FRANK E. ALDEN

Background

Frank E.Alden was born in 1859.

Career

Frank was a member of the Boston firm of Longfellow, Alden & Harlow, organized in 1885, in 1892, he joined Mr. Harlow in opening an office in Pittsburgh under the name of Alden & Harlow. Their first important commission was the original Carnegie Library in Pittsburgh (won in a competition) and in subsequent years the firm designed all of the branch Library Buildings in the city. Also they were architects of the commercial National and the Second National Bank Buildings in Pittsburgh, the Public Library at Duquesne, Pa., and the Lutheran Memorial Church at Erie, Pa.

Achievements

• Mr. Alden designed all of the branch Library Buildings in Boston.

Works

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• architecture

  • National and the Second National Bank Buildings in Pittsburgh

  • Public Library at Duquesne

Connections

coworker:

Mr. Harlow

Mr. Harlow joined Frank E. Alden in opening an office in Pittsburgh under the name of Alden & Harlow.Their first important commission was the original Carnegie Library in Pittsburgh (won in a competition) and in subsequent years the firm designed all of the branch Library Buildings in the city.