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Richmond was married, and had four children. He was a member of the Masons and the Odd Fellows. In 1896 he was a representative from the
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and trained as a carpenter in Amherst. As a young man he moved to Springfield, where he was educated in architecture in the office of
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Richmond's work was designed in the popular styles of the day. During his partnership with Seabury his buildings relied on
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to Otis Abiathar Richmond and Laura Elmer (Ware) Richmond. He was educated in the public schools and academy of
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Richmond was the architect of at least four buildings that have been listed on the United States
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Projects dated before 1890 are credited to Richmond & Seabury.
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Old Rockville High School and East School NRHP Registration Form
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The Richmond family home was at 20 Greenleaf Street in the
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Francis Richard Richmond was born April 20, 1851, in
136:(1851-1907) was an American architect practicing in 933:, ed. Moses King (Springfield: James D. Gill, 1884) 87: 79: 61: 40: 21: 859: 857: 194:Richmond died November 6, 1907, at the age of 56. 191:neighborhood, which Richmond had built in 1893. 891: 889: 8: 1001: 999: 912:Francis R. Richmond House, Springfield, Mass 771:Palmer National and Savings Banks Building, 546:Palmer National and Savings Banks Building, 827:Home to Vernon town offices as well as the 1495:People from Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts 1490:Architects from Springfield, Massachusetts 29: 18: 1066:Sanitary Engineer and Construction Record 436:North Main Street Fire Station (former), 924: 922: 920: 868:(Stoughton: A. M. Bridgman, 1896): 152. 865:A Souvenir of Massachusetts Legislators 853: 789: 582: 1332:55, no. 1103 (February 13, 1897): xvi. 178:Massachusetts House of Representatives 1392:71, no. 1313 (February 23, 1901): xi. 1244:"Freemasonry in Springfield, Mass.," 360:Worker housing for the Otis Company, 298:Chapel and gate, Oak Grove Cemetery, 129:, designed by F. R. Richmond in 1892. 7: 1420:83, no. 1465 (January 23, 1904): xi. 1417:American Architect and Building News 1389:American Architect and Building News 1329:American Architect and Building News 1026:19, no. 12 (February 16, 1889): 154. 963:8, no. 17 (September 27, 1883): 403. 204:National Register of Historic Places 1054:16, no. 22 (October 29, 1887): 624. 993:10, no. 21 (October 23, 1884): 492. 1210:(Chicopee: City of Chicopee, 1892) 1111:17, no. 3 (December 17, 1887): 48. 1069:16, no. 13 (August 27, 1887): 357. 1011:12, no. 13 (August 27, 1885): 256. 412:Rockville National Bank Building, 381:Jefferson Avenue School (former), 319:(1884, NRHP 1983, demolished 2015) 14: 1250:23, no. 2 (November 1893): 89-98. 1196:21, no. 15 (March 15, 1890): 240. 1151:9, no. 19 (November 10, 1888): 3. 339:National Needle Company Factory, 230:in 1893, Richmond turned towards 226:. Later, in the aftermath of the 1347:58, no. 1 (January 4, 1902): 16. 1291:29, no. 19 (April 7, 1894): 309. 1181:19, no. 15 (March 9, 1889): 196. 901:29, no. 12 (December 1907): 383. 814:Now the Office of Admissions of 764: 744: 725: 706: 687: 671: 652: 633: 617: 601: 585: 515:Eastern Avenue School (former), 512:(1897 and 1902, demolished 2005) 495:Springfield Industrial Institute 1193:Engineering and Building Record 1178:Engineering and Building Record 1163:Engineering and Building Record 1108:Engineering and Building Record 1051:Engineering and Building Record 1023:Engineering and Building Record 883:21, no. 25 (May 24, 1890): 386. 880:Engineering and Building Record 840:Addition of the two rear wings. 35:Francis R. Richmond, circa 1896 1463:55, no. 18 (May 4, 1907): 78c. 1448:51, no. 19 (May 13, 1905): 51. 1166:19, no. 23 (May 4, 1889): 308. 978:9, no. 25 (May 22, 1884): 600. 930:King's Handbook of Springfield 678:Second Congregational Church, 576:Gallery of architectural works 567:Three Rivers School (former), 477:Memorial Church Parish House, 405:Alden Street School (former), 398:Second Congregational Church, 369:East Longmeadow, Massachusetts 346:House for Andrew L. Fennessy, 336:(1885–86 and 1889, demolished) 305:Meriden High School (former), 150:Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts 55:Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts 16:American architect (1851–1907) 1: 948:8, no. 4 (June 28, 1883): 91. 