Frederick W. Stickney

Frederick W. Stickney (c1864 - died January 18, 1918), was an American architect.

Early years

Frederick W. Stickney was born in Lowell, Massachusetts.^[1] Frederick attended MIT and later worked at the New York office of William Robert Ware & Henry Van Brunt. At Ware & Van Brunt, Stickney worked alongside other MIT graduates, including Ware's son William Rotch Ware, Charles A. Coolidge and George F. Shepley.

Career

In February 1882, Frederick joined about twenty other prominent young men of Lowell to form a gentleman's club called the "Yorick Club", with him appointed as secretary. Other members included Fred C. Church and Percy Parker.^[2]

Frederick Stickney opened his office at 131 Devonshire Street in Boston, alongside at least a dozen other architectural firms on the same street including Henry Van Brunt and Arthur Rotch.^[3]

In 1884, Stickney designed a summer cottage for Rev. H.T. Rose in Water Mill Long Island, which now stands as a part of the Southamptons. It is known as Rosemary Lodge and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.^[4]

In February 1886, Fredrick's works were part of the first exhibition under the Boston Society of Architects held at the Boston Art Club Gallery.

In 1887–1888, he was commissioned to design the Senter House that overlooks Lake Winnipesaukee.^[5]

In 1888-89, he was commissioned by George Aitken to design the main house for the Billing's Farm, which is now part of the Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historic Park in Woodstock, Vermont.^[6]

In 1890-91, The City of Lowell hired Stickney to design the Lowell City Library, now known as the Pollard Memorial Library, in honor of the cities men who lost their lives in the American Civil War.^[7]

Stickney & Austin (1892–1900)

In 1892, Fredrick teamed up with architect William D. Austin, with Fredrick working out of his Lowell office and Austin out of his Boston office. Even though the partnership ended in 1900, they both maintained each other's names in their respective practice.^[8] One of their first projects was the Highland Club in Lowell, MA.^[9]

In 1894, Stickney was commissioned by George Bullock for his Long Island residence out on Oyster Bay. It burned down five years later.^[8]

In the summer of 1894, Frederick spent the time socializing with the elite of New Yorkers. According to a New York Times marriage announcement, on June 6, 1894, Frederick was an usher for the wedding of the wealthy Miss Estelle F. Hayden daughter of, and Dr. Edward Quintard. And again, according to New York Times on July 28, he attended a high society, festive summer event called the "Ladies' Night" at the Thousand Island Club in Alexandria Bay.

Stickney & Austin's designs include:^[10]

• The Nahant Beach Woman's Sanitrary.
• The Revere Beach Bandstand, Bathhouse, Police Station, and Superintendent's House.

Later years

In 1900, Stickney was made a member of the American Institute of Architects.

In 1915, he was re-hired to repair the Pollard Memorial Library in his home town of Lowell, after a disastrous fire.

Examples of Works

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  Lowell Public Library in 1899

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  Lowell Public Library in 2011

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  Nahant Beach Bathhouse

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  Senter House in Center Harbor, New Hampshire in stereoscopic image by Joseph L. Bates

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