Frank Mills Andrews
Frank Mills Andrews (January 28, 1867 – September 3, 1948) was an American architect born in Des Moines, Iowa, who practiced in Chicago, New York City, Cincinnati and Dayton. Andrews died in Brooklyn, New York.
Frank Mills Andrews
- Name
- Frank Mills Andrews
- Born
- 28 January 1867
- Birthplace
- Des Moines, Iowa, U.S.
- Died
- 3 September 1948
- Place of death
- New York City, U.S.
- Education
- Iowa State College Cornell University (AB)
- Occupation
- Architect
- Nationality
- United States
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Frank Mills Andrews (January 28, 1867 – September 3, 1948) was an American architect born in Des Moines, Iowa, who practiced in Chicago, New York City, Cincinnati and Dayton. Andrews died in Brooklyn, New York.
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• Name — Frank Mills Andrews • Born — 28 January 1867 • Birthplace — Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. • Died — 3 September 1948 • Place of death — New York City, U.S. • Education — Iowa State College Cornell University (AB) • Occupation — Architect • Children — 4
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Andrews studied civil engineering at Iowa State College in Ames and architecture at Cornell University, where he was graduated with an A. B. degree in 1888. The son of Lorenzo Frank Andrews and the former Sophia Maxwell Dolson, he was married in November 1894 to Gertrude Reynolds, with whom he had a daughter. They were divorced in March 1909. He then married actress Pauline Frederick in 1909; they had one daughter, Pauline (born 1910). In 1927, he was remarried to Ellen Brown, by whom he fathered a son and two daughters: Frank II, Doris, and Audrey. He was a member of the Royal Society of Arts and appeared in Who's Who of America, and upon his death, the New York Times published an obituary for him.
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Among his commissions were: • Battle House Hotel, Mobile, Alabama • Kentucky State Capitol • Montana State Capitol wings • Battle Creek Sanitarium, Battle Creek, Michigan • National Cash Register plant, Dayton, Ohio • Hotel McAlpin, New York City • George Washington Hotel, New York City • Columbia Club, Indianapolis • Dayton Arcade, Dayton, Ohio • Conover Building, Dayton, Ohio • Lagonda Club Building, Springfield, Ohio • Claypool Hotel, Indianapolis
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1867
Frank Mills Andrews was born on 28 January 1867.
1948
Frank Mills Andrews died on 3 September 1948.
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Activity and practice. Recorded as having studied at Cornell University College of Architecture, Art, and Planning, Iowa State University and Cornell University.
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