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Edward Angell
Edward L. Angell (1847 – 1923) was an American architect who worked in Providence, Rhode Island, and New York City. Life and career Edward Lewis Angell was born March 11, 1847, in Providence, Rhode Island, to Tristram Harris Angell and Caroline Mason (Lewis) Angell. He was educated by private tutors and in architecture in the office of Charles P. Hartshorn. In 1874 he was appointed advisory architect to the committee that had charge of the design and construction of the new Providence City Hall."Angell, Edward L." in Leslie's History of Greater New York' 3 (New York: Arkell Publishing Company, 1898): 631. Following a competition, Angell, along with architect Alpheus C. Morse and builder David Childs, recommended the design of Samuel J. F. Thayer, which was built. Over the next few years Angell designed several schools in Providence and the Grove Street Elementary School in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, Woonsocket. In 1878 City Hall was finished, and Angell went west, working for a nu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Providence, Rhode Island
Providence is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Rhode Island. One of the oldest cities in New England, it was founded in 1636 by Roger Williams, a Reformed Baptist theologian and religious exile from the Massachusetts Bay Colony. He named the area in honor of "God's merciful Providence" which he believed was responsible for revealing such a haven for him and his followers. The city developed as a busy port as it is situated at the mouth of the Providence River in Providence County, at the head of Narragansett Bay. Providence was one of the first cities in the country to industrialize and became noted for its textile manufacturing and subsequent machine tool, jewelry, and silverware industries. Today, the city of Providence is home to eight hospitals and List of colleges and universities in Rhode Island#Institutions, eight institutions of higher learning which have shifted the city's economy into service industries, though it still retains some manufacturin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
