Frederick E. Field (January 7, 1864 – December 31, 1931)familysearch.org was an American architect who practiced in Providence, Rhode Island, and Orlando, Florida, in the period between 1883 and 1927.

In 1883, Field opened his practice in the city of Providence. In 1902, he took his head draftsman, Harry A. Slocomb, as partner in Field & Slocomb.American Architect and Building News 18 Jan. 1902: x. This firm was dissolved in January 1904, with both returning to independent practice.American Architect and Building News 9 Jan. 1904: x. In 1907, he joined noted architect Howard Hoppin (1856–1940) in the firm of Hoppin & Field. This, in turn, became Hoppin, Field & Peirce in 1922, when Thomas J. Hill Peirce joined the firm. This firm was soon dissolved, and the partners went their separate ways. By the mid-1920s, Field had moved to Orlando. He had opened his own practice there by 1926.Orlando City Directories. 1926–1931. In 1927, Charles E. Choate, who had been in Orlando since 1925, took him as partner in Choate & Field.American Architect 1927: 268. This firm appears to have dissolved soon afterward, as Choate moved to Birmingham that same year.American Architect 1929: 212. The 1929-1930 Providence House Directory shows that Field had returned to Providence. By the time of his death in 1931, Field was once again practicing in Providence.Power 1931: 426.

Field was received into the College of Fellows of the American Institute of Architects in 1889.American Art Directory. R. R. Bowker Company. Field was a member of the Rhode Island Chapter of the AIA from 1888 - 1916,https://www.rihs.org/mssinv/Mss154.htm and served as its Vice-President for some period of time circa 1910-1911.Year-book of the Rhode Island Chapter, American Institute of Architects, 1910-1911

In its online Guide to Providence Architecture, the Providence Preservation Society lists a brief sample of Field's residential architecture. Guide to Providence Architecture - Frederick E. Field

Architectural work In private practice, 1883–1902: Valentine Germershausen Duplex, 25–27 Adelaide Ave., Providence, RI (1884)Woodward, Wm. McKenzie. Providence: A Citywide Survey of Historic Resources. 1986.Elmwood Historic District NRHP Nomination . 1979. Atwells Avenue Primary School, 235 Atwells Ave., Providence, RI (1887) – Demolished.Annual Report of the Superintendent of Public Buildings for 1887. 1888. Veazie Street Primary School, 287 Veazie St., Providence, RI (1887) – Demolished. George J. West House, 95 Roanoke St., Providence, RI (1889) Peace Street Grammar School, 49 Peace St., Providence, RI (1889) – Demolished.Annual Report of the Superintendent of Public Buildings for 1889. 1890. Waldo J. Slocomb House, 12 Brighton St., Providence, RI (1889)Engineering and Building Record 24 Aug. 1889. Academy Avenue Grammar School, 38 Academy Ave., Providence, RI (1890) – Demolished.Annual Report of the Superintendent of Public Buildings for 1890. 1891. Frederick E. Field House, 102 Melrose St., Providence, RI (1890) – The architect's own home.Providence City ArchivesEngineering and Building Record 16 Aug. 1890: 176.Providence City Directory various editions, 1888 - 1894."Frederick E. Field House", Providence Preservation Society, Guide to Providence Architecture, 2003. Retrieved on 13 October 2022. Police Station No. 6, 38 Chaffee St., Providence, RI (1890) Frederick H. Field House, 144 Lexington Ave., Providence, RI (1891) -- This was the residence of the architect's parents, and later, his own.Providence House Directory various editions, from 1895 to 1935. Providence Home for Aged Men, 807 Broad St., Providence, RI (1891–95)"Home for Aged Men", Providence Preservation Society, Guide to Providence Architecture, 2003. Retrieved on 13 October 2022. River Avenue Primary School, 159 River Ave., Providence, RI (1891) – Demolished.Annual Report of the Superintendent of Public Buildings for 1891. 1892. Roger Williams Park Stable, Roger Williams Park, 1000 Elmwood Ave., Providence, RI (1891) – Now the zoo administration building.Jordy, William H. and Christopher P. Monkhouse. Buildings on Paper: Rhode Island Architectural Drawings, 1825–1945. 1982. Valentine Germershausen Duplex, 21–23 Adelaide Ave., Providence, RI (1891) Foster N. Gunnison House, 150 Lexington Ave., Providence, RI (1892) Manual Training High School, 119 Pond St., Providence, RI (1892) – Demolished.Annual Report of the Superintendent of Public Buildings for 1893. 1894. Messer Street Grammar School, 158 Messer St., Providence, RI (1892) John S. Whitehouse House, 195 Lexington Ave., Providence, RI (1894)Carpentry and Building Feb. 1895: 29. Dutee Wilcox Building, 180 Washington St., Providence, RI (1895) – Demolished.Engineering Record 15 June 1895: ix. Hendrick Street Primary School, 64 Hendrick St., Providence, RI (1895) – Demolished.Annual Report of the Superintendent of Public Buildings for 1895. 1896. Ruggles Street Primary School, 110 Ruggles St., Providence, RI (1895)Engineering Record 3 June 1895: ix. Columbia Building, 15 Snow St., Providence, RI (1897)American Architect and Building News 24 Oct. 1896: xv. Masonic Temple, 127 Dorrance St., Providence, RI (1897) John H. Hambly House, 44 Oriole Ave., Providence, RI (1898)Blackstone Park Historic District NRHP Nomination. 1998."Clara and John Hambly House", Providence Preservation Society, Festival of Historic Houses Handbook, 2019. Retrieved on 13 October 2022. William R. Tillinghast House, 268 Angell St., Providence, RI (1898)American Architect and Building News 4 June 1898: 2. John F. Allen House, 40 Oriole Ave., Providence, RI (1899)"Ella and John Allen House", Providence Preservation Society, Festival of Historic Houses Handbook, 2019. Retrieved on 13 October 2022. Albert J. Schmid House, 100 Elmgrove Ave., Providence, RI (1900) Edmund D. Chesebro House, 421 Elmwood Ave., Providence, RI (1900) Walter S. Hough House, 278 Olney St., Providence, RI (1901)Olney Street-Alumni Avenue Historic District NRHP Nomination. 1989."Walter S. Hough House", Providence Preservation Society, Guide to Providence Architecture, 2003. Retrieved on 13 October 2022. Field & Slocomb, 1902–1904: Abbott School, Farmington, ME (1902) – Demolished.American Architect and Building News 3 April 1903: 5. Private practice, 1904–1907: America Street Primary School, 22 America St., Providence, RI (1904) – Demolished.America Street School NRHP Nomination. 1987. Regent Avenue Primary School, 101 Regent Ave., Providence, RI (1904)Engineering News 7 July 1904: 4. Horace G. Peck House, 202 Congress Ave., Providence, RI (1904) Mary E. and John A. Boyd House, 200 Congress Ave., Providence, RI (1905)Gowdey Database, Providence Preservation Society Helen A. W. Hudson Duplex, 24–26 President Ave., Providence, RI (1905)Wayland Historic District NRHP Nomination. 2005. Helen A. W. Hudson Duplex, 34–36 President Ave., Providence, RI (1907)

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