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{{Short description|American architect (1867 - 1947)}}
'''Albert H. Humes''' was [[Pawtucket, Rhode Island]]'s most prominent [[architect]] during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He was reknowned locally as a designer of private residences and schools. He opened his Pawtucket office in 1888. Humes was displaced as the city's most sought-after architect by [[R. C. N. Monahan]] after roughly 1910. Between 1903 and 1904, Humes was mayor of [[Central Falls, Rhode Island]].<ref>Central Falls, RI (Historic Preservation Report, January 1978)</ref> Cogswell Tower was built at the same time.
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[[File:17 Nickerson Street, Pawtucket RI.jpg|thumb|right|260px|[[E.A. Burnham House|Eugene A. Burnham House]], Pawtucket, RI. 1902.]]
[[File:Cogswell Tower Central Falls RI.jpg|thumb|right|260px|[[Jenks Park & Cogswell Tower|Cogswell Tower, Jenks Park]], Central Falls, RI. 1904.]]
'''Albert Hadfield Humes''' (1867–1947) was an American [[architect]] working in [[Central Falls, Rhode Island|Central Falls]] and [[Pawtucket, Rhode Island]]. He was known locally as a designer of private residences and schools.


He attended [[Scholfield's Commercial College]] in [[Providence, Rhode Island|Providence]], and worked for noted architects [[William R. Walker & Son]] for 6 years.<ref>''E. A. Burnham House NRHP Nomination''. 1983.</ref> He opened his office in Central Falls in 1887. In 1895, he moved it to the larger, neighboring city of Pawtucket. Between 1903 and 1904, Humes served as the mayor of Central Falls.<ref name="Central">''Statewide Historic Preservation Report P-CF-1: Central Falls, Rhode Island''. 1978.</ref> Upon his death, Humes was buried in Moshassuck Cemetery in Central Falls.
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==Architectural Works==


Humes continued to practice at least through the early 1940s, but little is known of his work after 1910.<ref>''American School and University'' 1943.</ref>
* James E. Childs House, 19 Stuart St., Pawtucket, RI (1888) - Humes' first commission.<ref>Statewide Historic Preservation Report P-PA-2, for Pawtucket (October 1978)</ref>

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* Broad Street Fire Station, 551 Broad St., Central Falls, RI (1889)<ref>Central Falls, RI (Historic Preservation Report, January 1978)</ref>
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==Architectural works==
* Kendall Street Fire Station, 14-16 Kendall St., Central Falls, RI (1891) - This has been demolished.<ref>Central Falls, RI (Historic Preservation Report, January 1978)</ref>

