Thompson Memorial Chapel - Williams College

Union Theological Seminary NYC 001 002 combined

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 The Lathrop House, also known as the Bryan Lathrop House, is a Georgian style house at 120 E Bellevue Place in the Gold Coast neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, United States. The house was built in 1892 by McKim, Mead & White for Bryan L ...

(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 Vassar College. 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 ...

, Canandaigua, New York (1885–87) * " Twin Oaks" for Gardiner Greene Hubbard, 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 ...

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

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, Ohio State University,

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(1910–12) * United States Post Office, 28 N. Main St., Canandaigua, New York (1910) * Knox United Church, Calgary, Alberta (1912–13) *

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, Newton, Massachusetts (1914–16) *

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, 70 Hooker Ave. Poughkeepsie, New York (1921) * Central Presbyterian Church, 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
Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Boston (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

Leslie Buswell Leslie may refer to: * Leslie (name), a name and list of people with the given name or surname, including fictional characters Families * Clan Leslie, a Scottish clan with the motto "grip fast" * Leslie (Russian nobility), a Russian noble family ...

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(1925) * Newton City Hall and War Memorial, 1000 Commonwealth Ave. Newton, Massachusetts (1931) * First Parish Church, 87 School St., Waltham, Massachusetts (1932–33) * Second Church in Newton UCC

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

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Allen & Collens works
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