Frost & Granger

Frost & Granger was an architectural partnership from 1898 to 1910 of brothers-in-law Charles Sumner Frost (1856–1931) and Alfred Hoyt Granger (1867–1939). Frost and Granger were known for their designs of train stations and terminals, including the now-demolished Chicago and North Western Terminal, in Chicago. The firm designed several residences in Hyde Park, Illinois, and many other buildings.[1] Several of their buildings are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.

Works (attribution) include:

Chicago & North Western Station (1898), Wilmette, Illinois, demolished in the 1970s[2]
Chicago & North Western Station (1898), Ravenswood, Illinois[3]
Chicago & North Western Station (1899), Clybourn Junction, Illinois[4]
Chicago and North Western Railway Passenger Depot (1899), 202 Dousman Street, Green Bay, Wisconsin (Frost & Granger), NRHP-listed[5]
Chicago and North Western Railway station (1899), Western Avenue and Deer Path, Lake Forest, Illinois[6]
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway Company Passenger Depot (1900),[6] 127 S. Spring Street, Beaver Dam, Wisconsin (Frost & Granger), NRHP-listed,[5]
Racine Depot (1901), 1402 Liberty Street, Racine, Wisconsin (Frost & Granger), NRHP-listed[5]
Rock Island Lines Passenger Station (1901), 3029 5th Avenue, Rock Island, Illinois (Frost & Granger), NRHP-listed[5]
LaSalle Street Station (1902), Chicago, demolished 1981
Chicago & Eastern Illinois and Lake Erie & Western Station (1902), Hoopeston, Illinois
Chicago and North Western Depot (1902), Oak Street NW., Sleepy Eye, Minnesota (Frost & Granger), NRHP-listed[5]
Chicago, Milwaukee, St Paul & Pacific Station (1902), Wausau, Wisconsin
Chicago & North Western Station (1902), 2nd Street & Nebraska Street, Sioux City, IA, demolished in 1962.
West Madison Depot, Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railway (1903),[6] 640 W. Washington Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin (Frost & Granger), NRHP-listed[5]
Chicago and North Western office building, 226 West Jackson Boulevard at Franklin Street, Chicago (1904)[7]
Chicago & North Western Station (1904), Lake Bluff, Illinois[8]
Northern Trust Company Building, 50 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, (1905)
Chicago & North Western Station, Zion City, Illinois[9]
Chicago & North Western Freight Station (1906), Omaha, Nebraska
Chicago and North Western Depot (1906), Railroad Street, Reedsburg, Wisconsin (Frost & Granger), NRHP-listed[5]
Antigo Depot (1907), 522 Morse Street, Antigo, Wisconsin (Frost & Granger), NRHP-listed[5]
Chicago and North Western Railway station (1907), Main Street east of 1st Street, Breda, Iowa, to standard plan "Combination Depot No. 2" drawn by Frost & Granger (1899)[6]
Chicago & North Western Depot (1907), Norwood Park, Illinois[10]
Chicago & North Western Station, Madison, Wisconsin.[11]
Chicago & North Western Station (1910), Harvard, Illinois[12]
Three Chicago & North Western Interlocking Towers (1910), Chicago, Illinois[13]
Chicago & North Western Station (1910), Evanston, Illinois[13]
Chicago & North Western Station (1910), Aberdeen, South Dakota[13]
Chicago and North Western Terminal (1911), Chicago, demolished 1984
Chicago and North Western Railway Powerhouse (1911), 211 North Clinton St, Chicago[14]
Chicago and Northwestern Depot (1914), U.S. 212, Redfield, South Dakota (Frost & Granger), NRHP-listed[5]

Gallery

Chicago & North Western Depot, Green Bay, Wisconsin (1899)
Chicago & North Western Depot, Lake Forest, Illinois (1899)
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Depot, Beaver Dam, Wisconsin (1901)
Chicago & North Western Depot, Racine, Wisconsin (1901)
Rock Island Lines Station, Rock Island, Illinois (1901)
Chicago & North Western Depot, Sleepy Eye, Minnesota (1902)
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Depot, West Madison, Wisconsin (1903)
Chicago & North Western office building, Chicago, Illinois (1904)
Chicago & North Western Lake Bluff Depot, Chicago (1904)
Northern Trust Company Building, Chicago, (1905)
Chicago & North Western Depot, Reedsburg, Wisconsin (1906)
Chicago & North Western Depot, Antigo, Wisconsin (1907)
Chicago & North Western Norwood Park Depot, Chicago (1907)
Chicago & North Western Powerhouse, Chicago (1911)
Chicago & North Western Depot, Redfield, South Dakota (1914)

