867 - William R. Huston House, 309 Benefit St, Providence, Rhode Island[4]
- 1868 - Benjamin F. Greene House, 85 Cross St, Central Falls, Rhode Island[12]
- 1868 - Curry & Richards Building, 170 Westminster St, Providence, Rhode Island[4]
- Demolished in 1900.
- 1870 - Thurbers Avenue Primary School, 179 Thurbers Ave, Providence, Rhode Island[13]
- Demolished.
- 1872 - Providence Gas Co. Gasometer, Crary & Hospital Sts, Providence, Rhode Island[14]
- Demolished.
- 1873 - Point Street Grammar School, Plain, Point, & Grove Sts, Providence, Rhode Island[15]
- Demolished for the construction of the interstate.
- 1875 - Oxford Street Grammar School, 166 Oxford St, Providence, Rhode Island[16]
- Demolished.
- 1876 - Gate, Juniper Hill Cemetery, 24 Sherry Ave, Bristol, Rhode Island[10]
- 1880 - Slade Building, 44 Washington St, Providence, Rhode Island[17]
- In an 1895 remodeling, Hall added the building's prominent tower.[18]
Hall & Makepeace, 1884-1886
[edit]- 1885 - St. John's Episcopal Church (Chapel), 191 County Rd, Barrington, Rhode Island[5]
- 1886 - Sanitary Gymnasium, 18 Aborn St, Providence, Rhode Island[19]
- Demolished in 1896.
Clifton A. Hall, from 1886
[edit]- 1888 - St. John's Episcopal Church (Tower), 191 County Rd, Barrington, Rhode Island[5]
- 1889 - Deutsche Hall, 155 Niagara St, Providence, Rhode Island[20]
- Demolished.
- 1895 - Arnold Building, 126 Washington St, Providence, Rhode Island[21]
- 1897 - Charles R. Makepeace House, 275 Wayland Ave, Providence, Rhode Island[22]
- A house for Hall's former business partner, mill architect and engineer Charles R. Makepeace. Demolished c.2000.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Jordy, William H. and Christopher P. Monkhouse. Buildings on Paper: Rhode Island Architectural Drawings, 1825-1945. 1982.
- ^ Western Architect.1913: xxxiii.
- ^ Bunting, Bainbridge. Houses of Boston's Back Bay: An Architectural History, 1840-1917. Cambridge: Belknap Press, 1967.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Woodward, Wm. McKenzie. Providence: A Citywide Survey of Historic Resources. 1986.
- ^ a b c Historic and Architectural Resources of Barrington, Rhode Island. 1993.
- ^ a b Emmanuel Church at Brook Hill NRHP Nomination. 1999.
- ^ Scott, Mary Wingfield. Old Richmond Neighborhoods. 1950.
- ^ Elmwood, Providence: Statewide Historical Preservation Report P-P-3. 1979.
- ^ D'Amato, Donald A. Gilpses From the Past: Warwick's Villages. 2009.
- ^ a b Juniper Hill Cemetery NRHP Nomination. 1998.
- ^ a b Historic and Architectural Resources of the East Side, Providence: A Preliminary Report. 1989.
- ^ a b Central Falls, Rhode Island: Statewide Historical Preservation Report P-CF-1. 1978.
- ^ Annual Report of the Superintendent of Public Buildings, for the Year Ending December 31, 1871. 1872.
- ^ South Providence, Providence: Statewide Historical Preservation Report P-P-2. 1978.
- ^ Annual Report of the School Committee of the City of Providence, June 1875. 1875.
- ^ Annual Report of the School Committee of the City of Providence. 1877.
- ^ American Architect and Building News 10 April 1880: 160. Boston.
- ^ Engineering News 29 Aug. 1895: 68. New York.
- ^ Sanitary News 26 June 1886: 110. Chicago.
- ^ Engineering and Building Record 25 May 1889: xi. New York.
- ^ American Architect and Building News 26 Oct. 1895: xvii. Boston.
- ^ American Architect and Building News 13 Nov. 1897: xv. Boston.