Albert Hadfield Humes (1867–1947) was an American architect working in Central Falls and Pawtucket, Rhode Island. He was known locally as a designer of private residences and schools.
He attended Scholfield's Commercial College in Providence, and worked for noted architects William R. Walker & Son for 6 years.E. A. Burnham House NRHP Nomination. 1983. He opened his office in Central Falls in 1887. In 1895, he moved it to the larger, neighboring city of Pawtucket. Between 1903 and 1904, Humes served as the mayor of Central Falls.Statewide Historic Preservation Report P-CF-1: Central Falls, Rhode Island. 1978. Upon his death, Humes was buried in Moshassuck Cemetery in Central Falls.
Humes continued to practice at least through the early 1940s, but little is known of his work after 1910.American School and University 1943.
Architectural works
James E. Childs House, 19 Stuart St., Pawtucket, RI (1888)Statewide Historic Preservation Report P-PA-2: Pawtucket, Rhode Island. 1978. Broad Street Fire Station, 551 Broad St., Central Falls, RI (1889) Kendall Street Fire Station, 14-16 Kendall St., Central Falls, RI (1891) - Demolished. Benjamin F. G. Linnell House, 79 Summit St., Central Falls, RI (1892) - This house has recently been stripped of its Queen Anne ornament.South Central Falls Historic District NRHP Nomination. 1991. Lester I. Mathewson House, 212 Cottage St., Pawtucket, RI (1892) Walter Stearns House, 22 Walnut St., Pawtucket, RI (1892) Garfield Street School, 150 Illinois St., Central Falls, RI (1892) - Demolished.Annual Report of the Rhode Island State Board of Education. 1893. Alanson P. Wood House, 153 Center St., Central Falls, RI (1894) Patrick F. McCarthy Duplex, 28-30 Jefferson Ave., Pawtucket, RI (1894)American Architect and Building News 2 Dec. 1893: 3. George T. Greenhalgh Duplex, 23-25 Daniels St., Pawtucket, RI (1895) Lucius B. Darling, Jr. House, 124 Walcott St., Pawtucket, RI (1895) Cherry Street Kindergarten, 23 Cherry St., Pawtucket, RI (1896) - Burned 1960s.Journal of Education 12 Dec. 1895: 405. Herbert S. Jenks House, 1042 Newport Ave., Pawtucket, RI (1897) Odd Fellows Building, 17 Bank St., Attleboro, MA (1897) - All but the ground floor was destroyed in a 1918 fire.Engineering News 25 Feb. 1897: 71.Standard 16 March 1918: 275. Broadway School, 481 Broadway, Pawtucket, RI (1899) - Demolished.Engineering Record 11 March 1899: 344. Willard B. Tanner House, 101 Blackstone Blvd., Providence, RI (1901) Apponaug School, 3445 Post Rd., Apponaug, RI (1902) - This building, later the Warwick High School, burned in 1927.American Architect and Building News 5 July 1902: xii. Eugene A. Burnham House, 17 Nickerson St., Pawtucket, RI (1902) Joyce Street School, 1 Joyce St., Warren, RI (1902)Annual Report of the Rhode Island State Board of Education. 1903. Cogswell Tower, Jenks Park, Central Falls, RI (1904) Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd Parish House, 490 Broadway, Pawtucket, RI (1904–05) - Highly altered.Churchman 1905: 105. Fire Station No. 2, 420 Main St., Pawtucket, RI (1905) - Now the Pawtucket Senior Center. Albert H. Humes House, 15 Arlington St., Pawtucket, RI (1906) - Humes' own residence. Oak Hall Building, 310 Main St., Pawtucket, RI (1906) - Demolished 1975.Johnson, Elizabeth J., James L. Wheaton, and Susan L. Reed. Images of America: Pawtucket. Vol. 1. 1995. Albert E. Seal House, 96 Clyde St., Pawtucket, RI (1907) Standard Nut and Bolt Co. Factory, 51 Abbott St., Valley Falls, RI (1907 et al.) - Humes was the treasurer and an organizer of this company.Iron Age 10 Jan. 1907: 161. To Kalon Club, 26 Main St., Pawtucket, RI (1908) - Now occupied by offices. Gately Building, 335 Main St., Pawtucket, RI (1914) Cyrus Taft House, 116 Dexter St., Lonsdale, RI (1914)American Contractor 9 May 1914: 57.
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