Frank Mills Andrews
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Frank Mills Andrews (January 28, 1867 – September 3, 1948; aged 81) was an American architect born in Des Moines, Iowa, who practiced in Chicago, New York City, Cincinnati and Dayton. Andrews died in Brooklyn, New York.
Frank Mills Andrews | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1867-01-28)January 28, 1867 Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. |
| Died | September 3, 1948(1948-09-03) (aged 81) New York City, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Iowa State College Cornell University (AB) |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Spouses | |
| Children | 4 |
| Parent(s) | Lorenzo Frank Andrews Sophia Maxwell Dolson |
Known for designing the Flemish façade outside of the Dayton Arcade. inspired by a guild hall in Amsterdam, it quickly became an architectural staple in Dayton's downtown. Also designed the large 90 ft. wide by 70 ft. tall dome on top of the marketplace building within the Arcade.[1]
Andrews studied civil engineering at Iowa State College in Ames[2] and architecture at Cornell University, where he was graduated with an A. B. degree in 1888.[3]
The son of Lorenzo Frank Andrews and the former Sophia Maxwell Dolson, he was married in November 1894 to Gertrude Reynolds, with whom he had a daughter. They were divorced in March 1909.[4][5] He then married actress Pauline Frederick in 1909; they had one daughter,Pauline(1910).[citation needed] In 1927, he was remarried to Ellen Brown, by whom he fathered a son and two daughters: Frank II, Doris, and Audrey.
He was a member of the Royal Society of Arts and appeared in Who's Who of America, and upon his death, the New York Times published an obituary for him.[3]
Among his commissions were:
- Battle House Hotel, Mobile, Alabama
- Kentucky State Capitol
- Montana State Capitol wings
- Battle Creek Sanitarium, Battle Creek, Michigan
- National Cash Register plant, Dayton, Ohio
- Hotel McAlpin, New York City
- George Washington Hotel, New York City
- Columbia Club, Indianapolis
- Dayton Arcade, Dayton, Ohio
- Conover Building, Dayton, Ohio
- Claypool Hotel, Indianapolis
- Michael Pack, Makailah Hill, Sarah Litteral, Caroline Waldron Merithew, and J. Todd Uhlman, "Arcade History Part 1: 1880-1913, The Birth of a Landmark", University of Dayton Arcade Project. https://arcade.daytonhistoryproject.org/sample-page/. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
- Withey, Henry F.; Withey, Elsie Rathburn (1970) [1956]. Biographical Dictionary of American Architects (Deceased). Hennessey & Ingalls, Inc. (Facsimile Edition). pp. 20–21. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
- "F.M. Andrews Dies; A Noted Architect". New York Times. 3 Sep 1948. p. 19. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
- Catalog of the Alpha Delta Phi Society, 1899
- "Wife in Paris Asks Divorce". New York Times. March 30, 1909. p. 6. Retrieved May 12, 2017.