Albert H. Humes

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.

Albert H. Humes
Mayor of Central Falls, RI
In office
1903–1904
Personal details
Born1867
Died1947
Resting placeMoshassuck Cemetery, Central Falls
EducationScholfield's Commercial College
Occupationarchitect
Eugene A. Burnham House, Pawtucket, RI. 1902.
Cogswell Tower, Jenks Park, Central Falls, RI. 1904.

He attended Scholfield's Commercial College in Providence, and worked for noted architects William R. Walker & Son for 6 years.[1] 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.[2] 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.[3]

Architectural works
  • James E. Childs House, 19 Stuart St., Pawtucket, RI (1888)[4]
  • Broad Street Fire Station, 551 Broad St., Central Falls, RI (1889)[2]
  • Kendall Street Fire Station, 14-16 Kendall St., Central Falls, RI (1891) - Demolished.[2]
  • Benjamin F. G. Linnell House, 79 Summit St., Central Falls, RI (1892) - This house has recently been stripped of its Queen Anne ornament.[5]
  • Lester I. Mathewson House, 212 Cottage St., Pawtucket, RI (1892)[4]
  • Walter Stearns House, 22 Walnut St., Pawtucket, RI (1892)[4]
  • Garfield Street School, 150 Illinois St., Central Falls, RI (1892) - Demolished.[6]
  • Alanson P. Wood House, 153 Center St., Central Falls, RI (1894)[2]
  • Patrick F. McCarthy Duplex, 28-30 Jefferson Ave., Pawtucket, RI (1894)[7]
  • George T. Greenhalgh Duplex, 23-25 Daniels St., Pawtucket, RI (1895)[4]
  • Lucius B. Darling, Jr. House, 124 Walcott St., Pawtucket, RI (1895)[4]
  • Cherry Street Kindergarten, 23 Cherry St., Pawtucket, RI (1896) - Burned 1960s.[8]
  • Herbert S. Jenks House, 1042 Newport Ave., Pawtucket, RI (1897)[4]
  • Odd Fellows Building, 17 Bank St., Attleboro, MA (1897) - All but the ground floor was destroyed in a 1918 fire.[9][10]
  • Broadway School, 481 Broadway, Pawtucket, RI (1899) - Demolished.[11]
  • 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.[12]
  • Eugene A. Burnham House, 17 Nickerson St., Pawtucket, RI (1902)[4]
  • Joyce Street School, 1 Joyce St., Warren, RI (1902)[13]
  • Cogswell Tower, Jenks Park, Central Falls, RI (1904)[2]
  • Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd Parish House, 490 Broadway, Pawtucket, RI (1904–05) - Highly altered.[14]
  • Fire Station No. 2, 420 Main St., Pawtucket, RI (1905) - Now the Pawtucket Senior Center.[4]
  • Albert H. Humes House, 15 Arlington St., Pawtucket, RI (1906) - Humes' own residence.[4]
  • Oak Hall Building, 310 Main St., Pawtucket, RI (1906) - Demolished 1975.[15]
  • Albert E. Seal House, 96 Clyde St., Pawtucket, RI (1907)[4]
  • 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.[16]
  • To Kalon Club, 26 Main St., Pawtucket, RI (1908) - Now occupied by offices.[4]
  • Gately Building, 335 Main St., Pawtucket, RI (1914)
  • Cyrus Taft House, 116 Dexter St., Lonsdale, RI (1914)[17]

References
  1. E. A. Burnham House NRHP Nomination. 1983.
  2. Statewide Historic Preservation Report P-CF-1: Central Falls, Rhode Island. 1978.
  3. American School and University 1943.
  4. Statewide Historic Preservation Report P-PA-2: Pawtucket, Rhode Island. 1978.
  5. South Central Falls Historic District NRHP Nomination. 1991.
  6. Annual Report of the Rhode Island State Board of Education. 1893.
  7. American Architect and Building News 2 Dec. 1893: 3.
  8. Journal of Education 12 Dec. 1895: 405.
  9. Engineering News 25 Feb. 1897: 71.
  10. Standard 16 March 1918: 275.
  11. Engineering Record 11 March 1899: 344.
  12. American Architect and Building News 5 July 1902: xii.
  13. Annual Report of the Rhode Island State Board of Education. 1903.
  14. Churchman 1905: 105.
  15. Johnson, Elizabeth J., James L. Wheaton, and Susan L. Reed. Images of America: Pawtucket. Vol. 1. 1995.
  16. Iron Age 10 Jan. 1907: 161.
  17. American Contractor 9 May 1914: 57.
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