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Sonnenberg Mansion, Canandaigua, New York

Allen & Collens was an architectural partnership between Francis Richmond Allen and Charles Collens that was active from 1904 to 1931. ''See also:'' Allen had previously worked in the Boston-based partnerships Allen & Kenway (1878–91) and Allen & Vance (1896–98), which executed Lathrop House (1901) and

Davison House Davison House (officially the Eliza Davison House) is a five-story dormitory on the campus of Vassar College in the town of Poughkeepsie, New York. Designed by Boston architecture firm Allen & Vance and built 1902, it was the fourth dorm built on ...

(1902) at

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. The firm was known for its

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design work. Francis R. Allen died in November 1931. Charles Collens continued to practice under the name Collens, Willis and Beckonert. Collens died in September 1956.

Notable works

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" for Frederick Ferris and

Mary Clark Thompson Mary Clark Thompson (1835 – July 28, 1923), born Mary Lee Clark, was a noted philanthropist and wife of banker Frederick Ferris Thompson. Early years Mary Lee Clark was born in Naples, New York in 1835 to Myron Holley Clark (1806–1892) and Zi ...

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(1885–87) * " Twin Oaks" for

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, Washington, D.C. (1888) *

Thompson Memorial Library The Frederick Ferris Thompson Memorial Library is the main library building at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York. Background When Vassar opened in 1865, the library was a mere single room in Main with a collection of only three thousand ...

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(1905) * Union Theological Seminary, W. 120th St. and Broadway, New York, New York (1908–10) *

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(1910–12) *

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, 28 N. Main St., Canandaigua, New York (1910) * Knox United Church,

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(1912–13) * Second Church in Newton, Newton, Massachusetts (1914–16) * Reformed Dutch Church of Poughkeepsie, 70 Hooker Ave. Poughkeepsie, New York (1921) *

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, 593 Park Avenue,

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(1922) *

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, 55 Elizabeth St. and 72-120 Sherman St.

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(1923–29)
Lindsey Chapel

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(1924) * Trinity United Methodist Church, 361 Sumner Avenue, Springfield, MA 01108 (1924) http://www.trinityspringfield.org * United Congregational Church, 877 Park Ave.

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(1924–26) and * "Stillington Hall" for

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(1925) *

Newton City Hall and War Memorial The Newton City Hall and War Memorial is a historic city hall and war memorial building located in the village of Newton Centre in Newton, Massachusetts. Built in 1932 in the Colonial Revival style, the building was designed by Allen and Collens, ...

, 1000 Commonwealth Ave.

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(1931) * First Parish Church, 87 School St.,

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(1932–33) * Second Church in Newton UCC

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museum buildings,

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, New York, New York (1934–38)("Plans of the Cloisters Building ... were filed yesterday by Allen, Collens & Williams, the architects.")

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