Frank Lockwood (1865-1935) was one of Montgomery, Alabama's leading architects.
Biography Lockwood was born in 1865 in New Jersey to English parents. His father was an engineer. Growing up in New York City Frank was a talented singer and was, at one point, offered a contract with the Metropolitan Opera. However, his mother persuaded him to study architecture. After graduating from Princeton University and Pratt Institute he lived in Columbus, Georgia, before moving to Montgomery in 1894.Tom Connor, Architect had impact on capital, The Advertiser (Montgomery), July 29, 1992. Retrieved 2012-01-15.
Lockwood embarked on a 41-year career in Montgomery. He designed scores of residential homes and many important public buildings. He died in 1935 at his home on Adams Avenue.
One of Lockwood's buildings was The Standard Club in Montgomery, designed in 1929. A modern gated community was later built on the site and called Lockwood.About Our Neighbourhood , Lockwood webpages. Retrieved 2012-01-15.
Works A number of his works are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.
Works include (with attribution): Alabama State Capitol (north and south wings), Montgomery, Alabama, National Historic Landmark Avant House, 909 Sanford Rd. Andalusia, Alabama, NRHP-listed Bell House, 550 Upper Kingston Rd. Prattville, Alabama, NRHP-listed Brewaker Estate, 435 E Fairview Ave.Montgomery, Alabama Gilmer Estate, 1655 Gilmer Ave. Montgomery, Alabama Leonel Weil Estate, 251 E. Fairview Ave. Montgomery, Alabama, Built for Leonel Weil and Cecile Rea (Rich) Weil in 1925. Covington County Courthouse and Jail, 101 N. Court Sq. Andalusia, Alabama, NRHP-listed Demopolis Public School (built 1914), 601 S. Main Ave. Demopolis, Alabama, NRHP-listed First Baptist Church of Wetumpka, 205 West Bridge St. Wetumpka, Alabama, NRHP-listed First National Bank Building, 101 S. Cotton St. Andalusia, Alabama, NRHP-listed Buildings on the campus of Huntingdon College: Bellingrath Hall, Houghton Memorial Library, and Miriam Jackson Home Old Calhoun County Courthouse, 314 E. Central Ave. Blountstown, Florida, NRHP-listed Marcus Meyer Skinner House, 2612 Summerfield Rd. Selma, Alabama, NRHP-listed Dr. C. A. Thigpen House, 1412 S. Perry St. Montgomery, Alabama, NRHP-listed Troy High School (1917), 436 Elm St. Troy, Alabama, NRHP-listed, demolished in 2010. Montgomery City Hall (1936–37), Montgomery, Alabama. Completed after Lockwood's death to replace the original city hall that burned in 1932. Construction was delayed by a lack of funds during the Great Depression.
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