Frank E. Wallis | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 14, 1862 Eastport, Maine, U.S. |
| Died | May 24, 1929 (aged 66) |
| Burial place | Père Lachaise Cemetery |
| Occupation | Architect |
Frank Edwin Wallis (June 14, 1862 – May 24, 1929) was an American architect, author, and historian.
Frank E. Wallis was born June 14, 1862, in Eastport, Maine. His family moved to Boston, Massachusetts in 1872. In 1877, Wallis entered the office of Edward C. Cabot and remained there for nine years. Following his time with Cabot, Wallis entered the offices of Peabody & Stearns for two years. He then traveled through France, Italy, and Spain, where he studied the styles of medieval architecture. On his return, Wallis traveled south to Virginia and South Carolina where he studied old colonial homes and colonial architecture. His published his travels south "Old Colonial Architecture and Furniture" and was a frequent contributor to architectural journals and publications. In 1887, Wallis entered the office of Richard Morris Hunt and became an associate. He specialized in designing colonial style buildings and houses.
While with Hunt, Wallis was responsible for the design of the Administration Building at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. Wallis also designed and executed the doors for the Trinity Church and Mrs. William B. Astor House, both in Manhattan as well as the Marble House and Biltmore Estate. He also designed numerous colonial residences in Asheville, North Carolina.
https://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/OH-01-035-0060
Wallis briefly partnered with George Keister from 1887 to 1888.
In October 1888, Wallis moved to Montclair, New Jersey where he designed and built a home. He married Grace Louise Parker, a descendant of John Parker, on October 15, 1888.[1]
After Hunt's death in 1895, Wallis started a private practice. He designed the National Lamp Works of the General Electric Company in Cleveland and many of the buildings in Montclair, New Jersey. Wallis retired in 1921 and went to Paris. He was working on "The History of the French Guilds in the Thirteenth Century" at the time of his death.
Wallis received a gold medal from the French Government for his work at the Exposition Universelle and was awarded the Congressional Medal in 1893 for his designs at the Columbian Exposition. In 1927, Wallis represented the United States at the International Congress of Architects in Amsterdam.
Wallis became a member of the American Institute of Architects in 1906, and was elected a fellow in 1912.
Wallis died May 24, 1929 at the American Hospital of Paris in Neuilly-sur-Seine from complications due to pneumonia.[2] He was buried at Père Lachaise Cemetery.
https://archive.org/details/skyscraperfacade0000koro/page/38/mode/2up?q=%22frank+e+wallis%22
Wallis & Goodwillie https://archive.org/details/sim_american-architect-and-architecture_1919-02-26_115_2253/page/316/mode/2up?q=%22frank+e+wallis%22
https://www.landmarkwest.org/architect/wallis-goodwillie/
Frank E. Wallis & Son → with his son Richard P. Wallis
Publications
edit- The First Book of Measured Drawings of Colonial Architecture in America
- Old Colonial Architecture and Furniture (1887)
- "The Georgian Period" (1898) with David A. Gregg, Claude Fayette Bragdon, E. Eldon Deane, Pierre G. Gulbranson, George C. Tolman, Walter Campbell, John C. Halden, George Clarence Gardner, Glenn Brown
- How to Know Architecture: The Human Elements in the Evolution of Styles (1910)
- The Colonial House (1912)
- A-B-C of Architecture (1915)
- An Architectural Monograph on Houses of the Southern Colonies (1916)
- https://archive.org/details/sim_american-architect-and-architecture_1923-06-20_123_2422/page/n3/mode/2up?q=%22frank+e+wallis%22 (1923)
- https://archive.org/details/sim_house-garden_1909-12_16_6/page/188/mode/2up?q=%22frank+e+wallis%22
- The History of the French Guilds in the Thirteenth Century (unfinished)
Designs
edit- Administration Building, World's Columbian Exposition (1893), Chicago, Illinois
- Residence of William B. Dickson (1901), Llewellyn Rd., Montclair, New Jersey
- Nela Park (1911–1921), East Cleveland, Ohio, the first industrial park in the world
- https://archive.org/details/architecturalrec5319unse/page/n411/mode/2up?q=%22frank+e+wallis%22
- https://archive.org/details/sim_architectural-record_1923-05_53_5/page/384/mode/2up?q=%22frank+e+wallis%22
- https://archive.org/details/sim_architectural-record_1914-05_35_5/page/468/mode/2up?q=%22Wallis++Goodwillie%22
- Intheoaks (1921–1923), 510 Vance Ave., Black Mountain, North Carolina
- Residence of E. P. Earle
- The Hall
- Sullivan Memorial Fountain (1906), Van Cortlandt Park
- St. James Church, Montclair
- Karl Bitter Studio
https://archive.org/details/catalogueofworks01newy/page/n317/mode/2up?q=%22f+e+Wallis%22
Bigelow & Wallis
editWallis & Goodwillie
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Gallery
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Administration Building -
Intheoaks
https://www.ebay.com/itm/294970260705
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Frank_E._Wallis
https://archive.org/details/historyofmontcla00whit_0/page/n373/mode/2up?q=%22peabody+*+stearns%22
References
edit- ^ a b Whittemore, Henry (1894). "Architectural Features of Montclair Homes—Frank E. Wallis". History of Montclair Township, State of New Jersey. New York: The Suburban Publishing Company. p. 297 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Frank E. Wallis—Noted Authority on Colonial Architecture Died in Paris". The New York Times. Vol. LXXVIII, no. 26080. June 20, 1929. p. 19.