Frank Packard

Frank L. Packard (June 11, 1866 October 26, 1923) was a prominent architect in Ohio. Many of his works were under the firm Yost & Packard, a company co-owned by Joseph W. Yost.

Life and career Frank Lucius Packard was born June 11, 1866, in Delaware, Ohio, to Alvaro Harrison Packard and Miranda (Black) Packard. He attended the Delaware public schools and worked as a drafter for local architect and engineer F. A. Gartner.Osman Castle Hooper, History of the City of Columbus, Ohio (Columbus: Memorial Publishing Company, 1920): 373-374. He was further educated at the Ohio State University in Columbus and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Boston, graduating from the latter in 1887. After two years working for Babb, Cook & Willard in New York City, he returned to Columbus and opened his own office. In 1892 he merged his office with that of Joseph W. Yost, forming the firm of Yost & Packard. At that time, both architects were engaged in major Ohio State University projects, Packard as architect of Hayes Hall and Yost as the architect of Orton Hall. In 1900 the partnership was dissolved when Yost relocated to New York City. Packard worked as a private practitioner for the remainder of his life."Obituary" in Western Architect 32, no. 11 (November, 1923): 132."Obituary" in Journal of the American Institute of Architects 11, no. 12 (December, 1923): 500.

Packard was active in Republican politics and was well–connected to powerful Republican politicians, including Warren G. Harding. In 1903 Packard was responsible for the design of the large front porch of Harding's Marion residence, the Harding Home, from which he conducted his Front porch campaign in 1920. In 1922 Harding, as President, appointed Packard architect of the United States pavilion at the Independence Centenary International Exposition in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. This building was designed to be reused as the United States Embassy to Brazil after the fair. Located on what is now Avenida Presidente Wilson, this original building was replaced by a new embassy, now the consulate, in 1952.The Consulate General of the United States of America in Rio de Janeiro, U. S. Embassy and Consulates in Brazil. Accessed August 3, 2022.

Packard joined the American Institute of Architects as a Fellow in 1895.AIA records for Frank L. Packard He was among the founders of the Columbus Society of Architects in 1908 and AIA Columbus in 1913. For many years Packard was a member of the Board of Directors of the Columbus Chamber of Commerce. He was president of both organizations for the year 1919-20. At the end of his life Packard was at work on plans for the Columbus Civic Center."The Architect in Public Affairs" in Western Architect 32, no. 11 (November, 1923): 125. Following his death, Packard's associates at AIA Columbus organized the Allied Architects Association to complete the project.Journal of the American Institute of Architects 12, no. 6 (June, 1924): 293.

Personal life Packard was married in 1892 to Eva Lena Elliott of Columbus. They had no children. Packard died suddenly on October 26, 1923, at the age of 57.

He is buried in Green Lawn Cemetery in Columbus, Ohio.

Legacy In his private practice, Packard was associated with several other professionals, including architect Ralph Snyder, engineer Edward F. Babbitt and superintendent Lorenzo D. Mathews. After Packard's death these associates reorganized the firm as Snyder, Babbitt & Mathews. It became Snyder & Babbitt in 1925 and was dissolved in 1929. Ralph Snyder continued in private practice for at least a few years."Architects' Announcements" in Architectural Record 66, no. 6 (December, 1929): 85. Major works by these firms include the Columbus Dispatch Building, built in 1925, and the Huntington National Bank Building, built in 1926.

Many buildings designed by Packard, independently and with Yost, have been listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places. Others contribute to listed historic districts.

The three partners of Richards, McCarty & Bulford, the most prominent architecture firm in Columbus after Packard's death, all worked for Yost & Packard.

