Frank Packard

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{{Infobox architect |name = Frank L. Packard |image = File:Frank Packard image.jpg |image_size = |caption = Frank L. Packard, circa 1896 |birth_date = {{Birth date|1866|6|11}} |birth_place = Delaware, Ohio |death_date = {{Death date and age|1923|10|26|1866|6|11}} |death_place = Columbus, Ohio |practice = |significant_buildings= |significant_projects = |significant_design = |awards = }} [[File:Clay County Courthouse West Virginia.jpg|thumb|Old Clay County Courthouse in Clay, West Virginia]] [[File:Bryn Du Mansion.jpg|thumb|Bryn Du Mansion in Granville, Ohio]] [[File:Blume High School, southeastern angle.jpg|thumb|Blume High School in Wapakoneta, Ohio]]

'''Frank L. Packard''' (June 11, 1866 {{ndash}} October 26, 1923)<ref>{{cite web|last1=Carlson|first1=Wayne|title=Frank L. Packard|url=https://ghmchs.org/PackardFiles/packard.html|website=Grandview Heights/Marble Cliff Historical Society|accessdate=2018-07-07|archive-date=2018-06-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180623174604/http://www.ghmchs.org/PackardFiles/packard.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{archINFORM|arch|73819|Frank Packard|May 29, 2021}}</ref> was a prominent architect in Ohio. Many of his works were under the firm Yost & Packard, a company co-owned by Joseph W. Yost.

==Life and career== Frank Lucius Packard was born June 11, 1866, in Delaware, Ohio, to Alvaro Harrison Packard and Miranda (Black) Packard. He attended the Delaware public schools and worked as a drafter for local architect and engineer F. A. Gartner.<ref name="Hooper">Osman Castle Hooper, ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=WjWfaxIi7zgC History of the City of Columbus, Ohio]'' (Columbus: Memorial Publishing Company, 1920): 373-374.</ref> He was further educated at the Ohio State University in Columbus and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Boston, graduating from the latter in 1887. After two years working for Babb, Cook & Willard in New York City, he returned to Columbus {{circa|1889}} and opened his own office. In 1892 he merged his office with that of Joseph W. Yost, forming the firm of Yost & Packard. At that time, both architects were engaged in major Ohio State University projects, Packard as architect of Hayes Hall and Yost as the architect of Orton Hall. In 1900 the partnership was dissolved when Yost relocated to New York City. Packard worked as a private practitioner for the remainder of his life.<ref>"Obituary" in ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=lwfnAAAAMAAJ Western Architect]'' 32, no. 11 (November, 1923): 132.</ref><ref name="AIA">"Obituary" in ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=jY4gAQAAMAAJ Journal of the American Institute of Architects]'' 11, no. 12 (December, 1923): 500.</ref>

Packard was active in Republican politics and was well–connected to powerful Republican politicians, including Warren G. Harding. In 1903 Packard was responsible for the design of the large front porch of Harding's Marion residence, the Harding Home, from which he conducted his Front porch campaign in 1920.<ref>{{cite web|last=Lisska|first=Anthony L.|title=Frank Packard's Granville: A Prominent Architect Alters the Footprint of Granville|work=Historical Times|volume=22.3 (Summer 2008)|url=http://www.granvillehistory.org/HistoricalTimes/HistTimes200802.pdf|accessdate=May 18, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100924143852/http://granvillehistory.org/HistoricalTimes/HistTimes200802.pdf|archive-date=September 24, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 1922 Harding, as President, appointed Packard architect of the United States pavilion at the Independence Centenary International Exposition in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. This building was designed to be reused as the United States Embassy to Brazil after the fair.<ref name="AIA"/> Located on what is now Avenida Presidente Wilson, this original building was replaced by a new embassy, now the consulate, in 1952.<ref>[https://br.usembassy.gov/embassy-consulates/riodejaneiro/ The Consulate General of the United States of America in Rio de Janeiro], U. S. Embassy and Consulates in Brazil. Accessed August 3, 2022.</ref>

Packard joined the American Institute of Architects as a Fellow in 1895.<ref>[https://aiahistoricaldirectory.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/AHDAA/pages/35307879/ahd1033697 AIA records for Frank L. Packard]</ref> He was among the founders of the Columbus Society of Architects in 1908 and AIA Columbus in 1913. For many years Packard was a member of the Board of Directors of the Columbus Chamber of Commerce. He was president of both organizations for the year 1919-20.<ref name="AIA"/> At the end of his life Packard was at work on plans for the Columbus Civic Center.<ref>"The Architect in Public Affairs" in ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=lwfnAAAAMAAJ Western Architect]'' 32, no. 11 (November, 1923): 125.</ref> Following his death, Packard's associates at AIA Columbus organized the Allied Architects Association to complete the project.<ref>''[https://books.google.com/books?id=qErYAAAAMAAJ Journal of the American Institute of Architects]'' 12, no. 6 (June, 1924): 293.</ref>

==Personal life== Packard was married in 1892 to Eva Lena Elliott of Columbus. They had no children. Packard died suddenly on October 26, 1923, at the age of 57.<ref name="AIA"/>

He is buried in Green Lawn Cemetery in Columbus, Ohio.<ref>{{Cite web |title=275G814P119200701 |url=https://digital-collections.columbuslibrary.org/digital/collection/ohio/id/882/ |access-date=2025-03-27 |website=digital-collections.columbuslibrary.org |language=en}}</ref>

==Legacy== In his private practice, Packard was associated with several other professionals, including architect Ralph Snyder, engineer Edward F. Babbitt and superintendent Lorenzo D. Mathews. After Packard's death these associates reorganized the firm as Snyder, Babbitt & Mathews. It became Snyder & Babbitt in 1925 and was dissolved in 1929. Ralph Snyder continued in private practice for at least a few years.<ref>"Architects' Announcements" in ''Architectural Record'' 66, no. 6 (December, 1929): 85.</ref> Major works by these firms include the Columbus Dispatch Building, built in 1925, and the Huntington National Bank Building, built in 1926.

