Allen & Collens

Thompson Memorial Chapel, Williams College

Union Theological Seminary in New York City

The Cloisters in Manhattan

Thompson Memorial Library at Vassar College

Sonnenberg Gardens in Canandaigua, New York

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[]

"Sonnenberg" for Frederick Ferris and Mary Clark Thompson, Canandaigua, New York (1885-87)^[1]^:5
"Twin Oaks" for Gardiner Greene Hubbard, Washington, D.C. (1888)
Thompson Memorial Library, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York (1905)
Union Theological Seminary, W. 120th St. and Broadway, New York, New York (1908-10)^[5]
William Oxley Thompson Memorial Library, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio (1910-12)^[6]
United States Post Office, 28 N. Main St., Canandaigua, New York (1910)^[5]
Knox United Church,^[a] Calgary, Alberta (1912-13)^[7]
Second Church in Newton, Newton, Massachusetts (1914-16)^[8]
Reformed Dutch Church of Poughkeepsie, 70 Hooker Ave. Poughkeepsie, New York (1921)^[5]
Central Presbyterian Church, 593 Park Avenue, New York, New York (1922)^[9]
Hartford Seminary Foundation, 55 Elizabeth St. and 72-120 Sherman St. Hartford, Connecticut (1923-29)^[5]
Lindsey Chapel, Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Boston (1924)^[10]
, 361 Sumner Avenue, Springfield, MA 01108 (1924) http://www.trinityspringfield.org
United Congregational Church, 877 Park Ave. Bridgeport, Connecticut (1924-26)^[5]^[11]
"Stillington Hall" for , Gloucester, Massachusetts (1925)^[12]
Newton City Hall and War Memorial, 1000 Commonwealth Ave. Newton, Massachusetts (1931)^[5]
First Parish Church, 87 School St., Waltham, Massachusetts (1932-33)^[5]
The Cloisters museum buildings, Fort Tryon Park, New York, New York (1934-38)^[13]^[14]

Notes[]

^ Designed in association with Calgary architects .

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^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.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ "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[]

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[BBaptist-7] Designed in association with Calgary architects .

[nrhpinv_ny-1] Jump up to: ^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".

[2] Marquis, ed.Who's Who in New England 1915.

[3] "F. R. Allen Dead; Boston Architect". New York Times. November 8, 1931.

[4] "Charles Collens Dies; Designed Buildings Here". Hartford Courant. September 20, 1956. p. 5.

[nris-5] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[ksa-6] "William Oxley Thompson Memorial Library". Austin E. Knowlton School of Architecture Digital Library. The Ohio State University. Retrieved October 6, 2016.

[8] "Allen, Francis Richmond," dictionaryofarchitectsincanada.org, Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Canada, 1800-1950, n. d. Accessed May 12 2021.

[9] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.

[10] "Central Presbyterian Church". nycago.org. Archived from the original on 2015-12-29.

[11] "Architects & Craftsmen of Lindsey Chapel, Emmanuel Church, Boston". Emmanuel Church. Archived from the original on 2012-03-08. Retrieved 2012-06-30.

[nrhpinv3_UCC-12] 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

[13] "Ron Hazelton House Tour". Good Morning America. January 6, 2006. Retrieved March 16, 2015.

[14] "Cloisters Opened on Tryon Heights". The New York Times. May 11, 1938.

[15] "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.")

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