* B. F. G. Linnell House, 79 Summit St., Central Falls, RI (1892) - This house has recently been stripped of its Queen Anne ornament.<ref>South Central Falls Historic District - NRHP Nomination (1991)</ref>
* Lester I. Mathewson House, 212 Cottage St., Pawtucket, RI (1892)<ref>Statewide Historic Preservation Report P-PA-2, for Pawtucket (October 1978)</ref>
* James E. Childs House, 19 Stuart St., Pawtucket, RI (1888)<ref name="Pawtucket">''Statewide Historic Preservation Report P-PA-2: Pawtucket, Rhode Island''. 1978.</ref>
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* Broad Street Fire Station, 551 Broad St., Central Falls, RI (1889)<ref name="Central"/>
* Walter Stearns House, 22 Walnut St., Pawtucket, RI (1892)<ref>Statewide Historic Preservation Report P-PA-2, for Pawtucket (October 1978)</ref>
* Garfield Street School, 150 Illinois St., Central Falls, RI (1892) - This school has been demolished.<ref>Annual Report of the Rhode Island State Board of Education (1893)</ref>
* Kendall Street Fire Station, 14-16 Kendall St., Central Falls, RI (1891) - Demolished.<ref name="Central"/>
* Alanson P. Wood House, 153 Center St., Central Falls, RI (1894)<ref>Central Falls, RI (Historic Preservation Report, January 1978)</ref>
* Benjamin F. G. Linnell House, 79 Summit St., Central Falls, RI (1892) - This house has recently been stripped of its Queen Anne ornament.<ref>''South Central Falls Historic District NRHP Nomination''. 1991.</ref>
* Lucius B. Darling, Jr. House, 124 Walcott St., Pawtucket, RI (1895)<ref>Statewide Historic Preservation Report P-PA-2, for Pawtucket (October 1978)</ref>
* Lester I. Mathewson House, 212 Cottage St., Pawtucket, RI (1892)<ref name="Pawtucket"/>
* Herbert S. Jenks House, 1042 Newport Ave., Pawtucket, RI (1897)
* Walter Stearns House, 22 Walnut St., Pawtucket, RI (1892)<ref name="Pawtucket"/>
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* Garfield Street School, 150 Illinois St., Central Falls, RI (1892) - Demolished.<ref>''Annual Report of the Rhode Island State Board of Education''. 1893.</ref>
* Broadway School, 481 Broadway, Pawtucket, RI (1899) - This flamboyant structure has been demolished.<ref>Engineering Record (March 11, 1899)</ref>
* Willard B. Tanner House, 101 Blackstone Blvd., Providence, RI (1901) - Humes' only Providence commission.
* Alanson P. Wood House, 153 Center St., Central Falls, RI (1894)<ref name="Central"/>
* Apponaug School, 3445 Post Rd., [[Apponaug, Rhode Island|Apponaug]], Warwick, RI (1902) - This building, later Warwick High, burned in 1927.<ref>American Architect & Building News (July 5, 1902)</ref>
* Patrick F. McCarthy Duplex, 28-30 Jefferson Ave., Pawtucket, RI (1894)<ref>''American Architect and Building News'' 2 Dec. 1893: 3.</ref>
* G. A. Burnham House, 17 Nickerson St., Pawtucket, RI (1902)<ref>Statewide Historic Preservation Report P-PA-2, for Pawtucket (October 1978)</ref>
* George T. Greenhalgh Duplex, 23-25 Daniels St., Pawtucket, RI (1895)<ref name="Pawtucket"/>
* Lucius B. Darling, Jr. House, 124 Walcott St., Pawtucket, RI (1895)<ref name="Pawtucket"/>
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* Joyce Street School, 1 Joyce St., Warren, RI (1902)<ref>Annual Report of the Rhode Island State Board of Education (1903)</ref>
* Cherry Street Kindergarten, 23 Cherry St., Pawtucket, RI (1896) - Burned 1960s.<ref>''Journal of Education'' 12 Dec. 1895: 405.</ref>
