Background
Frank A. Spangenberg was born in 1888 in Albany, New York, United States.
Frank A. Spangenberg was born in 1888 in Albany, New York, United States.
He began architectural study in the city, and after supplementary training in New York, when he was nineteen entered the Albany office of Marcus T. Reynolds. Following seven years of draftmanship there, he secured a position as designer on the drafting staff of J. H. Freelander in New York, later worked with Charles Platt, and between 1913-16 was co-designer with Charles Cobb on the William Gage Memorial Building in Toronto, Canada,
Moving to Buffalo in 1919, Mr. Spangenberg opened an office for practice, and continued active until his death. He designed the Registry of Deeds Building, University Church of Christ, Central Church of Christ, Parkside Evangelical Lutheran, and the Lafayette Avenue Baptist Church, all in Buffalo. He also prepared plans for the High School and several churches in Hamburg, N. Y., Bank Buildings in Angola, Batavia and Kenmore, also many fine residences in Buffalo and other locations.