R. C. N. Monahan
Robert Charles Nicholson Monahan (December 1, 1873 – January 29, 1963)[1] was a Canadian-American architect from Pawtucket, Rhode Island.
Life and career
Monahan was born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, in 1873. His father, Robert Monahan, was a carpenter.[2][3] He moved to the United States in 1892[4] and opened his office in Pawtucket at the turn of the century. Up until 1926, he worked alone until adding Robert R. Meikle as a partner to the newly formed Monahan & Meikle firm. In 1943, Carl F. Johnson was also made a partner, and the firm became Monahan, Meikle & Johnson in 1951.[5] In 1962, Monahan retired, dying the next year. Carl Johnson took over, the firm becoming Johnson & Haynes, with Irving B. Haynes. The firm was dissolved in 1968, and Haynes opened an office in Providence.
Architectural works
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R. C. N. Monahan, before 1925
- 1901 – Washington School, 901 Washington St., South Attleboro, Massachusetts. Demolished.[6]
- 1903 – Robert C. N. Monahan House, 14 Denver St., Pawtucket, Rhode Island. The architect's own residence.[7]
- 1904 – Darlington School, 466 Cottage St., Pawtucket, Rhode Island. Demolished.[8]
- 1904 – West Side School, 949 Dexter St., Central Falls, Rhode Island. Demolished.[9]
- 1908 – Child Street School, 450 Child St., Warren, Rhode Island. Now home to the Bristol County Water Authority.[10]
- 1909 – Bungalow, Slater Park, Pawtucket, Rhode Island. Demolished.[7]
- 1911 – James C. Potter (Potter-Burns) School, Newport Ave., Pawtucket, Rhode Island.[11]
- 1912 – Gates, Oak Grove Cemetery, Pawtucket, Rhode Island.[7]
- 1912 – South Woodlawn Fire Station, 394 West Ave., Pawtucket, Rhode Island.[7]
- 1915 – Samuel Slater School, Mineral Spring Ave., Pawtucket, Rhode Island.[12]
- 1915 – T. Stewart Little House, 55 Armistice Blvd., Pawtucket, Rhode Island.[13]
- 1915 – Y. W. C. A. Annex, 324 Broad St., Central Falls, Rhode Island. Demolished in 1992.[14]
- 1916 – Nathanael Greene School, Smithfield Ave., Pawtucket, Rhode Island.[15]
- 1916 – William Gillespie Duplex, 96–98 Clay St., Central Falls, Rhode Island.[16]
- 1917 – Bandstand, Slater Park, Pawtucket, Rhode Island.[7]
- 1917 – Darius L. Goff House, 22 Arlington St., Pawtucket, Rhode Island.[17]
- 1917 – J. C. Potter Casino, Slater Park, Pawtucket, Rhode Island.[7]
- 1918 – Frank J. McDuff House, 7 Homestead St., Pawtucket, Rhode Island.[18]
- 1919 – G. Bradford Draper House, 7 Denver St., Pawtucket, Rhode Island.)[19]
- 1922 – Toole Building (Remodeling), 228 Main St., Pawtucket, Rhode Island. Addition of two stories to the former Wheaton Building (1892).[20]
- 1923 – Clubhouse, Pawtucket Country Club, 900 Armistice Blvd., Pawtucket, Rhode Island.[7]
- 1923 – Samuel Slater Jr. High School, Mineral Spring Ave., Pawtucket, Rhode Island. A radical expansion of the original Slater School.[21]
Monahan & Meikle, 1925–1951
- 1925 – Pawtucket High School, Exchange St., Pawtucket, Rhode Island.[22]
- 1927 – Hope School, North Rd., Hope, Rhode Island.[23]
- 1929 – T. Stewart Little House, 43 Armistice Blvd., Pawtucket, Rhode Island.[13]
- 1929 – Westerly Jr. High School, Highland Ave., Westerly, Rhode Island.[24]
- 1930 – Hiram W. Emery House, 750 Elmgrove Ave., Providence, Rhode Island.[25]
- 1930 – Lyman B. Goff Jr. High School, Newport Ave., Pawtucket, Rhode Island.[26]
- 1931 – MacColl Building, Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island, 111 Brewster St., Pawtucket, Rhode Island.)[27]
- 1932 – Robert R. Meikle House, 16 Sayles Ave., Pawtucket, Rhode Island. The architect's own residence.[7]
- 1933 – Hopkinton Jr. High School, Thelma Dr., Hope Valley, Rhode Island.[28][29]
- 1934 – Cranston School, Cranston Ave., Newport, Rhode Island.[30]
- 1935 – Quinn Hall, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, Rhode Island.[31]
- 1936 – Pawtucket Congregational Church (Parish House), 40 Walcott St., Pawtucket, Rhode Island.[13]
- 1936 – Westerly High School, Ward Ave., Westerly, Rhode Island.
