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| Hutchins & French | |
|---|---|
 Franklin H. Hutchins, circa 1916 | |
| Practice information | |
| Partners | Franklin H. Hutchins; Arthur E. French; Evander French; Francis Whitten; Gordon C. Mallar; Sam G. Gountanis |
| Founders | Franklin H. Hutchins; Arthur E. French |
| Founded | 1910 |
| Dissolved | 1998 |
| Location | Boston, Massachusetts |
Hutchins & French was an American architecture firm based in Boston, Massachusetts established in 1910. The firm specialized in the design of bank buildings and public schools.
Firm history[edit]
The firm was formed in Boston in 1910 by architects Franklin H. Hutchins (1871-1934) and Arthur E. French (1876-1929). They had met while employed in the office of Shepley, Rutan & Coolidge. In 1914 increasing work in northern New England allowed them to open a branch office in Manchester, New Hampshire,[1] which operated until the mid-to-late 1920s. In 1927 the firm was joined by French's son, Evander French (1903-1960), who became junior partner upon the death of his father in 1929.[2] After the death of Hutchins, he was succeded as senior partner by Francis Whitten (1891-1979), who joined Hutchins & French as a designer in 1920.[3] After the death of Evander French in 1960, he was joined in partnership by Gordon C. Mallar (1909-1989), who had also joined the firm in 1927.[4] Francis Whitten retired in 1973,[5] followed by Mallar by 1984. In that year the firm was incorporated as Hutchins & French Inc. by his successor, Sam G. Gountanis (1919-1989), who was president of the firm until his death in in 1989.[6] The firm was thereafter inactive, and was formally dissolved in 1998.[7]
Founders[edit]
Franklin H. Hutchins[edit]
Franklin Henry Hutchins was born in 1871 in Boston. He worked in the office of Shepley, Rutan & Coolidge and Parker, Thomas & Rice before leaving in 1910 to form a partnership with Arthur E. French.[8] Prior to establishing this firm, he had also designed the Kennebunk Free Library in Kennebunk, Maine, which was completed in 1907.[9] He was senior partner of the firm of Hutchins & French until his death.[8]
French never married. He died February 13, 1934 at his home in Boston. He was buried in Kennebunk, Maine, which was his mother's hometown and where he had designed several buildings.[10][9]
Arthur E. French[edit]
Arthur Eugene French was born in 1875 in Wayland, Massachusetts and was raised in Weston. He was educated in architecture in the office of Cabot, Everett & Mead, and also worked for Shepley, Rutan & Coolidge for three years. In 1910 he established his partnership with Hutchins, which continued until his death in 1929.[11][12]
French was a long-time resident of Winchester, Massachusetts, where he died February 26, 1929.[11] His wife, Charlotte French, died November 20, 1938 in a car accident in Newton. They had two sons, Arthur E. French Jr. and Evander French, and two daughters, Charlotte V. French and Marjorie (French) Shields.[13]
Legacy[edit]
At least five of the firm's projects have been individually listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places.
Architectural works[edit]
- Amoskeag Bank Building, Manchester, New Hampshire (1911)
- Manufacturers National Bank Building,[a] Lewiston, Maine (1913, NRHP-listed 1986)
- Haverhill National Bank Building,[b] Haverhill, Massachusetts (1914)[14]
- Dorchester Trust Company Building, Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts (1917)[15]
- Kennebunk High School (former), Kennebunk, Maine (1922, NRHP-listed 2011)
- Fred N. Smith house, Mishawaka, Indiana (1923)[16]
- William Parker Straw house, Manchester, New Hampshire (1923, NRHP-listed 1987)
- First National Bank Building,[c] New Bedford, Massachusetts (1924)[17]
- First National Bank Building, Peterborough, New Hampshire (1924-25)[18]
- Wakefield Trust Company Building, Wakefield, Massachusetts (1924, NRHP-listed 1989)
- First National Bank Building, Mishawaka, Indiana (1925)
- Wakefield Trust Company Building,[d] Wakefield, Rhode Island (1927)
- Centreville National Bank Building, West Warwick, Rhode Island (1928)[19]
- Keene National Bank Building, Keene, New Hampshire (1928)[20]
- Medford Savings Bank Building, Medford, Massachusetts (1928)[21]
- Kennebunk Savings Bank Building, Kennebunk, Maine (1929)[9]
- Service Building,[e] Rutland, Vermont (1930)[22]
- Quincy School additions,[f] Quincy, Massachusetts (1931, NRHP-listed 1983)
- James A. Hervey School (former), Medford, Massachusetts (1932)[23]
- Parkhurst School, Winchester, Massachusetts (1948-49)[24]
- Essex Savings Bank Building, Lawrence, Massachusetts (1953)[25]
Notes[edit]
- ^ A contributing property to the Lewiston Commercial Historic District, NRHP-listed in 2018.
