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Frederick A. Stahl | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 10, 1930 |
| Died | July 26, 2013 (aged 82) |
| Nationality | United States |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Awards | Fellow, American Institute of Architects (1973) |
| Practice | F. A. Stahl & Associates; Stahl Associates; Perry, Dean, Stahl & Rogers; Burt Hill Architects; Stantec |
Frederick A. Stahl FAIA (November 10, 1930 – July 26, 2013) was an American architect in practice in Boston from 1961 until his retirement in 2013, shortly before his death.
Life and career
[edit]Frederick Arthur "Tad" Stahl was born November 10, 1930, in Danbury, Connecticut. He was educated at Dartmouth College, the Harvard Graduate School of Design and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, graduating from the latter in 1956 with an MArch.[1] In 1961 he established his own firm, F. A. Stahl & Associates, in Boston. His first major work was the State Street Bank Building (1966) in Boston. He conceived the project in 1962 and was chief designer and promoter of the building, which was executed by a joint venture of three firms.[2]
Stahl was best known as a designer of modern buildings and additions which complemented historic ones. Several of his Brutalist buildings, especially the Massachusetts General Life Insurance Company Building (1968) on Federal Street, reflected the austere 19th-century Boston Granite style, exemplified by the work of architects such as Charles Bulfinch and Alexander Parris.[3] He was also well known as a preservation architect.[4] In 1970 Stahl and partner John P. Bennett formed Stahl/Bennett Inc. with two divisions: Stahl Associates for the practice of architecture, and the Interior Design Group for the practice of interior design.[5] In 1977 Stahl Associates merged with Perry Dean Partners to form Perry, Dean, Stahl & Rogers. Stahl was president of the new firm with Robert C. Dean as chairman.[6]
Stahl withdrew in 1982 to reestablish Stahl Associates. From then forward he no longer designed major commercial buildings but focused on civic and preservation projects. Over the years the firm was expanded to include additional principals: Frank C. Adams, Frank G. St. Pierre and Richard C. Smith in 1987,[7] Philemon Sturges in 1988[8] and Joel E. Nordberg in 1998.[9] In 1999 the firm was acquired by Burt Hill Kosar Rittelmann Associates, a firm with an international practice.[10] Stahl stayed on through that firm's acquisition by Stantec in 2010 until his retirement in the spring of 2013.
Architectural works
[edit]F. A. Stahl & Associates, 1961–1970
[edit]- 1966 – State Street Bank Building, 225 Franklin St, Boston[2][11]
- Designed by Pearl Street Associates, a joint venture of F. A. Stahl & Associates and Hugh Stubbins & Associates, architects, and LeMessurier Associates, engineers. Designed principally by Stahl.
- 1967 – Townhouse apartments, Chauncy Ln, Cambridge, Massachusetts[1]
- 1968 – City Bank and Trust Company Building, 25 Court St, Boston[1]
- 1968 – Massachusetts General Life Insurance Company Building, 70 Federal St, Boston[1]
- 1969 – Office building, 141 Tremont St, Boston[12]
- 1969 – Sears' Block rehabilitation, 70-72 Cornhill, Boston[13]
- 1971 – Guaranty Building, 370 Main St, Worcester, Massachusetts[14]
Stahl Associates, 1970–1977 and 1982–1999
[edit]- 1972 – First Agricultural National Bank Building, 99 West St, Pittsfield, Massachusetts[15]
- 1972 – Tai Tung Village, 232 Harrison Ave, Boston[16]
- 1973 – Mass Pike Towers, 336B Tremont St, Boston[16]
- 1973 – Rockingham Hotel rehabilitation, 401 State St, Portsmouth, New Hampshire[17]
- 1974 – Park Street Church ministries building, 1 Park St, Boston[18]
- 1975 – B. M. C. Durfee Trust Company Building, 10 N Main St, Fall River, Massachusetts[19]
- 1975 – Hotel Vendome rehabilitation, 160 Commonwealth Ave, Boston[20]
- 1975 – Peabody Essex Museum Ernest S. Dodge wing, 161 Essex St, Salem, Massachusetts[4]
- Designed by Philip W. Bourne, architect, with Stahl Associates, consulting architects, and Bernard S. Harrison, associate architect. Designed principally by Stahl.
