Stone, Carpenter & Sheldon

Stone, Carpenter & Sheldon was an American architectural firm based in Providence, Rhode Island. Established in 1906 and dissolved in 1926, it was the successor firm to Stone, Carpenter & Willson.

Stone, Carpenter & Sheldon
Practice information
PartnersAlfred Stone; Charles E. Carpenter; Walter G. Sheldon; Gilbert Sheldon; William C. Mustard
FoundersAlfred Stone; Charles E. Carpenter; Walter G. Sheldon
Founded1906
Dissolved1926
LocationProvidence, Rhode Island
The former John Howland School in Providence, designed in the Jacobethan style by Stone, Carpenter & Sheldon and built in 1916.

History

The firm of Stone, Carpenter & Sheldon was organized in 1906 as the partnership of architects Alfred Stone (1834-1908), Charles E. Carpenter (1845-1923), and Walter G. Sheldon (1855-1931). Sheldon, who had become a partner in the earlier firm in 1901, replaced Edmund R. Willson as the named third partner.[1] Sheldon had been a significant designer within the firm, and took on those responsibilities. In 1908 Stone died, and Carpenter retired, leaving Sheldon as the only principal in the firm.[2][3] By 1919 Sheldon was joined in partnership by his son, Gilbert Sheldon, and William C. Mustard.[4] Due to declining health Sheldon retired in 1926, and the firm was dissolved.[5]

In its early years, the firm retained some of the prestige of its predecessor, though this was mostly lost by the time of World War I. Their practice was mostly domestic, and they were responsible for alterations of several works by their predecessor firms. Many of their works, in Providence, Pawtucket and elsewhere, contribute to historic districts that have been listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places.

Works

References
  1. "Two Rhode Island Architects". American Architect and Building News 9 Feb. 1907: 67.
  2. History of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, Biographical. New York: American Historical Society, 1920.
  3. "Alfred Stone, F. A. I. A." American Institute of Architects Quarterly Bulletin April 1908: 200.
  4. Providence directories
  5. Henry F. Withey and Elsie Rathburn Withey, Biographical Dictionary of American Architects (Deceased) (Los Angeles: New Age Publishing Company, 1956): 550.
  6. Historic and Architectural Resources of South Kingstown, Rhode Island: A Preliminary Report. 1984.
  7. Journal of the American-Irish Historical Society 1909: 168.
  8. Blackstone Boulevard-Cole Avenue-Grotto Avenue Historic District NRHP Nomination. 2008.
  9. Power Street-Cooke Street Historic District NRHP Nomination. 1974.
  10. "PPS Records for 290 Blackstone Boulevard". http://gowdey.ppsri.org/. 2009.
  11. Historic Resources of Pawtucket, Rhode Island.
  12. Worcester Magazine Feb. 1915: xiv.
  13. Wayland Historic District NRHP Nomination. 2005.
  14. American Contractor 3 April 1915: 73.
  15. American Contractor 2 Dec. 1916: 69.
  16. American Contractor 6 May 1916: 73.
  17. American Contractor 24 June 1916: 70.
  18. John N. A. Griswold House NHL Nomination. 1971.
  19. American Contractor 27 Oct. 1917: 40.
  20. American Contractor 2 March 1918: 57.
  21. American Contractor 29 Jan. 1921: 55.
  22. Historic and Architectural Resources of Narragansett, Rhode Island. 1991.
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