Frost & Granger
Frost & Granger was an architectural partnership from 1898 to 1910 of brothers-in-law Charles Sumner Frost (1856–1931) and Alfred Hoyt Granger (1867–1939). Frost and Granger were known for their designs of train stations and terminals, including the now-demolished Chicago and North Western Terminal, in Chicago. The firm designed several residences in Hyde Park, Illinois, and many other buildings.[1] Several of their buildings are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.
Works (attribution) include:
- Chicago & North Western Station (1898), Wilmette, Illinois, demolished in the 1970s[2]
- Chicago & North Western Station (1898), Ravenswood, Illinois[3]
- Chicago & North Western Station (1899), Clybourn Junction, Illinois[4]
- Chicago and North Western Railway Passenger Depot (1899), 202 Dousman Street, Green Bay, Wisconsin (Frost & Granger), NRHP-listed[5]
- Chicago and North Western Railway station (1899), Western Avenue and Deer Path, Lake Forest, Illinois[6]
- Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway Company Passenger Depot (1900),[6] 127 S. Spring Street, Beaver Dam, Wisconsin (Frost & Granger), NRHP-listed,[5]
- Racine Depot (1901), 1402 Liberty Street, Racine, Wisconsin (Frost & Granger), NRHP-listed[5]
- Rock Island Lines Passenger Station (1901), 3029 5th Avenue, Rock Island, Illinois (Frost & Granger), NRHP-listed[5]
- LaSalle Street Station (1902), Chicago, demolished 1981
- (1902), Hoopeston, Illinois
- (1902), Oak Street NW., Sleepy Eye, Minnesota (Frost & Granger), NRHP-listed[5]
- (1902), Wausau, Wisconsin
- (1902), 2nd Street & Nebraska Street, Sioux City, IA, demolished in 1962.
- West Madison Depot, Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railway (1903),[6] 640 W. Washington Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin (Frost & Granger), NRHP-listed[5]
- Chicago and North Western office building, 226 West Jackson Boulevard at Franklin Street, Chicago (1904)[7]
- Chicago & North Western Station (1904), Lake Bluff, Illinois[8]
- (1904), Beloit, Wisconsin[9]
- Northern Trust Company Building, 50 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, (1905)
- , Zion City, Illinois[10]
- Chicago & North Western Freight Station (1906), Omaha, Nebraska
- Chicago and North Western Depot (1906), Railroad Street, Reedsburg, Wisconsin (Frost & Granger), NRHP-listed[5]
- Antigo Depot (1907), 522 Morse Street, Antigo, Wisconsin (Frost & Granger), NRHP-listed[5]
- (1907), Main Street east of 1st Street, Breda, Iowa, to standard plan "Combination Depot No. 2" drawn by Frost & Granger (1899)[6]
- Chicago & North Western Depot (1907), Norwood Park, Illinois[11]
- Chicago & North Western Station, Madison, Wisconsin.[12]
- Chicago & North Western Station (1910), Harvard, Illinois[13]
- Three Chicago & North Western Interlocking Towers (1910), Chicago, Illinois[14]
- Chicago & North Western Station (1910), Evanston, Illinois[14]
- (1910), Aberdeen, South Dakota[14]
- Chicago and North Western Terminal (1911), Chicago, demolished 1984
- Chicago and North Western Railway Powerhouse (1911), 211 North Clinton St, Chicago[15]
- (1914), U.S. 212, Redfield, South Dakota (Frost & Granger), NRHP-listed[5]
Gallery[]
Chicago & North Western Depot, Green Bay, Wisconsin (1899)
Chicago & North Western Depot, Lake Forest, Illinois (1899)
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Depot, Beaver Dam, Wisconsin (1901)
Chicago & North Western Depot, Racine, Wisconsin (1901)
Rock Island Lines Station, Rock Island, Illinois (1901)
Chicago & North Western Depot, Sleepy Eye, Minnesota (1902)
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Depot, West Madison, Wisconsin (1903)
Chicago & North Western office building, Chicago, Illinois (1904)
Chicago & North Western Lake Bluff Depot, Chicago (1904)
Northern Trust Company Building, Chicago, (1905)
Chicago & North Western Depot, Reedsburg, Wisconsin (1906)
Chicago & North Western Depot, Antigo, Wisconsin (1907)
Chicago & North Western Norwood Park Depot, Chicago (1907)
Chicago & North Western Powerhouse, Chicago (1911)
Chicago & North Western Depot, Redfield, South Dakota (1914)
References[]
- ^ Davis, Susan O'Connor; Vinci, John (2013-07-09). Chicago's Historic Hyde Park. University of Chicago Press. p. 383. ISBN 978-0226138145.
- ^ Hussey-Arntson, Kathy L.; Leary, Patrick (2012-01-01). Wilmette. Arcadia Publishing. p. 38. ISBN 978-0738593753.
- ^ Robinson, Harry P., ed. (1898-11-04). "Construction: Experimental Suburban Station". The Railway Age and Northwestern Railroader. Chicago. XXVI (18): 813.
- ^ Robinson, Harry P., ed. (1899-11-17). "Notes and News: Chicago and Northwestern station at Clybourne". The Railway Age and Northwestern Railroader. Chicago. XXVIII (20): 859.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d Potter, Janet Greenstein (1996). Great American Railroad Stations. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. pp. 295, 301, 316, 405, 408. ISBN 978-0471143895.
- ^ "Other Structures". Railroad Gazette: 18. 1904-01-01.
- ^ Brown, Glenn, ed. (April 1908). Quarterly Bulletin. IX. Washington, DC: American Institute of Architects. p. 333.
- ^ Elizabeth L. Miller (2002-07-02). NRHP Inventory/Nomination: Hilton House Hotel. National Park Service. Retrieved 2020-11-06.
- ^ Desmond, Harry W. (December 1905). "The Work of frost & Granger". Architectural Record. New York: 134.
- ^ "Equipment & Supplies: Stations, Yards and Terminals". The Railway Age. Chicago. XLIII (22): 857. 1907-05-31.
- ^ Rankin, Katherine H. (October 15, 1985). "East Wilson Street Historic District". NRHP Inventory-Nomination Form. Madison: National Park Service. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
- ^ "Railroad Stations: Contracts Awarded". The American Contractor. XXXI (27): 39. 1910-09-17.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Railroad Stations: Contracts Awarded". The American Contractor. Chicago: 37. 1910-04-30.
- ^ "Landmark Designation Report: Chicago & North Western Railway Powerhouse" (PDF). Commission on Chicago Landmarks. October 6, 2005. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
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