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Francis Richmond Allen
1865 portrait of Allen by John L. Lovell
BornNovember 22, 1843
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedNovember 7, 1931 (1931-11-08) (aged 87)
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Burial placeForest Hills Cemetery
Education
OccupationArchitect
PracticeAllen & Collens

Francis Richmond Allen (November 22, 1843 – November 7, 1931) was an American architect and partner in the Boston architectural firm of Allen & Collens.

Biography

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Francis Richmond Allen was born November 22, 1843, in Boston, Massachusetts. He was the son of Frederick Deane Allen and Mary Richmond Baylies.[1] Allen was descendant of John Alden and William Mullins, both passengers on the Mayflower and signers of the Mayflower Compact.[2] Allen attended Boston Latin School and graduated from Amherst College in 1865 with a Bachelor of Arts.[1][3] He was a member of the Gamma chapter of the Psi Upsilon fraternity.[4]

After graduating from college, Allen worked for his father as a dry goods merchant in Boston and New York from 1865 to 1876. Allen studied architecture the the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. In 1876, Allen became an architect in Boston partnering with Herbert Phipps Kenway which lasted from 1878 to 1891.[5] From 1896 to 1898/1902, Allen partnered with Joseph McArthur Vance.

Allen married Elizabeth Bradlee Wood, a descendant of Tristram Coffin,[6] on June 22, 1879 and had a daughter, Dorothy Allen.[1]

Allen received an honorary Master of Arts from Williams College in 1905 "for the achievement of the Memorial Library at Vassar and the Memorial Chapel at Williams."[7] He was also awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Amherst College in 1912.[3]

Allen was a member of the American Institute of Architects, the International Congress of Architects, the Boston Society of Architects, The Boston Society of Colonial Wars, the Society of Mayflower Descendants, and the New England Historic Genealogical Society. He was also a life member of The Bostonian Society.[8]

Works

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Allen & Kenway (1878–1891)

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https://archive.org/details/illustratedbosto00unse/page/n51/mode/2up?q=%22Allen++Kenway%22

https://archive.org/details/drawer-002-architect-ab-av_202206/page/n133/mode/2up?q=%22Allen++Kenway%22

Some of the works by Allen and Herbert Phipps Kenway include:

  • 344 Beacon St.
    344 Beacon St.
  • 344-346 Beacon St.
    344-346 Beacon St.
  • 200–202 Commonwealth Ave.
    200–202 Commonwealth Ave.
  • 208 Commonwealth Ave.
    208 Commonwealth Ave.

Allen

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Allen & Vance (1896–1902)

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Allen & Collens

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Further information: Allen & Collens

References

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  1. ^ a b c Montague, W. L., ed. (1883). "Alumni, Class of 1865". Biographical Record of the Alumni of Amherst College, During its First Half Century. 1821–1871. Assisted by E. P. Crowell and W. S. Biscoe with an Introduction by Professor W. S. Tyler. Amherst, Mass.: Press of J. E. Williams. p. 398.
  2. ^ The General Society of Mayflower Descendants. The De Vinne Press Published by Order of The General Society of Mayflower Descendants. 1901. pp. 390, 424.
  3. ^ a b Currier, T. Franklin, ed. (1918). Catalogue of Graduates of the Public Latin School in Boston, 1816–1917. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 39.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  4. ^ The Eleventh General Catalogue of the Psi Upsilon Fraternity. Brooklyn–New York: Eagle Press. 1902. p. 142.
  5. ^ King, Stanley (1951). "The Consecrated Eminence": The Story of the Campus and Buildings of Amherst College. Norwood, Massachusetts: The Plimpton Press. p. 90.
  6. ^ Register of the Massachusetts Society of the Colonial Dames of America, 1893–1917. Boston: Thomas Todd Company. 1917. p. 147.
  7. ^ "Francis Richmond Allen". The Williams Record. Vol. XIX, no. 24. June 22, 1905. p. 6.
  8. ^ "Membership List". Proceedings of the Bostonian Society. VII. Old State House. Published by The Society.: 65 January 21, 1913 – via Internet Archive.
  9. ^ a b "344 Beacon". Back Bay Houses. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
  10. ^ "346 Beacon". Back Bay Houses. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
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