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Alfred Stone (architect)

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In 1864 Stone founded his own architectural firm in Providence, and then partnered with W. H. Emmerton in 1866. Emmerton was killed in a railroad accident in 1871. In 1873, Stone promoted longtime employee Charles E. Carpenter to partner, forming the firm of Stone & Carpenter. In 1882, the firm
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graduate, Edmund R. Willson. Impressed with his work, Stone and Carpenter promoted him to junior partner in 1883. He was promoted to full partner a few years later, and the firm became Stone, Carpenter & Willson. Walter G. Sheldon became a partner in 1901.
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Stone had a keen interest in land use issues in the Providence area. In the late nineteenth century he played a key role in guiding the expansion of
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English and Classical School, 46 Snow St. (1874) – a private school, also the first home of the Providence Public Library; demolished
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A city street is named in Stone's honor. Stone Road runs from the northern end of Blackstone Boulevard on Providence's East Side to
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Gilbert Congdon & Co. Building, 155-161 Canal St. (1869) – Later the home of Congdon, Carpenter & Co. Demolished.
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Jean A. Follett. "The Hotel Pelham: A New Building Type for America." American Art Journal, Vol. 15, No. 4 (Autumn, 1983)
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Alfred Stone died at the home of his niece on September 4, 1908, in Peterborough, New Hampshire, and was buried in
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in 1870, and was one of the founders of the Rhode Island chapter in 1875. In 1876 he was elevated to fellowship.
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Froebel School (Hillel House), 80 Brown St. (1878) – built as a school for the training of kindergarten teachers
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William Goddard House (Remodeling), 38 Brown St. (1881) – Built for W. G. Goddard in 1830. Now owned by Brown.
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Reports of the Trustees and Superintendent of the Butler Hospital for the Insane, January, 1882
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Historic and Architectural Resources of the East Side, Providence: A Preliminary Report
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Crompton Mills (Mill No. 4), Pulaski St., Crompton, Rhode Island (1882) – burned 1992
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Garden Street School, 27 Sterry St., Pawtucket, Rhode Island (1885) – Demolished.
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All of Stone's work was built in Providence, Rhode Island, except where noted.
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Macullar, Parker & Co. Building, 112 Westminster St. (1880) – Demolished.
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Wheaton & Anthony Building, 75 Westminster St. (1872, 1881) – demolished
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St. Stephen's Row, 130-138 George St., Providence, RI (c.1882) – demolished
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Cheapside Block, 30 N. Main St. (1880) – Now part of RISD's Design Center.
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Hope Reservoir Pumping Station, Olney & Brown Sts. (1872) – demolished
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Providence County Courthouse, 250 Benefit St. (1875–77) – demolished 1931
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Stable and Carriage House, Butler Hospital (1881) – now the gymnasium
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Parish House for First Congregational Church, 1 Benevolent St. (1877)
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Francis W. Goddard House, 71 George St. (1879) – now owned by Brown
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Buildings on Paper: Rhode Island Architectural Drawings, 1825-1945
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Willson died in 1906. By 1907, the firm had been reorganized as
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Historic and Architectural Resources of Barrington, Rhode Island
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The Civic and Architectural Development of Providence, 1636-1950
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Thayer Street Grammar School, 110 Thayer St. (1867) – demolished
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Proceedings of the Rhode Island Historical Society, 1908-1909
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Samuel G. Allen House, 22 Main St., Hope, Rhode Island (1878)
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Wood's Building, 4 S. Main St. (c.1868) – Demolished 1931.
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Barnaby Building, 252 Westminster St. (1870) – demolished
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Union Railroad Co. Depot, Market Sq. (1867) – demolished
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Hotel Dorrance, 187 Westminster St. (1878) – demolished
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Annual Report of the Board of Park Commissioners, 1896
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Amasa Mason Block, 129 Eddy St. (1880) – Demolished.
