American architect
Edwin Thomas Banning
Born (1864-05-11 ) May 11, 1864Died May 18, 1940(1940-05-18) (aged 76) Alma mater
Brown University Occupation Architect Spouses
Isabella Thornton,
Agnes Gertrude Cristadoro
Casino,
Roger Williams Park , Providence, RI. 1896.
East Providence High School ,
East Providence, RI . 1908–09.
Temple Beth-El , Providence, RI. 1910–11.
Edwin Thomas Banning (1864–1940) was an American
architect from
Providence, Rhode Island .
Banning, the fourth of six children, was born in
Danielson, Connecticut , to Rev. Carlos and Harriet Elizabeth (Pitman) Banning. Natives of
Newport, Rhode Island , they returned there when their son was very young. He attended
Rogers High School and
Brown University .
[1] He dropped out in his junior year, and began working as a
draftsman for
Gould & Angell , prominent Providence architects.
[2]
[3]
Edwin Banning married Isabella Thornton (b. 1864 in
Rochdale, England ; d. 1915 in
San Diego, USA ) on June 13, 1883 in
Taunton, Massachusetts . They had one daughter, Bernice Thornton Banning (b. 1885 in
Providence, Rhode Island ; d. in 1954
Ventura, California ). After the death of Isabella, he married Agnes Gertrude Cristadoro (b. 1879 in
Kensington, England ; d. 1928 in
Los Angeles, USA ) November 1920 in San Diego, California.
Banning established an office in Providence in the mid-1890s. He began to specialize in public buildings, including a number of schools. He relocated his office to Newport in 1900, and back to Providence in 1903. Later that year he made his brother-in-law, Henry C. Thornton, a partner in Banning & Thornton. This association continued until 1912, when Banning went west to
San Diego, California .
[4] He continued to practice as an architect, and died there in 1940.
[1]
Architectural works
Edwin T. Banning, before 1903:
Casino,
Roger Williams Park , Providence, RI (1896)
[5]
Hospital and Gymnasium, Sockanosset School for Boys,
Howard, RI (1898) - Demolished.
[6]
Wayland Park School, 15 Curtis St.,
Cranston, RI (1898) - Demolished.
[7]
Y. M. C. A. Gymnasium, 41 Mary St.,
Newport, RI (1900–01) - Demolished.
[8]
Middletown Free Library (Old), 1251 W. Main Rd.,
Middletown, RI (1902)
[9]
Banning & Thornton, 1903–1912:
Cranston High School (Old), 845 Park Ave., Cranston, RI (1903–04)
[10]
Warwick High School (Old), 319 Providence St.,
West Warwick, RI (1904–05) - Highly altered.
[11]
Humboldt Avenue Fire Station, 155 Humboldt Ave., Providence, RI (1905)
[12]
Old State House (Remodeling), 150 Benefit St., Providence, RI (1906)
[13]
Rhode Island Building,
Jamestown Exposition ,
Norfolk, VA (1906–07) - Demolished.
[14]
Arlington Grammar School, 1090 Cranston St., Cranston, RI (1907) - Demolished.
[15]
Norwood Avenue Grammar School, 205 Norwood Ave., Cranston, RI (1907) - Highly altered.
[15]
East Providence High School (Old), 20 Whelden Ave.,
East Providence, RI (1908–09)
[16]
Temple Beth-El , 688 Broad St., Providence, RI (1910–11)
[17]
Gleason House,
Rhode Island School for the Feeble-Minded ,
Exeter, RI (1912) - Demolished.
[18]
Edwin T. Banning, from 1912:
References
^
a
b "Edwin T. Banning Dies in San Diego". Newport Mercury 24 May 1940: 3.
^ Handbook of the Beta Theta Pi . 1886.
^ The Providence Directory and Rhode Island Business Directory . 1889.
^ Architect and Engineer 1912 Nov. 1912: 112.
^ Woodward, Wm. McKenzie. Providence: A Citywide Survey of Historic Resources . 1986.
^ Brickbuilder Dec. 1897: 285.
^ Annual Report of the State Board of Education, January, 1899 . 1899.
^ American Architect and Building News 1900: 175.
^
"Library History" .
http://www.middletownpubliclibrary.org/ . 2013. Web.
^ Annual Report of the State Board of Education, January, 1905 . 1905.
^ Annual Report of the State Board of Education, January, 1906 . 1906.
^ Wayland Historic District NRHP Nomination . 2005.
^ Jordy, William H. Buildings of Rhode Island . 2004.
^ Annual Report of the State Auditor . 1907.
^
a
b School Board Journal May 1907: 28.
^ Engineering Record 21 Nov. 1908: 48.
^ American Contractor 16 July 1910: 51.
^ Annual Report of the State Auditor 1913.
^ Southwest Contractor and Manufacturer 9 Aug. 1913: 29.