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* [[Jenks Park & Cogswell Tower|Cogswell Tower]], Jenks Park, Central Falls, RI (1904)<ref>Central Falls, RI (Historic Preservation Report, January 1978)</ref>
* Fire Station No. 2 (Former), 420 Main St., Pawtucket, RI (1905)<ref>Statewide Historic Preservation Report P-PA-2, for Pawtucket (October 1978)</ref>
* Herbert S. Jenks House, 1042 Newport Ave., Pawtucket, RI (1897)<ref name="Pawtucket"/>
* Odd Fellows Building, 17 Bank St., [[Attleboro, Massachusetts|Attleboro]], MA (1897) - All but the ground floor was destroyed in a 1918 fire.<ref>''Engineering News'' 25 Feb. 1897: 71.</ref><ref>''Standard'' 16 March 1918: 275.</ref>
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* Albert H. Humes House, 15 Arlington St., Pawtucket, RI (1906) - Humes' own residence.<ref>Statewide Historic Preservation Report P-PA-2, for Pawtucket (October 1978)</ref>
* Oak Hall Building, 310 Main St., Pawtucket, RI (1906) - This was torn down in 1975.<ref>Pawtucket (Images of America, 1995)</ref>
* Broadway School, 481 Broadway, Pawtucket, RI (1899) - Demolished.<ref>''Engineering Record'' 11 March 1899: 344.</ref>
* Willard B. Tanner House, 101 Blackstone Blvd., Providence, RI (1901)
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* Albert E. Seal House, 96 Clyde St., Pawtucket, RI (1907)<ref>Statewide Historic Preservation Report P-PA-2, for Pawtucket (October 1978)</ref>
* Apponaug School, 3445 Post Rd., [[Apponaug, Rhode Island|Apponaug]], RI (1902) - This building, later the Warwick High School, burned in 1927.<ref>''American Architect and Building News'' 5 July 1902: xii.</ref>
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* To Kalon Club, 26 Main St., Pawtucket, RI (1908) - Now occupied by offices.<ref>Statewide Historic Preservation Report P-PA-2, for Pawtucket (October 1978)</ref>
* [[E.A. Burnham House|Eugene A. Burnham House]], 17 Nickerson St., Pawtucket, RI (1902)<ref name="Pawtucket"/>
* Joyce Street School, 1 Joyce St., Warren, RI (1902)<ref>''Annual Report of the Rhode Island State Board of Education''. 1903.</ref>
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* [[Jenks Park & Cogswell Tower|Cogswell Tower, Jenks Park]], Central Falls, RI (1904)<ref name="Central"/>
* Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd Parish House, 490 Broadway, Pawtucket, RI (1904–05) - Highly altered.<ref>''Churchman'' 1905: 105.</ref>
* Fire Station No. 2, 420 Main St., Pawtucket, RI (1905) - Now the Pawtucket Senior Center.<ref name="Pawtucket"/>
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* Albert H. Humes House, 15 Arlington St., Pawtucket, RI (1906) - Humes' own residence.<ref name="Pawtucket"/>
* Oak Hall Building, 310 Main St., Pawtucket, RI (1906) - Demolished 1975.<ref>Johnson, Elizabeth J., James L. Wheaton, and Susan L. Reed. ''Images of America: Pawtucket''. Vol. 1. 1995.</ref>
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* Albert E. Seal House, 96 Clyde St., Pawtucket, RI (1907)<ref name="Pawtucket"/>
* Standard Nut and Bolt Co. Factory, 51 Abbott St., [[Valley Falls, Rhode Island|Valley Falls]], RI (1907 et al.) - Humes was the treasurer and an organizer of this company.<ref>''Iron Age'' 10 Jan. 1907: 161.</ref>
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* To Kalon Club, 26 Main St., Pawtucket, RI (1908) - Now occupied by offices.<ref name="Pawtucket"/>
* [[Gately Building]], 335 Main St., Pawtucket, RI (1914)
* Cyrus Taft House, 116 Dexter St., [[Cumberland, Rhode Island|Lonsdale]], RI (1914)<ref>''American Contractor'' 9 May 1914: 57.</ref>