- 1946 – Osteopathic Hospital of Rhode Island, 1763 Broad St., Cranston, Rhode Island. Not built.[32]
Monahan, Meikle & Johnson, 1951–1962
- 1951 – Richardson Building, Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island, 111 Brewster St., Pawtucket, Rhode Island.[33]
- 1952 – Osteopathic Hospital of Rhode Island (Addition), 1763 Broad St., Cranston, Rhode Island. Demolished.[34]
- 1953 – Westerly Public Water Building, 68 White Rock Rd., Westerly, Rhode Island.[5]
- 1954 – Winn Library, Gordon College, Wenham, Massachusetts.[35]
- 1954 – Wood Hall, Gordon College, Wenham, Massachusetts. Demolished 2006.[35]
- 1955 – Barrington Baptist Church, 25 Old County Rd., Barrington, Rhode Island.[5]
- 1955 – Hillside Covenant Church, 100 Hillside Ave., Naugatuck, Connecticut.[5]
- 1956 – Covenant Congregational Church, 315 Whitwell St., Quincy, Massachusetts.[36]
- 1957 – First Baptist Church (Parish House), 1400 Pawtucket Ave., East Providence, Rhode Island.[37]
- 1958 – First Church of Christ, Scientist, 2271 North Ave., Bridgeport, Connecticut.[38]
- 1959 – Central Congregational Church, 1 Worthen St., Chelmsford, Massachusetts.[39]
- 1959 – First Baptist Church, 91 Cottage St., Pawtucket, Rhode Island.[13]
- 1960 – Trinity Baptist Church, 3 Lund Rd., Nashua, New Hampshire. Altered beyond recognition.[40][41]
Johnson & Haynes, 1962–1968
- 1962 – Olney Street Baptist Church, 100 Olney St., Providence, Rhode Island.[42]
- 1963 – Hopedale Union Evangelical Church, 25 Dutcher St., Hopedale, Massachusetts.[43]
- 1963 – Pawtucket Trust Co. Building, 286 Main St., Pawtucket, Rhode Island.[22]
- 1965 – Swedish Congregational Church Parish House, 455 Arborway, Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts.[44]
- 1965 – Trinity Covenant Church, 7 Clematis Rd., Lexington, Massachusetts.[45]
- 1966 – First Unitarian Church (Restoration), 301 Benefit St., Providence, Rhode Island.[42]
- 1968 – Blackstone Valley Electric Co. Building, 150 Main St., Pawtucket, Rhode Island.[22]
References
- ↑ AIA Historical Directory of American Architects
- ↑ Ontario, Canada Births, 1858-1913 for Robert Charles Nichols Monahan
- ↑ U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
- ↑ 1930 United States Federal Census
- 1 2 3 4 American Architects Directory. 1955.
- ↑ Annual Report of the School Committee. 1902.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Johnson, Elizabeth J., James L. Wheaton, and Susan L. Reed. Images of America: Pawtucket. Vol. 2. 1996.
- ↑ Annual Report of the State Board of Education. 1905.
- ↑ American Architect and Building News 9 July 1904: viii/
- ↑ Municipal Journal and Engineer 11 March 1908: 327.
- ↑ American Contractor 3 Sept. 1910: 66.
- ↑ American Contractor 20 Feb. 1915: 52.
- 1 2 3 4 Historic Resources of Pawtucket, Rhode Island: Partial Inventory, Historic and Architectural Properties. 1984.
- ↑ American Contractor 13 March 1915: 48.
- ↑ American Contractor 2 Dec. 1916: 55.
- ↑ American Contractor 10 June 1916: 66
- ↑ American Contractor 25 Nov. 1916: 53.
- ↑ American Contractor 8 June 1922: 55.
- ↑ American Contractor 11 Oct. 1919: 50.
- ↑ American Contractor 4 Feb. 1922: 62.
- ↑ American Contractor 16 Dec. 1922: 44.
- 1 2 3 Pawtucket, Rhode Island: Statewide Preservation Report P-PA-2. 1978.
- ↑ Scituate Tax Book, 1928. 1928.
- ↑ Engineering News-Record Sept. 1929: 1325.
- ↑ Blackstone Boulevard Realty Plat Historic District NRHP Nomination. 1995.
- ↑ Iron Age 26 June 1930: 160
- ↑ Engineering News-Record 1931: 1114
- ↑ Guide Officiel des Franco-Américains. 1940.
- ↑ House, Kirk W. Images of America: Hopkinton. 2004.
- ↑ Bridgemen's Magazine 1934: 627
- ↑ Rhode Island: State-Owned Historic Properties. 1989.
- ↑ Engineering News-Record 1946: 27
- ↑ "Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island". www.mhri.org. Archived from the original on 2013-02-15.
- ↑ "PastPerfect Online".
- 1 2 Engineering News-Record 1954: 80.
- ↑ "Covenant Congregational Church". mhc-macris.net. Massachusetts Historical Commission. n.d. Web.
- ↑ East Providence, Rhode Island: Statewide Preservation Report P-EP-1. 1976.
- ↑ Bridgeport (CT) Daily Post 23 March 1958:
- ↑ "Chelmsford Central Congregational Church". mhc-macris.net. Massachusetts Historical Commission. n.d. Web.
- ↑ Nashua (NH) Telegraph 17 Sept. 1959: 10.
- ↑ "Trinity's history". http://www.trinitynh.org/. n.d. Web.
- 1 2 Woodward, William McKenzie. Providence: A Citywide Survey of Historic Resources. 1986.
- ↑ "Hopedale Union Evangelical Church". mhc-macris.net. Massachusetts Historical Commission. n.d. Web.
- ↑ "Swedish Congregational Church". mhc-macris.net. Massachusetts Historical Commission. n.d. Web.
- ↑ http://historicsurvey.lexingtonma.gov/lexareas/post_1940_period.htm>