Frank R. Watson (1859-1940)

Name

Watson, Frank R.

Personal Information

Birth/Death:    b. 26 February 1859 – d. 29 October 1940
Occupation:    American architect
Location:    Philadelphia, PA

AIA Affiliation

Member of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) 1901-decease
Fellow of the American Institute of Architects (FAIA) 1930

Biographical Sources

Biographical directories
Entry in Henry F. Withey, A.I.A., and Elsie Rathburn Withey, Biographical Dictionary of American Architects (Deceased) (Los Angeles: New Age Publishing Company, 1956. Facsimile edition, Hennessey & Ingalls, Inc., 1970)
Entry in Philadelphia Architects and Buildings database https://www.philadelphiabuildings.org/pab

Related Records

Partner of Samuel Huckel
Partner of George E. Edkins
Partner of William Heyl Thompson

Archival Holdings

The American Institute of Architects Archives
      Membership file contains membership application, correspondence about honorary membership in foreign societies, notification of illness, chapter memorial with biographical information. The exhibits accompanying his membership application were returned to him at the time. His Fellowship nomination is not in the file, but the announcement of Fellowship from the annual Proceedings has been included in the pdf.

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