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American architect
Allen & Collens was an architectural partnership between Francis Richmond Allen and Charles Collens that was active from 1904 to 1931.
[1] : 5 Allen had previously worked in the Boston-based partnerships Allen & Kenway (1878–91) and Allen &
Vance (1896–98),
[2] which executed
Lathrop House (1901) and
Davison House (1902) at
Vassar College . The firm was known for its
Gothic Revival 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.
[3]
[4]
Notable works
Building
Image
Location
Year Built
Notes
Ref
Sonnenberg
Canandaigua, New York
1885–1887
For
Frederick Ferris and
Mary Clark Thompson
[1]
Twin Oaks
Washington, D.C.
1888
For
Gardiner Greene Hubbard
Marlborough City Hall
Marlborough, Massachusetts
1905
Designed by Allen, Collens & Berry
Thompson Memorial Chapel
Williamstown, Massachusetts
1905
For
Williams College
Thompson Memorial Library
Poughkeepsie, New York
1905
For
Vassar College
Union Theological Seminary
New York City
1908–1910
W. 120th Street and
Broadway
[5]
United States Post Office
Canandaigua, New York
1910
28 N. Main Street
[5]
William Oxley Thompson Memorial Library
Columbus, Ohio
1910–1912
For
Ohio State University
[6]
Andover Hall
Cambridge, Massachusetts
1911
Now Swartz Hall at
Harvard Divinity School
Knox United Church
Calgary, Alberta
1912–1913
Designed in association with Calgary architects
Lawson & Fordyce .
[7]
Second Church in Newton
Newton, Massachusetts
1914–1916
[8]
Reformed Dutch Church of Poughkeepsie
Poughkeepsie, New York
1921
70 Hooker Avenue
[5]
Central Presbyterian Church
New York City
1922
593
Park Avenue
[9]
Hartford Seminary
Hartford, Connecticut
1923–1929
55 Elizabeth Street and 72–120 Sherman Street. Now the
University of Connecticut School of Law
[5]
Leslie Lindsey Memorial Chapel
Back Bay, Boston
1924
Designed for the
Emmanuel Episcopal Church
[10]
Trinity United Methodist Church
Springfield, Massachusetts
1924
361 Sumner Avenue
United Congregational Church
Bridgeport, Connecticut
1924–1926
877 Park Avenue
[5]
[11]
Stillington Hall
Gloucester, Massachusetts
1925
For
Leslie Buswell
[12]
Hammond Castle
Gloucester, Massachusetts
1926–1929
For
John Hays Hammond Jr.
Cushing House
Poughkeepsie, New York
1927
Dormitory for
Vassar College
Riverside Church
Morningside Heights ,
New York City
1930
Designed with Henry C. Pelton
Universalist National Memorial Church
Washington, D.C.
1930
1810
16th Street ,
Northwest
Newton City Hall and War Memorial
Newton, Massachusetts
1931
1000 Commonwealth Avenue
[5]
First Parish Church
Waltham, Massachusetts
1932–1933
87 School Street
[5]
The Cloisters
Fort Tyron Park ,
New York City
1934–1938
Designed by Charles Collens
[13]
[14]
References
^
a
b Larry E. Gobrecht (December 1986).
"National Register of Historic Places Registration: Canandaigua Post Office" .
New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . Retrieved 2009-06-14 . See also:
"Accompanying 14 photos" .
^ Marquis, ed.Who's Who in New England 1915.
^
"F. R. Allen Dead; Boston Architect" . New York Times . November 8, 1931.
^
"Charles Collens Dies; Designed Buildings Here" . Hartford Courant . September 20, 1956. p. 5.
^
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b
c
d
e
f
g
"National Register Information System" .
National Register of Historic Places .
National Park Service . July 9, 2010. [
dead link ]
^
"William Oxley Thompson Memorial Library" . Austin E. Knowlton School of Architecture Digital Library . The Ohio State University. Retrieved October 6, 2016 .
^ "
Allen, Francis Richmond ," dictionaryofarchitectsincanada.org, Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Canada, 1800-1950, n. d. Accessed May 12, 2021.
^
"National Register Information System" .
National Register of Historic Places .
National Park Service . January 23, 2007.
^
"Central Presbyterian Church" . nycago.org . Archived from
the original on 2015-12-29.
^
"Architects & Craftsmen of Lindsey Chapel, Emmanuel Church, Boston" . Emmanuel Church. Archived from
the original on 2012-03-08. Retrieved 2012-06-30 .
^ Kate Ohno and John Herzan (May 1983).
"National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: United Congregational Church" . National Park Service. and
Accompanying 5 photos, from 1983
^
"Ron Hazelton House Tour" . Good Morning America. January 6, 2006. Retrieved March 16, 2015 .
^
"Cloisters Opened on Tryon Heights" . The New York Times . May 11, 1938.
^
"Architects File Plans For the New Cloisters" . The New York Times . April 6, 1935. ("Plans of the Cloisters Building ... were filed yesterday by Allen, Collens & Williams, the architects.")
External links
Allen & Collens works.
Held by the Department of Drawings & Archives ,
Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library, Columbia University .