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American architect
Clifton Alexander Hall
Born 1826 Died 1913 Nationality American Occupation Architect
Emmanuel Church, Brook Hill , 1859.
Pontiac Mills ,
Pontiac , 1863.
Trinity M. E. Church,
Providence , 1864.
Benjamin F. Greene House ,
Central Falls , 1868.
Arnold Building,
Providence , 1895.
Clifton A. Hall (1826-1913)
[1] was an American
architect from
Providence, Rhode Island .
Biography
Hall was born in Boston to Charles G. Hall, an architect, who had come to Boston in 1820.
[2] Hall first appears to have worked with architect
George M. Dexter , and was the builder of Dexter's 1847-48 block of houses at 92-99 Beacon Street.
[3] Hall afterwards entered the employ of his father's firm, C. G. & J. R. Hall. He first came to Providence in 1850, to supervise the construction of that firm's What Cheer Block.
[1]
In 1855, he established a partnership with architect
Alpheus C. Morse in the firm of
Morse & Hall . Their only known built commission is the
Merchants Bank Building in Providence, as the firm only lasted for a few months. He practiced alone until 1884, when he made
Charles R. Makepeace partner, in the firm of
Hall & Makepeace . That firm was dissolved in 1886.
[1] From then until his death, he practiced alone. He was highly regarded in his lifetime as an architect of churches, private residences, and mills.
Architectural works
Morse & Hall, 1855
Clifton A. Hall, 1855-1884
1856 - Clifton A. Hall Duplex, 369-371 Broad St, Providence, Rhode Island
[4]
Hall occupied 371 Broad until his death.
1858 - St. John's Episcopal Church, 191 County Rd, Barrington, Rhode Island
[5]
1859 -
Emmanuel Episcopal Church at Brook Hill , 1214 Wilmer Ave,
Richmond, Virginia
[6]
1862 - Robert W. Haxall House, 513 E Grace St, Richmond, Virginia
[6]
[7]
1863 - Atlantic Mills, 118 Manton Ave,
Olneyville, Rhode Island
[4]
1863 - Elmwood Congregational Church, 353 Elmwood Ave, Providence, Rhode Island
[4]
1863 - Robert Knight House, 297 Elmwood Ave, Providence, Rhode Island
[8]
1863 -
Pontiac Mills , Knight St,
Pontiac, Rhode Island
[9]
1864 - Gatehouse,
Juniper Hill Cemetery , 24 Sherry Ave,
Bristol, Rhode Island
[10]
1864 - Trinity M. E. Church, 375 Broad St, Providence, Rhode Island
[4]
1866 -
St. John's Episcopal Church (Transepts), 271 N Main St, Providence, Rhode Island
[4]
1866 - Charles A. Nichols House, Morris & Hazard Aves, Providence, Rhode Island
[11]
Demolished in 1927, but the carriage house at 45 Hazard still stands.
1866 - Thomas Goff House, 415 Angell St, Providence, Rhode Island
[11]
1866 - William P. Vaughan Duplex, 182-184 Waterman St, Providence, Rhode Island
[4]
1867 - Christ Episcopal Church, 909 Eddy St, Providence, Rhode Island
[4]
Moved across Eddy in 1888 for the construction of the
later church , and ultimately demolished.
1867 -
David G. Fales House (Remodeling), 476 High St,
Central Falls, Rhode Island
[12]
1867 - William R. Huston House, 309 Benefit St, Providence, Rhode Island
[4]
1868 -
Benjamin F. Greene House , 85 Cross St, Central Falls, Rhode Island
[12]
1868 - Curry & Richards Building, 170 Westminster St, Providence, Rhode Island
[4]
1870 - Thurbers Avenue Primary School, 179 Thurbers Ave, Providence, Rhode Island
[13]
1872 - Providence Gas Co.
Gasometer , Crary & Hospital Sts, Providence, Rhode Island
[14]
1873 - Point Street Grammar School, Plain, Point, & Grove Sts, Providence, Rhode Island
[15]
Demolished for the construction of the interstate.
1875 - Oxford Street Grammar School, 166 Oxford St, Providence, Rhode Island
[16]
1876 - Gate, Juniper Hill Cemetery, 24 Sherry Ave, Bristol, Rhode Island
[10]
1880 - Slade Building, 44 Washington St, Providence, Rhode Island
[17]
In an 1895 remodeling, Hall added the building's prominent tower.
[18]
Hall & Makepeace, 1884-1886
1885 - St. John's Episcopal Church (Chapel), 191 County Rd,
Barrington, Rhode Island
[5]
1886 - Sanitary Gymnasium, 18 Aborn St, Providence, Rhode Island
[19]
Clifton A. Hall, from 1886
1888 - St. John's Episcopal Church (Tower), 191 County Rd,
Barrington, Rhode Island
[5]
1889 - Deutsche Hall, 155 Niagara St, Providence, Rhode Island
[20]
1895 - Arnold Building, 126 Washington St, Providence, Rhode Island
[21]
1897 - Charles R. Makepeace House, 275 Wayland Ave, Providence, Rhode Island
[22]
A house for Hall's former business partner, mill architect and engineer
Charles R. Makepeace . Demolished c.2000.
References
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d Jordy, William H. and Christopher P. Monkhouse. Buildings on Paper: Rhode Island Architectural Drawings, 1825-1945 . 1982.
^ Western Architect .1913: xxxiii.
^ Bunting, Bainbridge. Houses of Boston's Back Bay: An Architectural History, 1840-1917 . Cambridge: Belknap Press, 1967.
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j Woodward, Wm. McKenzie. Providence: A Citywide Survey of Historic Resources . 1986.
^
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c Historic and Architectural Resources of Barrington, Rhode Island . 1993.
^
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Emmanuel Church at Brook Hill NRHP Nomination . 1999.
^ Scott, Mary Wingfield. Old Richmond Neighborhoods . 1950.
^ Elmwood, Providence: Statewide Historical Preservation Report P-P-3 . 1979.
^ D'Amato, Donald A. Gilpses From the Past: Warwick's Villages . 2009.
^
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b Juniper Hill Cemetery NRHP Nomination . 1998.
^
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b Historic and Architectural Resources of the East Side, Providence: A Preliminary Report . 1989.
^
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b Central Falls, Rhode Island: Statewide Historical Preservation Report P-CF-1 . 1978.
^ Annual Report of the Superintendent of Public Buildings, for the Year Ending December 31, 1871 . 1872.
^ South Providence, Providence: Statewide Historical Preservation Report P-P-2 . 1978.
^ Annual Report of the School Committee of the City of Providence, June 1875 . 1875.
^ Annual Report of the School Committee of the City of Providence . 1877.
^ American Architect and Building News 10 April 1880: 160. Boston.
^ Engineering News 29 Aug. 1895: 68. New York.
^ Sanitary News 26 June 1886: 110. Chicago.
^ Engineering and Building Record 25 May 1889: xi. New York.
^ American Architect and Building News 26 Oct. 1895: xvii. Boston.
^ American Architect and Building News 13 Nov. 1897: xv. Boston.