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Providence: A Citywide Survey of Historic Resources
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American Institute of Architects Quarterly Bulletin
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Slater Hall, 70 George St., Brown University (1878)
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Comstock House, 47 Parkis Ave. (1869) 522:Rathbone Gardner House, 314 Angell St. (1883) 8: 1050: 1048: 760: 758: 756: 754: 752: 750: 748: 746: 744: 742: 740: 556:American Institute of Architects, 1870–1908 454:, 1000 Elmwood Ave. (1877) – demolished 1896 357:Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument (Pedestal), 827:Trolley Wars: Streetcar Workers on the Line 738: 736: 734: 732: 730: 728: 726: 724: 722: 720: 171:Alfred Stone was born on July 29, 1834, in 589:. Providence: Standard Printing Co., 1910. 582: 580: 571:Bolton Center Historic Neighborhood Blog, 534:Rufus R. Wilson House, 240 Hope St. (1884) 503:Esther H. Baker House, 179 Hope St. (1882) 433:(Henry P. Russell Estate), 1085 Ives Rd., 187:in East Machias until the family moved to 47: 36: 858: 856: 854: 852: 850: 30:For other people named Alfred Stone, see 1114:Architects from Providence, Rhode Island 864:The Providence Plantations for 250 Years 401:(1874) – remodeled as apartments in 2013 935: 933: 792: 790: 788: 786: 784: 782: 780: 778: 776: 774: 564: 338:Jesse Metcalf House, 229 Woodward Rd., 183:and Laura Poor Stone. He attended the 633: 631: 629: 440:Charles D. Owen House, 23 Nayatt Rd., 411:(1874) – No longer a church. Altered. 1000:'American Architect and Building News 798:King's Pocket-Book of Providence, R.I 621:Annual Report of the City of Portland 7: 977:American Architect and Building News 876:American Architect and Building News 838:"A History of Swan Point Cemetery". 292:While in private practice, 1864–1873 131:. He was a founding partner of the 689:Dunn, Christine (30 January 2016). 637:"Death of Architect Alfred Stone". 490:Music Hall Building, 229 Main St., 397:Anthony Mill, 624 Washington St., 378:Stone & Carpenter, 1873–c.1885 25: 912:Anthony Village Historic District 1099:19th-century American architects 841:http://www.lahistoryarchive.org/ 407:Hope M. E. Church, 51 Main St., 270:American Institute of Architects 27:American architect (1834 - 1908) 1104:People from East Machias, Maine 513:Christopher Rhodes Greene House 1124:Burials at Swan Point Cemetery 940:Hope Village Historic District 546:Stone, Carpenter & Willson 238:Stone, Carpenter & Sheldon 203:. In 1855 he moved again, to 141:Stone, Carpenter & Willson 1: 665:Swan Point Cemetery website, 387:, 345 Blackstone Blvd. (1873) 32:Alfred Stone (disambiguation) 598:"Alfred Stone, F. A. I. A." 342:(1868) – Demolished 1948-49. 322:, 101 Dyer St. (1866, 1877) 300:, 1 Magee St. (1864) – now 1145: 1039:http://local.provplan.org/ 437:(1875) – main house burned 422:West Warwick, Rhode Island 155:, and many private homes. 153:University of Rhode Island 29: 1129:Washington Academy alumni 965:Buildings of Rhode Island 467:Rhode Island State Prison 308:Ambrose E. Burnside House 46: 1036:"Davol Rubber Company". 862:Greene, Welcome Arnold. 764:Woodward, Wm. McKenzie. 693:. The Providence Journal 526:Davol Rubber Co. Factory 442:Barrington, Rhode Island 367:, 100 N. Main St. (1872) 316:, 336 Benefit St. (1866) 310:, 314 Benefit St. (1866) 492:Pawtucket, Rhode Island 53:Alfred Stone, 1834–1908 639:Carpentry and Building 544:(For later works, see 340:Wanskuck, Rhode Island 314:Louisa Jane Hall House 285: 181:Thomas Treadwell Stone 168: 159:Early years and family 1119:Architects from Maine 418:Crompton Free Library 399:Anthony, Rhode Island 298:Zachariah Allen House 283: 223:Career and later life 167:Stone as a young man. 166: 18:Stone & Carpenter 528:, 1 Davol Sq. (1884) 517:Harris, Rhode Island 494:(1880) – Demolished. 450:What Cheer Cottage, 392:Howard, Rhode Island 249:Blackstone Boulevard 205:Washburn & Brown 1057:17 Sept. 1885: 316. 1002:20 March 1880: 124. 810:Cady, John Hutchins 452:Roger Williams Park 394:(1873) – demolished 383:David Duncan Ward, 335:(1868) – demolished 333:Swan Point Cemetery 256:Swan Point Cemetery 245:Swan Point Cemetery 201:Shepard S. Woodcock 963:Jordy, William H. 676:, accessed 8/3/12. 672:2016-01-22 at the 409:Hope, Rhode Island 365:Elizabeth Building 286: 276:Architectural work 263:Riverside Cemetery 197:Towle & Foster 185:Washington Academy 169: 118:Ellen Maria Putnam 1055:Sanitary Engineer 890:1 June 1881: 314. 888:Sanitary Engineer 878:3 March 1877: 68. 420:, 1679 Main St., 268:Stone joined the 228:took on a recent 122: 121: 84:September 4, 1908 16:(Redirected from 1136: 1058: 1052: 1043: 1034: 1028: 1022: 1016: 1010: 1004: 998: 992: 986: 980: 974: 968: 961: 955: 949: 943: 937: 928: 921: 915: 909: 903: 897: 891: 885: 879: 873: 867: 860: 845: 836: 830: 823: 817: 807: 801: 794: 769: 762: 715: 709: 703: 702: 700: 698: 686: 677: 663: 657: 648: 642: 635: 624: 618: 612: 609: 603: 602:April 1908: 200. 596: 590: 584: 575: 569: 515:, 2 Potter Ct., 217:Alpheus C. 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Index

Stone & Carpenter
Alfred Stone (disambiguation)

E.Machias
Maine
United States
Peterborough
New Hampshire
United States
Architect
Providence
Rhode Island
Stone, Carpenter & Willson
Union Station
Brown University
University of Rhode Island

East Machias
Maine
Thomas Treadwell Stone
Washington Academy
Salem
Massachusetts
Towle & Foster
Shepard S. Woodcock
Washburn & Brown
Arthur Gilman
Portland, Maine
Alpheus C. Morse
Beaux-Arts

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