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[[Category:Architects from Rhode Island]]
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Latest revision as of 09:56, 16 February 2022

Albert H. Humes
Mayor of Central Falls, RI
In office
1903–1904
Personal details
Born1867
Died1947
Resting placeMoshassuck Cemetery, Central Falls
EducationScholfield's Commercial College
Occupationarchitect
Eugene A. Burnham House, Pawtucket, RI. 1902.
Cogswell Tower, Jenks Park, Central Falls, RI. 1904.

Albert Hadfield Humes (1867–1947) was an American architect working in Central Falls and Pawtucket, Rhode Island. He was known locally as a designer of private residences and schools.

He attended Scholfield's Commercial College in Providence, and worked for noted architects William R. Walker & Son for 6 years.[1] He opened his office in Central Falls in 1887. In 1895, he moved it to the larger, neighboring city of Pawtucket. Between 1903 and 1904, Humes served as the mayor of Central Falls.[2] Upon his death, Humes was buried in Moshassuck Cemetery in Central Falls.

Humes continued to practice at least through the early 1940s, but little is known of his work after 1910.[3]

Architectural works

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  • James E. Childs House, 19 Stuart St., Pawtucket, RI (1888)[4]
  • Broad Street Fire Station, 551 Broad St., Central Falls, RI (1889)[2]
  • Kendall Street Fire Station, 14-16 Kendall St., Central Falls, RI (1891) - Demolished.[2]
  • Benjamin F. G. Linnell House, 79 Summit St., Central Falls, RI (1892) - This house has recently been stripped of its Queen Anne ornament.[5]
  • Lester I. Mathewson House, 212 Cottage St., Pawtucket, RI (1892)[4]
  • Walter Stearns House, 22 Walnut St., Pawtucket, RI (1892)[4]
  • Garfield Street School, 150 Illinois St., Central Falls, RI (1892) - Demolished.[6]
  • Alanson P. Wood House, 153 Center St., Central Falls, RI (1894)[2]
  • Patrick F. McCarthy Duplex, 28-30 Jefferson Ave., Pawtucket, RI (1894)[7]
  • George T. Greenhalgh Duplex, 23-25 Daniels St., Pawtucket, RI (1895)[4]
  • Lucius B. Darling, Jr. House, 124 Walcott St., Pawtucket, RI (1895)[4]
  • Cherry Street Kindergarten, 23 Cherry St., Pawtucket, RI (1896) - Burned 1960s.[8]
  • Herbert S. Jenks House, 1042 Newport Ave., Pawtucket, RI (1897)[4]
  • Odd Fellows Building, 17 Bank St., Attleboro, MA (1897) - All but the ground floor was destroyed in a 1918 fire.[9][10]
  • Broadway School, 481 Broadway, Pawtucket, RI (1899) - Demolished.[11]
  • Willard B. Tanner House, 101 Blackstone Blvd., Providence, RI (1901)
  • Apponaug School, 3445 Post Rd., Apponaug, RI (1902) - This building, later the Warwick High School, burned in 1927.[12]
  • Eugene A. Burnham House, 17 Nickerson St., Pawtucket, RI (1902)[4]
  • Joyce Street School, 1 Joyce St., Warren, RI (1902)[13]
  • Cogswell Tower, Jenks Park, Central Falls, RI (1904)[2]
  • Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd Parish House, 490 Broadway, Pawtucket, RI (1904–05) - Highly altered.[14]
  • Fire Station No. 2, 420 Main St., Pawtucket, RI (1905) - Now the Pawtucket Senior Center.[4]
  • Albert H. Humes House, 15 Arlington St., Pawtucket, RI (1906) - Humes' own residence.[4]
  • Oak Hall Building, 310 Main St., Pawtucket, RI (1906) - Demolished 1975.[15]
  • Albert E. Seal House, 96 Clyde St., Pawtucket, RI (1907)[4]
  • Standard Nut and Bolt Co. Factory, 51 Abbott St., Valley Falls, RI (1907 et al.) - Humes was the treasurer and an organizer of this company.[16]
  • To Kalon Club, 26 Main St., Pawtucket, RI (1908) - Now occupied by offices.[4]
  • Gately Building, 335 Main St., Pawtucket, RI (1914)
  • Cyrus Taft House, 116 Dexter St., Lonsdale, RI (1914)[17]

References

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  1. ^ E. A. Burnham House NRHP Nomination. 1983.
  2. ^ a b c d e Statewide Historic Preservation Report P-CF-1: Central Falls, Rhode Island. 1978.
  3. ^ American School and University 1943.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Statewide Historic Preservation Report P-PA-2: Pawtucket, Rhode Island. 1978.
  5. ^ South Central Falls Historic District NRHP Nomination. 1991.
  6. ^ Annual Report of the Rhode Island State Board of Education. 1893.
  7. ^ American Architect and Building News 2 Dec. 1893: 3.
  8. ^ Journal of Education 12 Dec. 1895: 405.
  9. ^ Engineering News 25 Feb. 1897: 71.
  10. ^ Standard 16 March 1918: 275.
  11. ^ Engineering Record 11 March 1899: 344.
  12. ^ American Architect and Building News 5 July 1902: xii.
  13. ^ Annual Report of the Rhode Island State Board of Education. 1903.
  14. ^ Churchman 1905: 105.
  15. ^ Johnson, Elizabeth J., James L. Wheaton, and Susan L. Reed. Images of America: Pawtucket. Vol. 1. 1995.
  16. ^ Iron Age 10 Jan. 1907: 161.
  17. ^ American Contractor 9 May 1914: 57.
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