Allen & Collens

Allen & Collens was an architectural partnership between Francis Richmond Allen and Charles Collens that was active from 1904 to 1931.[1]: 5  Allen had previously worked in the Boston-based partnerships Allen & Kenway (1878–91) and Allen & Vance (1896–98),[2] which executed Lathrop House (1901) and Davison House (1902) at Vassar College. The firm was known for its Gothic Revival design work.

Francis R. Allen died in November 1931. Charles Collens continued to practice under the name Collens, Willis and Beckonert. Collens died in September 1956.[3][4]

Notable works
Image Building Location Year Built Notes Ref
Sonnenberg Canandaigua, New York 1885–1887 For Frederick Ferris and Mary Clark Thompson [1]
Twin Oaks Washington, D.C. 1888 For Gardiner Greene Hubbard
Marlborough City Hall Marlborough, Massachusetts 1905 Designed by Allen, Collens & Berry
Thompson Memorial Chapel Williamstown, Massachusetts 1905 For Williams College
Thompson Memorial Library Poughkeepsie, New York 1905 For Vassar College
Union Theological Seminary New York City 1908–1910 W. 120th Street and Broadway [5]
United States Post Office Canandaigua, New York 1910 28 N. Main Street [5]
William Oxley Thompson Memorial Library Columbus, Ohio 1910–1912 For Ohio State University [6]
Andover Hall Cambridge, Massachusetts 1911 Now Swartz Hall at Harvard Divinity School
Knox United Church Calgary, Alberta 1912–1913 Designed in association with Calgary architects Lawson & Fordyce. [7]
Second Church in Newton Newton, Massachusetts 1914–1916 [8]
Reformed Dutch Church of Poughkeepsie Poughkeepsie, New York 1921 70 Hooker Avenue [5]
Central Presbyterian Church New York City 1922 593 Park Avenue [9]
Hartford Seminary Hartford, Connecticut 1923–1929 55 Elizabeth Street and 72–120 Sherman Street. Now the University of Connecticut School of Law [5]
Leslie Lindsey Memorial Chapel Back Bay, Boston 1924 Designed for the Emmanuel Episcopal Church [10]
Trinity United Methodist Church Springfield, Massachusetts 1924 361 Sumner Avenue
United Congregational Church Bridgeport, Connecticut 1924–1926 877 Park Avenue [5]
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Stillington Hall Gloucester, Massachusetts 1925 For Leslie Buswell [12]
Hammond Castle Gloucester, Massachusetts 1926–1929 For John Hays Hammond Jr.
Cushing House Poughkeepsie, New York 1927 Dormitory for Vassar College
Riverside Church Morningside Heights, New York City 1930 Designed with Henry C. Pelton
Universalist National Memorial Church Washington, D.C. 1930 1810 16th Street, Northwest
Newton City Hall and War Memorial Newton, Massachusetts 1931 1000 Commonwealth Avenue [5]
First Parish Church Waltham, Massachusetts 1932–1933 87 School Street [5]
The Cloisters Fort Tyron Park, New York City 1934–1938 Designed by Charles Collens [13]
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References
  1. Larry E. Gobrecht (December 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Canandaigua Post Office". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2009-06-14. See also: "Accompanying 14 photos".
  2. Marquis, ed.Who's Who in New England 1915.
  3. "F. R. Allen Dead; Boston Architect". New York Times. November 8, 1931.
  4. "Charles Collens Dies; Designed Buildings Here". Hartford Courant. September 20, 1956. p. 5.
  5. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  6. "William Oxley Thompson Memorial Library". Austin E. Knowlton School of Architecture Digital Library. The Ohio State University. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
  7. "Allen, Francis Richmond," dictionaryofarchitectsincanada.org, Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Canada, 1800-1950, n. d. Accessed May 12, 2021.
  8. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  9. "Central Presbyterian Church". nycago.org. Archived from the original on 2015-12-29.
  10. "Architects & Craftsmen of Lindsey Chapel, Emmanuel Church, Boston". Emmanuel Church. Archived from the original on 2012-03-08. Retrieved 2012-06-30.
  11. Kate Ohno and John Herzan (May 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: United Congregational Church". National Park Service. and Accompanying 5 photos, from 1983
  12. "Ron Hazelton House Tour". Good Morning America. January 6, 2006. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
  13. "Cloisters Opened on Tryon Heights". The New York Times. May 11, 1938.
  14. "Architects File Plans For the New Cloisters". The New York Times. April 6, 1935.("Plans of the Cloisters Building ... were filed yesterday by Allen, Collens & Williams, the architects.")

Allen & Collens works. Held by the Department of Drawings & Archives, Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library, Columbia University.

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