Projects Yost & Packard

Individual projects

Joseph Addison Crowell House, East Ludington St. Iron Mountain, MI, (Spring 1884) Shepard Street School, 106 Short St, Gahanna, Ohio (1889, NRHP 1979)Shepard Street School NRHP Registration Form (1979)* Fair Avenue School, 1395 Fair Avenue, Columbus, Ohio (1890) Central High School (1862-1928) addition (1891) Frank L. Beam house, Mount Vernon, Ohio (1900–01)East High Street Historic District NRHP Registration Form (1987) Clay County Courthouse (former), Main St, Clay, West Virginia (1902, NRHP 1979)Old Clay County Courthouse NRHP Registration Form (1979) Ellis Hall, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio (1902 et seq.)Ohio University Campus Green Historic District NRHP Registration Form (1979) Huntington Chapel, Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio (1902) William C. Miller house, 473 Hudson Ave, Newark, Ohio (1902)Hudson Avenue Historic District NRHP Registration Form (1987) Monnett Memorial M. E. Chapel, 999 OH–98, Bucyrus, Ohio (1902–04, NRHP 1986)Monnett Memorial M. E. Chapel NRHP Registration Form (1986) Columbus Savings and Trust Building, 8 E Long St, Columbus, Ohio (1904–05, NRHP 1977)Columbus Savings and Trust Building NRHP Registration Form (1977) Charles H. Lindenberg house, 1234 E Broad St, Columbus, Ohio (1904, NRHP 1972)Old Governor's Mansion NRHP Registration Form (1972) Scripps Hall, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio (1904) Bryn Du Mansion, 537 Jones Rd, Granville, Ohio (1905–08, NRHP 1982)McCune's Villa NRHP Registration Form (1982) Franklin County Memorial Hall, 280 E Broad St, Columbus, Ohio (1905–06) Robert H. Jeffrey house, 165 N Parkview Ave, Bexley, Ohio (1905) Capitol Trust Company Building, 8 E. Broad St., Columbus, Ohio (1906) Joseph F. Firestone House, 1266 East Broad Street, Columbus, Ohio (1906, demolished) Columbus Gas and Fuel Company, 135 N. Front St., Columbus, Ohio (1906, demolished) East Broad Street Presbyterian Church alterations, 760 E Broad St, Columbus, Ohio (1907–08, NRHP 1987)East Broad Street Presbyterian Church NRHP Registration Form (1987) Richard Caslow house, 116 E Columbus St, Canal Winchester, Ohio (1908)Columbus Street Historic District NRHP Registration Form (1988) Alumni Hall, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio (1909–10) William H. Thomas house, 406 Duhring Ave, Bramwell, West Virginia (1909–12)W. H. Thomas House Bishop Hall, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio (1911–12) Gordy Hall, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio (1911) Morton Hall, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio (1911, demolished) Brown Chapel, Muskingum University, New Concord, Ohio (1912)Muskingum College Campus Historic District NRHP Registration Form (1979) Mitchell Hall, Wilberforce University (former campus), Wilberforce, Ohio (1912, destroyed 1974) Putnam County Courthouse, 245 E Main St, Ottawa, Ohio (1912, NRHP 1974)Putnam County Courthouse NRHP Registration Form (1974) Emery Hall, Wilberforce University (former campus), Wilberforce, Ohio (1913, NRHP 2005)Emery Hall NRHP Registration Form (2005) Tupper Hall, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio (1913) Thomas C. Miller Public School, 2 Pennsylvania Ave, Fairmont, West Virginia (1914, NRHP 2013)Thomas C. Miller Public School NRHP Registration Form (2013) Athletic Club of Columbus, 136 E Broad St, Columbus, Ohio (1915, NRHP 2011)Athletic Club of Columbus NRHP Registration Form (2011) Clark County Memorial Hall, 300 W Main St, Springfield, Ohio (1915–16, demolished 2010) Lindley Hall, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio (1915) Masonic Temple, 900 Market St, Parkersburg, West Virginia (1915, NRHP 1982)Masonic Temple NRHP Registration Form (1982) Holzer Hospital (former), 553 Second Ave, Gallipolis, Ohio (1916–17)Gallipolis Historic District NRHP Registration Form (1980) Bundy Hall, Wilberforce University (former campus), Wilberforce, Ohio (1917, destroyed 1974) Parkersburg High School, 2101 Dudley Ave, Parkersburg, West Virginia (1917)Parkersburg High School–Washington Avenue Historic District NRHP Registration Form (1992) Seneca Hotel, 367 E Broad St, Columbus, Ohio (1917, NRHP 1983)Seneca Hotel NRHP Registration Form (1983) Montgomery Hall, Muskingum University, New Concord, Ohio (1921) O'Shaughnessy Dam, Glick Rd, Dublin, Ohio (1922–25, NRHP 1990)O'Shaughnessy Dam and Bridge NRHP Registration Form (1990) United States Embassy, Av Presidente Wilson 147, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (1922, demolished) Bentley Hall, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio (1923–24) Blume High School additions (former), 409 S Blackhoof St, Wapakoneta, Ohio (1923–25, NRHP 1996)Blume High School NRHP Registration Form (1996) Granville Inn, 314 E Broadway, Granville, Ohio (1923–24)Granville Historic District NRHP Registration Form (1980) Hocking County Courthouse, 5 E Main St, Logan, Ohio (1923–25)Logan Historic District NRHP Registration Form (2010) North High School, 100 E Arcadia Ave, Columbus, Ohio (1923–24, NRHP 1987)North High School NRHP Registration Form (1987) Yuster Building, 150 E Broad St, Columbus, Ohio (1923–24, NRHP 2017)Empire Building NRHP Registration Form (2017)

Snyder, Babbitt & Mathews and Snyder & Babbitt Columbus Dispatch Building, 34 S 3rd St, Columbus, Ohio (1925) Huntington National Bank Building, 17 S High St, Columbus, Ohio (1926)

Frank Packard

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