References

Davis, Susan O'Connor; Vinci, John (2013-07-09). Chicago's Historic Hyde Park. University of Chicago Press. p. 383. ISBN 978-0226138145.
Hussey-Arntson, Kathy L.; Leary, Patrick (2012-01-01). Wilmette. Arcadia Publishing. p. 38. ISBN 978-0738593753.
Robinson, Harry P., ed. (1898-11-04). Construction: Experimental Suburban Station. The Railway Age and Northwestern Railroader. XXVI. Chicago. p. 813.
Robinson, Harry P., ed. (1899-11-17). "Notes and News: Chicago and Northwestern station at Clybourne". The Railway Age and Northwestern Railroader. Chicago. XXVIII (20): 859.
"National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
Potter, Janet Greenstein (1996). Great American Railroad Stations. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. pp. 295, 301, 316, 405, 408. ISBN 978-0471143895.
"Other Structures". Railroad Gazette: 18. 1904-01-01.
Brown, Glenn, ed. (April 1908). Quarterly Bulletin. IX. Washington, DC: American Institute of Architects. p. 333.
Desmond, Harry W. (December 1905). The Work of frost & Granger. Architectural Record. New York. p. 134.
"Equipment & Supplies: Stations, Yards and Terminals". The Railway Age. Chicago. XLIII (22): 857. 1907-05-31.
Rankin, Katherine H. (October 15, 1985). "East Wilson Street Historic District". NRHP Inventory-Nomination Form. Madison: National Park Service. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
"Railroad Stations: Contracts Awarded". The American Contractor. XXXI (27): 39. 1910-09-17.
"Railroad Stations: Contracts Awarded". The American Contractor. Chicago: 37. 1910-04-30.
"Landmark Designation Report: Chicago & North Western Railway Powerhouse" (PDF). Commission on Chicago Landmarks. October 6, 2005. Retrieved April 24, 2016.

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[1] Davis, Susan O'Connor; Vinci, John (2013-07-09). Chicago's Historic Hyde Park. University of Chicago Press. p. 383. ISBN 978-0226138145.

[2] Hussey-Arntson, Kathy L.; Leary, Patrick (2012-01-01). Wilmette. Arcadia Publishing. p. 38. ISBN 978-0738593753.

[3] Robinson, Harry P., ed. (1898-11-04). Construction: Experimental Suburban Station. The Railway Age and Northwestern Railroader. XXVI. Chicago. p. 813.

[4] Robinson, Harry P., ed. (1899-11-17). "Notes and News: Chicago and Northwestern station at Clybourne". The Railway Age and Northwestern Railroader. Chicago. XXVIII (20): 859.

[nris-5] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.

[:0-6] Potter, Janet Greenstein (1996). Great American Railroad Stations. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. pp. 295, 301, 316, 405, 408. ISBN 978-0471143895.

[7] "Other Structures". Railroad Gazette: 18. 1904-01-01.

[8] Brown, Glenn, ed. (April 1908). Quarterly Bulletin. IX. Washington, DC: American Institute of Architects. p. 333.

[9] Desmond, Harry W. (December 1905). The Work of frost & Granger. Architectural Record. New York. p. 134.

[10] "Equipment & Supplies: Stations, Yards and Terminals". The Railway Age. Chicago. XLIII (22): 857. 1907-05-31.

[11] Rankin, Katherine H. (October 15, 1985). "East Wilson Street Historic District". NRHP Inventory-Nomination Form. Madison: National Park Service. Retrieved April 10, 2020.

[12] "Railroad Stations: Contracts Awarded". The American Contractor. XXXI (27): 39. 1910-09-17.

[:1-13] "Railroad Stations: Contracts Awarded". The American Contractor. Chicago: 37. 1910-04-30.

[14] "Landmark Designation Report: Chicago & North Western Railway Powerhouse" (PDF). Commission on Chicago Landmarks. October 6, 2005. Retrieved April 24, 2016.