Frederick E. Field (November 7, 1861 –1931) was an American

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who practiced in

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, and

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, in the period between 1883 and 1927. His professional training took place at

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. In 1883, Field opened his practice in the city of Providence. In 1902, he took his head draftsman, Harry A. Slocomb, as partner in Field & Slocomb. This firm was dissolved in January 1904, with both returning to independent practice. In 1907, he joined noted architect

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(1856–1940) in the firm of Hoppin & Field. This, in turn, became Hoppin, Field & Peirce in 1922, when Thomas J. Hill Peirce joined the firm. This firm was soon dissolved, and the partners went their separate ways. By the mid-1920s, Field had moved to Orlando. He had opened his own practice there by 1926. In 1927,

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, who had been in Orlando since 1925, took him as partner in Choate & Field. This firm appears to have dissolved soon afterward, as Choate moved to

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that same year. By the time of his death in 1931, Field was once again practicing in Providence. Field was received into the College of Fellows of the

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in 1889. In its online Guide to Providence Architecture, the

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sample of Field's residential architecture

''Guide to Providence Architecture - Frederick E. Field''

Architectural work

In private practice, 1883–1902: * Valentine Gernershausen Duplex, 25–27 Adelaide Ave., Providence, RI (1884)Woodward, Wm. McKenzie. ''Providence: A Citywide Survey of Historic Resources''. 1986.''Elmwood Historic District NRHP Nomination ''. 1979. * Atwells Avenue Primary School, 235 Atwells Ave., Providence, RI (1887) – Demolished.''Annual Report of the Superintendent of Public Buildings for 1887''. 1888. * Veazie Street Primary School, 287 Veazie St., Providence, RI (1887) – Demolished. * George J. West House, 95 Roanoke St., Providence, RI (1889) * Peace Street Grammar School, 49 Peace St., Providence, RI (1889) – Demolished. * Waldo J. Slocomb House, 12 Brighton St., Providence, RI (1889) * Academy Avenue Grammar School, 38 Academy Ave., Providence, RI (1890) – Demolished.''Annual Report of the Superintendent of Public Buildings for 1890''. 1891. * Frederick E. Field House, 102 Melrose St., Providence, RI (1890) – The architect's own home.Providence City Archives * Police Station No. 6, 38 Chaffee St., Providence, RI (1890) * Providence Home for Aged Men, 807 Broad St., Providence, RI (1891–95) * River Avenue Primary School, 159 River Ave., Providence, RI (1891) – Demolished. * Roger Williams Park Stable,

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, 1000 Elmwood Ave., Providence, RI (1891) – Now the

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administration building.Jordy, William H. and Christopher P. Monkhouse. ''Buildings on Paper: Rhode Island Architectural Drawings, 1825–1945''. 1982. * Valentine Gernershausen Duplex, 21–23 Adelaide Ave., Providence, RI (1891) * Foster N. Gunnison House, 150 Lexington Ave., Providence, RI (1892) * Manual Training High School, 119 Pond St., Providence, RI (1892) – Demolished.''Annual Report of the Superintendent of Public Buildings for 1893''. 1894. * Messer Street Grammar School, 158 Messer St., Providence, RI (1892) * John S. Whitehouse House, 195 Lexington Ave., Providence, RI (1894) * Dutee Wilcox Building, 180 Washington St., Providence, RI (1895) – Demolished. * Hendrick Street Primary School, 64 Hendrick St., Providence, RI (1895) – Demolished. * Ruggles Street Primary School, 110 Ruggles St., Providence, RI (1895) * Columbia Building, 15 Snow St., Providence, RI (1897) * Masonic Temple, 127 Dorrance St., Providence, RI (1897) * John H. Hambly House, 44 Oriole Ave., Providence, RI (1898)''Blackstone Park Historic District NRHP Nomination''. 1998. * William R. Tillinghast House, 268 Angell St., Providence, RI (1898) * John F. Allen House, 40 Oriole Ave., Providence, RI (1899) * Albert J. Schmid House, 100 Elmgrove Ave., Providence, RI (1900) * Edmund D. Chesebro House, 421 Elmwood Ave., Providence, RI (1900) * Walter S. Hough House, 278 Olney St., Providence, RI (1901) Field & Slocomb, 1902–1904: * Abbott School, Farmington, ME (1902) – Demolished.''American Architect and Building News'' 3 April 1903: 5. Private practice, 1904–1907: * America Street Primary School, 22 America St., Providence, RI (1904) – Demolished. * Regent Avenue Primary School, 101 Regent Ave., Providence, RI (1904) * Horace G. Peck House, 202 Congress Ave., Providence, RI (1904) * Mary E. and John A. Boyd House, 200 Congress Ave., Providence, RI (1905)''Gowdey Database, Providence Preservation Society'' * Helen A. W. Hudson Duplex, 24–26 President Ave., Providence, RI (1905)''Wayland Historic District NRHP Nomination''. 2005. * Helen A. W. Hudson Duplex, 34–36 President Ave., Providence, RI (1907)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Field, Fred E. 1861 births 1931 deaths 19th-century American architects Architects from Providence, Rhode Island Architects from Florida Cornell University College of Architecture, Art, and Planning alumni 20th-century American architects Fellows of the American Institute of Architects