- ^ A contributing property to the Washington Street Shoe District, NRHP-listed in 1976.
- ^ A contributing property to the Central New Bedford Historic District, NRHP-listed in 1980.
- ^ A contributing property to the Wakefield Historic District, NRHP-listed in 1996.
- ^ A contributing property to the Rutland Downtown Historic District, NRHP-listed in 1980.
- ^ The addition of rear wings to the 1905 school, originally designed by Hurd & Gore.
References[edit]
- ^ "Personal," American Contractor 35, no. 23 (June 6 1914): 124.
- ^ "Evander French," Winchester Star, October 6 1960, 2.
- ^ "Whitten, Francis," American Architects Directory (New York: R. R. Bowker Company, 1955): 601.
- ^ "Mallar, Gordon Cranton," American Architects Directory (New York: R. R. Bowker Company, 1962): 458.
- ^ "Francis Whitten, 87," Boston Globe, March 8 1979, 50.
- ^ "Sam Gountanis, 70," Boston Globe, December 11 1989, 29.
- ^ Massachusetts corporation records
- ^ a b Henry F. Withey and Elsie Rathburn Withey, "Hutchins, Franklin H." in Biographical Dictionary of American Architects (Deceased) (Los Angeles: New Age Publishing Company, 1956): 313-314.
- ^ a b c George A. Gilpatric, Kennebunk History (Kennebunk: Star Print, 1939)
- ^ "Franklin H. Hutchins," Boston Globe, February 15 1934, 17.
- ^ a b "Arthur E. French, Architect, Dead," Boston Globe, February 27 1929, 11.
- ^ Henry F. Withey and Elsie Rathburn Withey, "French, Arthur E." in Biographical Dictionary of American Architects (Deceased) (Los Angeles: New Age Publishing Company, 1956): 221-222.
- ^ "Crash Kills Mother of Art French," Boston Globe, November 21 1938, 13.
- ^ "Buildings," Engineering News 71, no. 6 (February 5 1914): 83.
- ^ "Building News," American Architect 111, no. 2162 (May 30 1917): 12.
- ^ "Smith-Kuharic House," mishawaka.in.gov, City of Mishawaka, n. d.
- ^ "First National, New Bedford," United States Investor 35, no. 26 (June 28 1924): 42.
- ^ Bryant F. Tolles Jr. and Carolyn K. Tolles, New Hampshire Architecture: An Illustrated Guide (Hanover: University Press of New England, 1979): 111.
- ^ William H. Jordy, Buildings of Rhode Island (New York: Oxford University Press, 2004): 331.
- ^ Bryant F. Tolles Jr. and Carolyn K. Tolles, New Hampshire Architecture: An Illustrated Guide (Hanover: University Press of New England, 1979): 142.
- ^ "Medford Savings Bank Begins Demolishing Old Bank Building," Boston Globe, April 15 1928, a24.
- ^ Glenn M. Andres and Curtis B. Johnson, Buildings of Vermont, (Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2013): 83-84.
- ^ "New School in Medford to be Completed Next Month," Boston Globe, March 6 1932, a16.
- ^ "A School Designed for Neighborhood Use," American School Board Journal 120, no. 2 (February 1950): 47-49.
- ^ Engineering News-Record 150, no. 10 (March 5 1953): 91.