# Frank W. Angell

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

## Life and career

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, 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. 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.
Frank W. Angell was related to Providence and New York architect Edward L. Angell.

## Architectural works
### Gould & Angell, 1881-1893

| Year | Building | Address | City | State | Notes |
| 1881 | Pratt, Read & Company Mill | 92 Main St | Deep River | Connecticut | |
| 1882 | William Gammell, Jr. House | 170 Hope St | Providence | Rhode Island | Demolished. |
| 1882 | Union Block | Main and Union Sts | Putnam | Connecticut | Demolished. |
| 1883 | Blackstone Hall | 172-178 Washington St | Providence | Rhode Island | Demolished. |
| 1883 | Hebronville M. E. Church | 1188 S Main St | Hebronville, Attleboro | Massachusetts | |
| 1883 | Elizbeth E. Gammell Duplex | 74-80 Benevolent St | Providence | Rhode Island | |
| 1883 | Narragansett Boat Club | River Rd | Providence | Rhode Island | Burned in 1890. |
| 1883 | Benjamin Stanley House | 66 Stanley St | North Attleborough | Massachusetts | |
| 1883 | Stephen Stanley House | 327 Towne St | North Attleborough | Massachusetts | |
| 1883 | J. Edward Studley House | 451 Broadway | Providence | Rhode Island | |
| 1883 | Hardin C. Waters House | 114 Almy St | Providence | Rhode Island | |
| 1885 | Hope Club | 6 Benevolent St | Providence | Rhode Island | |
| 1885 | Murray Universalist Church | S Main and County Sts | Attleboro | Massachusetts | Demolished. |
| 1885 | Joseph G. Birch House | 49 Princeton Ave | Providence | Rhode Island | |
| 1886 | Ezekiel Owen House | 35 Larch St | Providence | Rhode Island | |
| 1886 | Francis J. Phillips House | 71 Manning St | Providence | Rhode Island | |
| 1886 | Charles W. Smith House | 325 Angell St | Providence | Rhode Island | |
| 1886 | Benjamin J. Thurston House | 30 Stimson Ave | Providence | Rhode Island | |
| 1887 | Frank P. Comstock House | 118 Comstock Ave | Providence | Rhode Island | |
| 1887 | John A. Cross House | 36 Stimson Ave | Providence | Rhode Island | |
| 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 | |
| 1888 | Low Estate Company Building | 93 Eddy St | Providence | Rhode Island | |
| 1888 | Hazen S. Magoun House | 1693 Lonsdale Ave | Lonsdale, Lincoln | Rhode Island | |
| 1888 | Edward A. Potter House | 24 Taber Ave | Providence | Rhode Island | |
| 1888 | Swarts Building | 87 Weybosset St | Providence | Rhode Island | Home to the Angell offices. Demolished. |
| 1889 | Auburn Free Baptist Church | 1275 Elmwood Ave | Auburn, Cranston | Rhode Island | Enlarged and altered. |
| 1889 | John E. Kendrick, Jr. House | 433 Broadway | Providence | Rhode Island | |
| 1889 | Fletcher S. Mason House | 20 Taber Ave | Providence | Rhode Island | |
| 1889 | Oddfellows' Hall | 65 Warren Ave | East Providence | Rhode Island | |
| 1889 | John H. Tucker House | 231 George St | Providence | Rhode Island | |
| 1890 | H. Martin Brown House | 295 Angell St | Providence | Rhode Island | |
| 1890 | Gordon Reed House | Post Rd | Cowesett, Warwick | Rhode Island | Demolished. |
| 1891 | Hazard Memorial Building | 1057 Kingstown Rd | Peace Dale, South Kingstown | Rhode Island | |
| 1891 | Friedman Hall | Brown University | Providence | Rhode Island | Renovated 2018. |
| 1892 | George C. Arnold House | 238 Adelaide Ave | Providence | Rhode Island | |
| 1892 | Louis E. Robertson House | 60 Stimson Ave | Providence | Rhode Island | |

### Gould, Angell & Swift, 1893-1897

| Year | Building | Address | City | State | Notes |
| 1893 | Conant Building | 286-288 Main St | Pawtucket | Rhode Island | Demolished. |
| 1893 | George Frost House | 223 Neponset Ave | Dorchester, Boston | Massachusetts | Demolished in 2005. |
| 1893 | Providence Athletic Association | 200 Weybosset St | Providence | Rhode Island | Later a hotel, then a dormitory for Johnson & Wales University. Demolished in 1992. |
| 1894 | William C. Dart House | 18 Euclid Ave | Providence | Rhode Island | Demolished in 2013. |
| 1894 | Irving Fisher House | 460 Prospect St | New Haven | Connecticut | Demolished in 1970. |
| 1894 | Richards Memorial Library | 118 N Washington St | North Attleborough | Massachusetts | |
| 1894 | Frederic E. Snow House | 523 Washington St | Brookline | Massachusetts | |
| 1895 | Louis A. Budlong House | 2 Euclid Ave | Providence | Rhode Island | Demolished in 2013. |
| 1895 | Charles R. Day House | 535 Elmwood Ave | Providence | Rhode Island | Demolished. |
| 1895 | Jones Warehouses | 59 Central St | Providence | Rhode Island | |
| 1895 | William H. Place House | 13 Parkis Ave | Providence | Rhode Island | Demolished. |
| 1895 | James Richardson House | 225 George St | Providence | Rhode Island | |
| 1896 | Charles D. Bowen House | 194 Waterman St | Providence | Rhode Island | |
| 1896 | Warren, Salisbury & Nightingale Building | 78 Fountain St | Providence | Rhode Island | Demolished. |

