Architectural partnership
Frost & Granger was an American 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 and North Western Railway passenger station (1899), Highland Park, Illinois[ 7]
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway Company Passenger Depot (1900),[ 6] 127 S. Spring Street, Beaver Dam, Wisconsin (Frost & Granger), NRHP-listed,[ 5]
Chicago and North Western Railway Passenger Depot (1901), West Main Street at Clark Avenue, Ames, Iowa[ 8]
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]
Chicago and North Western Railway Passenger Depot (1901), Mount Vernon, Iowa[ 9]
Chicago and North Western Railway Passenger Depot (1901), Watertown, South Dakota[ 10]
Chicago & North Western Station (1901), Odebolt, Iowa[ 11]
Chicago and North Western Railway station (1901), Des Moines, Iowa[ 12]
Chicago and North Western Railway Station (1901), Nevada, Iowa[ 13]
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,[ 14] demolished in 1962.
Chicago and North Western Depot (1902), 220 Lynn St, Baraboo, Wisconsin, NRHP-listed[ 15]
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)[ 16]
Chicago & North Western Station (1904), Lake Bluff, Illinois[ 17]
Hilton House Hotel (1904), Beloit, Wisconsin[ 18]
Chicago and North Western Railway station at Kedzie Avenue (1904), Chicago, Illinois[ 19]
Northern Trust Company Building , 50 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, (1905)
Chicago & North Western Station (1905), Valentine, Nebraska[ 20]
Chicago & North Western Station (1902), Zion City, Illinois[ 21]
Chicago & North Western Freight Station (1906), Omaha, Nebraska
Chicago and North Western Depot (1906), Railroad Street, Reedsburg, Wisconsin (Frost & Granger), NRHP-listed[ 5] [ 22]
Chicago and North Western Railway Station (1906), Lander, Wyoming[ 23]
Chicago and North Western Railway Station (1906), Ishpeming, Michigan[ 24]
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[ 25]
Chicago and North Western Railway station (1907), Norfolk, Nebraska[ 26]
Chicago & North Western Station (1909), McHenry, Illinois[ 27]
Chicago & North Western Station (1910), Madison, Wisconsin.[ 28]
Chicago & North Western Station (1910), Harvard, Illinois[ 29] [ 30]
Three Chicago & North Western Interlocking Towers (1910), Chicago, Illinois[ 31]
Chicago & North Western Station (1910), Evanston, Illinois[ 31]
Chicago & North Western Station (1910), Aberdeen, South Dakota[ 31]
Chicago & North Western Station (1910), Wheaton, Illinois[ 32]
Chicago and North Western Railway station (1910), Braeside, Illinois[ 33]
Chicago and North Western Terminal (1911), Chicago, demolished 1984
Chicago and North Western Railway Powerhouse (1911), 211 North Clinton St, Chicago[ 34]
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)
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^ Elizabeth L. Miller (2002-07-02). NRHP Inventory/Nomination: Hilton House Hotel . National Park Service . Retrieved 2020-11-06 .
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^ 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.
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