1377:22, no. 7 (July 1901): n. p. 1362:24, no. 5 (July 30, 1898): x 1096:9, no. 3 (July 21, 1888): 3. 895:"Francis Richard Richmond," 829:New England Civil War Museum 805:Later known as White Cliffs. 330:School for Christian Workers 322:House for Justin Spaulding, 262:Hope Congregational Church, 228:World's Columbian Exposition 1207:Municipal Register for 1891 594:Northborough, Massachusetts 553:Thorndike School (former), 275:Northborough, Massachusetts 246:List of architectural works 111:Northborough, Massachusetts 1511: 737:Springfield, Massachusetts 718:Springfield, Massachusetts 645:Springfield, Massachusetts 610:Springfield, Massachusetts 562:Springfield, Massachusetts 541:Springfield, Massachusetts 531:Springfield, Massachusetts 517:Springfield, Massachusetts 499:Springfield, Massachusetts 489:Springfield, Massachusetts 479:Springfield, Massachusetts 465:Springfield, Massachusetts 455:Springfield, Massachusetts 438:Springfield, Massachusetts 407:Springfield, Massachusetts 383:Springfield, Massachusetts 371:(1888–89, demolished 1971) 355:Springfield, Massachusetts 348:Springfield, Massachusetts 341:Springfield, Massachusetts 334:Springfield, Massachusetts 317:Springfield, Massachusetts 300:Springfield, Massachusetts 295:(1883–85, demolished 1959) 293:Springfield, Massachusetts 282:Springfield, Massachusetts 264:Springfield, Massachusetts 138:Springfield, Massachusetts 73:Springfield, Massachusetts 1414:"Building Intelligence," 1386:"Building Intelligence," 1326:"Building Intelligence," 1285:"Building Intelligence," 1190:"Building Intelligence," 1160:"Building Intelligence," 1063:"Building Intelligence," 1048:"Building Intelligence," 1020:"Building Intelligence," 1005:"Building Intelligence," 987:"Building Intelligence," 972:"Building Intelligence," 957:"Building Intelligence," 942:"Building Intelligence," 524:Greenfield, Massachusetts 28: 1341:"Personally Conducted," 757:Watch Hill, Rhode Island 733:South Main Street School 529:Westminster Apartments, 510:Watch Hill, Rhode Island 485:South Main Street School 470:Alvord School (former), 353:Tapley School (former), 23:Francis Richard Richmond 1356:"School and Plumbing," 680:Manchester, Connecticut 472:Chicopee, Massachusetts 431:Chicopee, Massachusetts 400:Manchester, Connecticut 324:Chicopee, Massachusetts 218:models, as well as the 1442:"Business Buildings," 898:Carpentry and Building 699:Rockville, Connecticut 560:Odd Fellows Building, 448:Rockville, Connecticut 433:(1890–91, burned 1916) 419:Bridge Street School, 414:Rockville, Connecticut 376:Rockville, Connecticut 350:(1887–88, burned 1968) 266:(1882–83, burned 1931) 130: 127:Rockville, Connecticut 114: 1247:Freemasons Repository 773:Palmer, Massachusetts 695:Rockville High School 664:Palmer, Massachusetts 624:Meriden High School, 569:Palmer, Massachusetts 555:Palmer, Massachusetts 550:(1904–05, demolished) 548:Palmer, Massachusetts 537:Springfield Homestead 526:(1901–02, demolished) 522:Davis Street School, 444:Rockville High School 421:Suffield, Connecticut 393:Palmer, Massachusetts 287:"Pecousic Villa" for 123:Rockville High School 120: 101:The country house of 100: 1374:School Board Journal 641:W C A Boarding House 626:Meriden, Connecticut 427:Chicopee High School 313:W C A Boarding House 307:Meriden, Connecticut 174:8th Hampden district 1344:Boston Home Journal 374:Memorial Building, 362:Ware, Massachusetts 280:Oak Street School, 210:Architectural works 134:Francis R. Richmond 1460:Engineering Record 1445:Engineering Record 1288:Engineering Record 660:Palmer High School 564:(1905, demolished) 501:(1895, demolished) 457:(1892–93, altered) 423:(1890, demolished) 389:Palmer High School 220:contemporary works 162:B. Hammett Seabury 154:Townshend, Vermont 131: 115: 107:Smith & Wesson 1008:Sanitary Engineer 990:Sanitary Engineer 975:Sanitary Engineer 960:Sanitary Engineer 945:Sanitary Engineer 751:Additions to the 504:Additions to the 491:(1895, NRHP 1985) 467:(1893, NRHP 1983) 450:(1892, NRHP 1981) 289:Everett H. Barney 269:"The Cliffs" for 158:Eugene C. 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Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts
Springfield, Massachusetts

Daniel B. Wesson
Smith & Wesson
Northborough, Massachusetts

Rockville High School
Rockville, Connecticut
Springfield, Massachusetts
Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts
Townshend, Vermont
Eugene C. Gardner
B. Hammett Seabury
8th Hampden district
Massachusetts House of Representatives
Democrat
Forest Park
National Register of Historic Places
Queen Anne
contemporary works
H. H. Richardson
World's Columbian Exposition
Classical
Renaissance
Colonial
Springfield, Massachusetts
Daniel B. Wesson
Northborough, Massachusetts

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