### Angell & Swift, 1897-1934

| Year | Building | Address | City | State | Notes |
| 1897 | George N. Alden House | 17 Arnold Pl | New Bedford | Massachusetts | |
| 1897 | Chalkstone Avenue Primary School | 1246 Chalkstone Ave | Providence | Rhode Island | |
| 1897 | Charles B. Jenks House | 52 Princeton Ave | Providence | Rhode Island | |
| 1897 | Charles H. Baker House | 67 Stimson Ave | Providence | Rhode Island | |
| 1898 | Webster Knight House | 118 Princeton Ave | Providence | Rhode Island | |
| 1898 | Henry Pearce House | 182 George St | Providence | Rhode Island | |
| 1899 | Horace E. Remington House | 166 Adelaide St | Providence | Rhode Island | |
| 1900 | Grove Street Primary School | 95 Grove St | Providence | Rhode Island | Demolished after an extended preservation battle. |
| 1900 | Henry W. Harvey House | 75 Orchard Ave | Providence | Rhode Island | |
| 1900 | Industrial Trust Company Branch | 238 Main St | Pawtucket | Rhode Island | Altered beyond recognition. |
| 1901 | Phillips Memorial Baptist Church (old) | 565 Pontiac Ave | Auburn, Cranston | Rhode Island | |
| 1901 | Ralph Street Primary School | 22 Rye St | Providence | Rhode Island | |
| 1901 | Frank H. Swift House | 37 Whitmarsh St | Providence | Rhode Island | The home of the architect. |
| 1902 | Crompton School | Spring St near Cowesett Ave | Crompton, West Warwick | Rhode Island | Demolished. |
| 1902 | Fall River Country Club | 4232 N Main St | Fall River | Massachusetts | Burned in 1909. |
| 1902 | Oakwoods | Wellesley College | Wellesley | Massachusetts | Built as the president's residence, now Weaver House. |
| 1902 | Pawtuxet School | 39 S Atlantic Ave | Pawtuxet, Warwick | Rhode Island | Demolished. |
| 1904 | Billings Hall | Wellesley College | Wellesley | Massachusetts | Now part of the Schneider Center. |
| 1904 | Arthur J. Bishop House | 211 S Washington St | North Attleborough | Massachusetts | |
| 1905 | Observatory Director's House | Wellesley College | Wellesley | Massachusetts | |
| 1906 | Harvey E. Clap House | 7 Peck St | Attleboro | Massachusetts | |
| 1907 | Auburn Grammar School | 311 Doric Ave | Auburn, Cranston | Rhode Island | Demolished. |
| 1907 | Roswell Blackinton House | 73 High St | North Attleborough | Massachusetts | |
| 1907 | South Elmwood School | 1612 Elmwood Ave | Auburn, Cranston | Rhode Island | Altered beyond recognition. |
| 1908 | East Street Primary School | 28 East St | Providence | Rhode Island | Demolished. |
| 1909 | Lincoln Park School | 175 Massachusetts Ave | Lincoln Park, Warwick | Rhode Island | |
| 1909 | Oakland Beach School | 383 Oakland Beach Ave | Oakland Beach, Warwick | Rhode Island | Demolished. |
| 1909 | Natick School | 819 Providence St | Natick, West Warwick | Rhode Island | |
| 1909 | Robert F. Noyes House | 159 President Ave | Providence | Rhode Island | |
| 1909 | Parish House, Episcopal Church of the Ascension | 147 Purchase St | Fall River | Massachusetts | |
| 1910 | Randall N. Durfee House | 19 Highland Ave | Fall River | Massachusetts | |
| 1910 | Caroline Hazard House (Scallop Shell) | 961 Kingstown Rd | Peace Dale, South Kingstown | Rhode Island | Demolished in 1976. |
| 1911 | Emily C. C. Curtis House | 111 High St | North Attleborough | Massachusetts | |
| 1911 | Kingston Inn | 2590 Kingstown Rd | Kingston, South Kingstown | Rhode Island | A remodeling. |
| 1913 | Fall River Public Library | 104 N Main St | Fall River | Massachusetts | Addition of an art gallery. |
| 1914 | Cherry & Webb Building | 275 Westminster St | Providence | Rhode Island | |
| 1914 | East Greenwich Free Library | 82 Peirce St | East Greenwich | Rhode Island | |
| 1915 | Walter E. Ensign House | 45 Boylston Ave | Providence | Rhode Island | |
| 1915 | George G. Reuckert House | 32 Boylston Ave | Providence | Rhode Island | |
| 1916 | Mrs. David F. Slade House | 369 June St | Fall River | Massachusetts | |
| 1916 | Stepping Stone Kindergarten | 30 Spring St | Peace Dale, South Kingstown | Rhode Island | |
| 1917 | Anna and Carrie L. Borden House | 492 Rock St | Fall River | Massachusetts | |
| 1917 | Jerome C. Borden House (Gooseneck) | 274 Ocean Ave | Newport | Rhode Island | |
| 1918 | Henry L. Slader House | 74 Paterson St | Providence | Rhode Island | |
| 1919 | Mannie Isaacs House | 60 Humboldt Ave | Providence | Rhode Island | |
| 1921 | Northbridge Junior High School | Pleasant St | Whitinsville, Northbridge | Massachusetts | |
| 1922 | C. Albert Johnson House | 147 Warrington St | Providence | Rhode Island | |
| 1924 | South County Hospital | 100 Kenyon Ave | Wakefield, South Kingstown | Rhode Island | |
| 1926 | R. Z. L. Realty Corporation Building | 123 Weybosset St | Providence | Rhode Island | |
| 1931 | High Street Bank Building | 846 Westminster St | Providence | Rhode Island | Remodeling, demolished. |
| 1933 | Northbridge Junior High School | Pleasant St | Whitinsville, Northbridge | Massachusetts | Additions. |