Clifton A. Hall (1826-1913)Jordy, William H. and Christopher P. Monkhouse. ''Buildings on Paper: Rhode Island Architectural Drawings, 1825-1945''. 1982. was an American

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Biography

Hall was born in Boston to Charles G. Hall, an architect, who had come to Boston in 1820. 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. 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. In 1855, he established a partnership with architect

Alpheus C. Morse Alpheus C. Morse (1818-1893)Alfred Stone, "Alpheus Carey Morse F. A. I. A.," American Architect and Building News' 42, no. 937 (December 9, 1893): 126-127. was an American architect with offices in Providence, Rhode Island. Life and career Alph ...

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. 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

Morse & Hall, 1855

* 1855 - Merchants Bank Building, 20 Westminster St, Providence, Rhode IslandWoodward, Wm. McKenzie. ''Providence: A Citywide Survey of Historic Resources''. 1986. * 1855 -

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(Competition Entry), 25 Dorrance St, Providence, Rhode Island ** One of only two known competitors, the other being

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. Neither design was built.

Clifton A. Hall, 1855-1884

* 1856 - Clifton A. Hall Duplex, 369-371 Broad St, Providence, Rhode Island ** Hall occupied 371 Broad until his death. * 1858 - St. John's Episcopal Church, 191 County Rd, Barrington, Rhode Island''Historic and Architectural Resources of Barrington, Rhode Island''. 1993. * 1859 - Emmanuel Episcopal Church at Brook Hill, 1214 Wilmer Ave,

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Emmanuel Church at Brook Hill NRHP Nomination
1999. * 1862 - Robert W. Haxall House, 513 E Grace St, Richmond, Virginia ** Demolished in 1926. * 1863 - Atlantic Mills, 118 Manton Ave,

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* 1863 - Elmwood Congregational Church, 353 Elmwood Ave, Providence, Rhode Island ** Demolished in 1914. * 1863 - Robert Knight House, 297 Elmwood Ave, Providence, Rhode Island ** Demolished. * 1863 -

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, Knight St,

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* 1864 - Gatehouse,

Juniper Hill Cemetery Juniper Hill Cemetery is a historic cemetery at 24 Sherry Avenue in Bristol, Rhode Island founded by George R.Usher, James D'Wolf Perry, Byron Diman, Ambrose E. Burnside, James H. West, Charles H. R. Doringle, and Lemanuel W. Briggs. The origina ...

, 24 Sherry Ave,

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''Juniper Hill Cemetery NRHP Nomination''. 1998. * 1864 - Trinity M. E. Church, 375 Broad St, Providence, Rhode Island * 1866 - St. John's Episcopal Church (Transepts), 271 N Main St, Providence, Rhode Island * 1866 - Charles A. Nichols House, Morris & Hazard Aves, Providence, Rhode Island''Historic and Architectural Resources of the East Side, Providence: A Preliminary Report''. 1989. ** Demolished in 1927, but the carriage house at 45 Hazard still stands. * 1866 - Thomas Goff House, 415 Angell St, Providence, Rhode Island * 1866 - William P. Vaughan Duplex, 182-184 Waterman St, Providence, Rhode Island * 1867 - Christ Episcopal Church, 909 Eddy St, Providence, Rhode Island ** Moved across Eddy in 1888 for the construction of the later church, and ultimately demolished. * 1867 - David G. Fales House (Remodeling), 476 High St,

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''Central Falls, Rhode Island: Statewide Historical Preservation Report P-CF-1''. 1978. * 1867 - William R. Huston House, 309 Benefit St, Providence, Rhode Island * 1868 -

Benjamin F. Greene House The Benjamin F. Greene House is an historic house at 85 Cross Street in Central Falls, Rhode Island, USA. The Second Empire house was designed by Clifton A. Hall and built by Wheeler & Marchant in 1868. The house is one of a small number of hig ...

, 85 Cross St, Central Falls, Rhode Island * 1868 - Curry & Richards Building, 170 Westminster St, Providence, Rhode Island ** Demolished in 1900. * 1870 - Thurbers Avenue Primary School, 179 Thurbers Ave, Providence, Rhode Island ** Demolished. * 1872 - Providence Gas Co.

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, Crary & Hospital Sts, Providence, Rhode Island ** Demolished. * 1873 - Point Street Grammar School, Plain, Point, & Grove Sts, Providence, Rhode Island ** Demolished for the construction of the interstate. * 1875 - Oxford Street Grammar School, 166 Oxford St, Providence, Rhode Island ** Demolished. * 1876 - Gate, Juniper Hill Cemetery, 24 Sherry Ave, Bristol, Rhode Island * 1880 - Slade Building, 44 Washington St, Providence, Rhode Island ** In an 1895 remodeling, Hall added the building's prominent tower.

Hall & Makepeace, 1884-1886

* 1885 - St. John's Episcopal Church (Chapel), 191 County Rd,

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* 1886 - Sanitary Gymnasium, 18 Aborn St, Providence, Rhode Island ** Demolished in 1896.

Clifton A. Hall, from 1886

* 1888 - St. John's Episcopal Church (Tower), 191 County Rd,

* 1889 - Deutsche Hall, 155 Niagara St, Providence, Rhode Island ** Demolished. * 1895 - Arnold Building, 126 Washington St, Providence, Rhode Island * 1897 - Charles R. Makepeace House, 275 Wayland Ave, Providence, Rhode Island''American Architect and Building News'' 13 Nov. 1897: xv. Boston. ** A house for Hall's former business partner, mill architect and engineer Charles R. Makepeace. Demolished c.2000.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hall, Clifton A. 19th-century American architects 1826 births 1913 deaths Architects from Boston Architects from Providence, Rhode Island