- 1976 – Portsmouth Public Library expansion, 10 Middle St, Portsmouth, New Hampshire[4]
- 1978 – Landmark Center rehabilitation, 75 5th St W, St. Paul, Minnesota[21]
- Designed by Stahl Associates and Winsor/Faricy Architects, associated architects.
- 1987 – Exeter Public Library, 4 Chestnut St, Exeter, New Hampshire[22]
- 1992 – Ciampi Hall, College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, Massachusetts[23]
- 1996 – Converse Memorial Library addition, 36 Salem St, Medford, Massachusetts[24]
- 1997 – Talbot Building rehabilitation, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston[25]
Perry, Dean, Stahl & Rogers, 1977–1982
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Stahl, Frederick Arthur" in American Architects Directory (New York: R. R. Bowker Company, 1970): 869.
- ^ a b "Boston's State Street Bank Building" in Architectural Record 140, no. 2 (August 1966): 115-120.
- ^ Douglass Shand-Tucci, "Boston granite, heroic concrete: a speaking aristocracy in the face of a listening democracy" in Heroic: Concrete Architecture and the New Boston, ed. Mark Pasnik, Michael Kubo and Chris Grimley (New York: Monacelli Press, 2015): 78-91.
- ^ a b c "Adding on can give new productive life to existing buildings" in Architectural Record (December 1975): 102-107.
- ^ "Stahl/Bennett 'monoglomerate'" in New England Architect 1, no. 2 (May 1970): 4-5 and 28.
- ^ "Perry, Dean Partners and Stahl Assoc. merge," Boston Globe, January 30, 1977.
- ^ "People in real estate," Boston Globe, November 29, 1987.
- ^ "Who's what, where," Boston Globe, May 1, 1988.
- ^ "People on the move," Boston Globe, April 25, 1998.
- ^ "Leases and sales," Boston Globe, July 3, 1999.
- ^ Keith N. Morgan, with Richard M. Candee, Naomi Miller, Roger G. Reed and contributors, Buildings of Massachusetts: Metropolitan Boston (Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2009): 65.
- ^ Historic Building Detail: BOS.2084, Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System, no date. Accessed November 3, 2024.
- ^ Keith N. Morgan, with Richard M. Candee, Naomi Miller, Roger G. Reed and contributors, Buildings of Massachusetts: Metropolitan Boston (Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2009): 53.
- ^ Engineering News-Record (January 16, 1969): 47.
- ^ Edward J. Farrell, "First Agricultural moves into $2.2 million building," The Berkshire Eagle, August 5, 1972.
- ^ a b "New breakthrough in housing," Boston Globe, June 6, 1971.
- ^ "The Rockingham Apartments: years drop away in this sensitive renovation— but the building retains its place in the community" in Architectural Record (December 1974): 112.
- ^ Keith N. Morgan, with Richard M. Candee, Naomi Miller, Roger G. Reed and contributors, Buildings of Massachusetts: Metropolitan Boston (Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2009): 56.
- ^ ""Fall River has new bank," Boston Globe, May 18, 1975.
- ^ Keith N. Morgan, with Richard M. Candee, Naomi Miller, Roger G. Reed and contributors, Buildings of Massachusetts: Metropolitan Boston (Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2009): 167.
- ^ "A new Landmark Center for St. Paul" in Architectural Record (December 1978): 100-105.
- ^ Frank Adams, "New Hampshire's libraries need help now," Boston Globe, July 24, 1988.
- ^ "Lots & blocks," Boston Globe, February 2, 1992.
- ^ Keith N. Morgan, with Richard M. Candee, Naomi Miller, Roger G. Reed and contributors, Buildings of Massachusetts: Metropolitan Boston (Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2009): 392.
- ^ Keith N. Morgan, with Richard M. Candee, Naomi Miller, Roger G. Reed and contributors, Buildings of Massachusetts: Metropolitan Boston (Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2009): 141.