Stone, Carpenter & Sheldon

Stone, Carpenter & Sheldon was an American architectural firm based in Providence, Rhode Island. Established in 1906, it was the successor firm to Stone, Carpenter & Willson.

John Howland School, Providence, 1916.

The firm was organized in 1906 as the partnership of Alfred Stone (1834-1908), Charles E. Carpenter (1845-1923), and Walter G. Sheldon (1855-1931). Sheldon, who had become a partner in the earlier firm in 1901, replaced Edmund R. Willson as the named third partner.[1] Sheldon had been a significant designer within the firm, and took on those responsibilities. 1908 became an important year for the firm, as Stone died and Carpenter retired in the latter part of the year.[2][3] Thus, Sheldon became the senior partner. Sheldon later promoted his son, Gilbert Sheldon, and William C. Mustard as partners.

In its early years, the firm retained some of the prestige of its predecessor. However, around the time of World War I the firm lost its prominence, and designed few significant buildings after about 1916. It was dissolved in the mid-1920s.

Works

• 1906 - Freeman Cocroft House (Croftmere), 570 Post Rd, South Kingstown, Rhode Island[4]
• 1908 - Carter Day Nursery, 295 Pine St, Providence, Rhode Island[5]
  • Demolished.
• 1908 - Edward S. Macomber House, 134 Blackstone Blvd, Providence, Rhode Island[6]
• 1908 - Charles H. Merriman House, 37 Cooke St, Providence, Rhode Island[7]
• 1911 - Lena C. Martin House, 290 Blackstone Blvd, Providence, Rhode Island[8]
• 1914 - Joseph Ott House (Remodeling), 97 Walcott St, Pawtucket, Rhode Island[9]
• 1914 - Charles H. Warren House, 1030 Pleasant St, Worcester, Massachusetts[10]
• 1915 - Walter S. Ingraham House, 149 President Ave, Providence, Rhode Island[11]
• 1915 - Palmer Block, 100 Fountain St, Providence, Rhode Island[12]
  • Stone, Carpenter & Sheldon added four more stories in 1916-17.[13]
• 1916 - John Howland School, 120 Cole Ave, Providence, Rhode Island[14]
  • Demolished.
• 1916 - Industrial Trust Branch, 14 High St, Westerly, Rhode Island[15]
• 1916 - Newport Art Museum, 76 Bellevue Ave, Newport, Rhode Island[16]
  • Alterations to the J. N. A. Griswold House.
• 1917 - Dormitory, Rhode Island School for the Deaf, 520 Hope St, Providence, Rhode Island[17]
• 1918 - Union Trust Building (Addition), 170 Westminster St, Providence, Rhode Island[18]
• 1921 - Joseph Ott House, 290 Ocean Rd, Narragansett Pier, Rhode Island[19][20]

References

1. "Two Rhode Island Architects". American Architect and Building News 9 Feb. 1907: 67.
2. History of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, Biographical. New York: American Historical Society, 1920.
3. "Alfred Stone, F. A. I. A." American Institute of Architects Quarterly Bulletin April 1908: 200.
4. Historic and Architectural Resources of South Kingstown, Rhode Island: A Preliminary Report. 1984.
5. Journal of the American-Irish Historical Society 1909: 168.
6. Blackstone Boulevard-Cole Avenue-Grotto Avenue Historic District NRHP Nomination. 2008.
7. Power Street-Cooke Street Historic District NRHP Nomination. 1974.
8. "PPS Records for 290 Blackstone Boulevard". http://gowdey.ppsri.org/. 2009.
9. Historic Resources of Pawtucket, Rhode Island.
10. Worcester Magazine Feb. 1915: xiv.
11. Wayland Historic District NRHP Nomination. 2005.
12. American Contractor 3 April 1915: 73.
13. American Contractor 2 Dec. 1916: 69.
14. American Contractor 6 May 1916: 73.
15. American Contractor 24 June 1916: 70.
16. John N. A. Griswold House NRHP Nomination. 1971.
17. American Contractor 27 Oct. 1917: 40.
18. American Contractor 2 March 1918: 57.
19. American Contractor 29 Jan. 1921: 55.
20. Historic and Architectural Resources of Narragansett, Rhode Island. 1991.