Many buildings designed by Packard, independently and with Yost, have been listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places. Others contribute to listed historic districts.

The three partners of Richards, McCarty & Bulford, the most prominent architecture firm in Columbus after Packard's death, all worked for Yost & Packard.

==Projects== ===Yost & Packard=== {{main|Yost & Packard}}

===Individual projects=== [[File:072708 Fair Avenue Public School--Columbus, Ohio.jpg|thumb|The Fair Avenue School]] * Joseph Addison Crowell House, East Ludington St. Iron Mountain, MI, (Spring 1884) * Shepard Street School, 106 Short St, Gahanna, Ohio (1889, NRHP 1979)<ref>Shepard Street School NRHP Registration Form (1979)</ref>* * Fair Avenue School, 1395 Fair Avenue, Columbus, Ohio (1890) * Central High School (1862-1928) addition (1891)<ref>{{cite news|title=The High School Addition|newspaper=The Columbus Dispatch|date=January 29, 1891|access-date=March 19, 2023|page=5|url=https://infoweb-newsbank-com.webproxy3.columbuslibrary.org/apps/news/document-view?p=WORLDNEWS&t=pubname%3A1467499E363272B3%21Columbus%2BDispatch&sort=YMD_date%3AA&fld-base-0=alltext&maxresults=20&val-base-0=%22High%20School%22%20packard&fld-nav-1=YMD_date&val-nav-1=1890%20-%201909&docref=image/v2%3A1467499E363272B3%40EANX-NB-1630AE1595DD36D4%402411762-1630720A0FA06A90%404-1630720A0FA06A90%40}}</ref> * Frank L. Beam house,{{efn|name=Beam|A contributing property to the East High Street Historic District, NRHP–listed in 1987.}} Mount Vernon, Ohio (1900–01)<ref>East High Street Historic District NRHP Registration Form (1987)</ref> * Clay County Courthouse (former), Main St, Clay, West Virginia (1902, NRHP 1979)<ref>Old Clay County Courthouse NRHP Registration Form (1979)</ref> * Ellis Hall,{{efn|name=Athens|A contributing property to the Ohio University Campus Green Historic District, NRHP–listed in 1979.}} Ohio University, Athens, Ohio (1902 et seq.)<ref name="Athens">Ohio University Campus Green Historic District NRHP Registration Form (1979)</ref> * Huntington Chapel, Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio (1902)<ref name="Guide">{{cite AIA Columbus}}</ref> * William C. Miller house,{{efn|name=Miller|A contributing property to the Hudson Avenue Historic District, NRHP–listed in 1987.}} 473 Hudson Ave, Newark, Ohio (1902)<ref>Hudson Avenue Historic District NRHP Registration Form (1987)</ref> * Monnett Memorial M. E. Chapel, 999 OH–98, Bucyrus, Ohio (1902–04, NRHP 1986)<ref>Monnett Memorial M. E. Chapel NRHP Registration Form (1986)</ref> * Columbus Savings and Trust Building, 8 E Long St, Columbus, Ohio (1904–05, NRHP 1977)<ref>Columbus Savings and Trust Building NRHP Registration Form (1977)</ref> * Charles H. Lindenberg house,{{efn|name=East|Later the Ohio Governor's Mansion, and presently (2022) home to the Columbus Foundation. A contributing property to the East Broad Street Historic District, NRHP–listed in 1987.}} 1234 E Broad St, Columbus, Ohio (1904, NRHP 1972)<ref>Old Governor's Mansion NRHP Registration Form (1972)</ref> * Scripps Hall,{{efn|name=Athens}} Ohio University, Athens, Ohio (1904)<ref name="Athens"/> * Bryn Du Mansion,{{efn|name=Jones|Originally built as an Italianate villa in 1865 and comprehensively remodeled by Packard for businessman John Sutphin Jones over a three year period.}} 537 Jones Rd, Granville, Ohio (1905–08, NRHP 1982)<ref>McCune's Villa NRHP Registration Form (1982)</ref> * Franklin County Memorial Hall, 280 E Broad St, Columbus, Ohio (1905–06)<ref name="Guide"/> * Robert H. Jeffrey house, 165 N Parkview Ave, Bexley, Ohio (1905)<ref name="Guide"/> * Capitol Trust Company Building, 8 E. Broad St., Columbus, Ohio (1906)<ref name="Guide"/> * Joseph F. Firestone House, 1266 East Broad Street, Columbus, Ohio (1906, demolished)<ref>{{cite news|title=Handsome Home|newspaper=The Columbus Dispatch|page=7|url=https://infoweb-newsbank-com.webproxy3.columbuslibrary.org/apps/news/document-view?p=WORLDNEWS&t=favorite%3ACOLUMBUS%21Columbus%2520Dispatch%2520Historical%2520and%2520Current&sort=YMD_date%3AA&fld-base-0=alltext&maxresults=20&val-base-0=%22Second%20Baptist%22%20architect&fld-nav-1=YMD_date&val-nav-1=1900%20-%201919&docref=image/v2%3A1467499E363272B3%40EANX-NB-1632C1514C21F9BA%402417435-16325D4DCCC16C46%4026-16325D4DCCC16C46%40|date=August 12, 1906|access-date=February 20, 2023}}</ref> * Columbus Gas and Fuel Company, 135 N. Front St., Columbus, Ohio (1906, demolished)<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 2, 1906 |title=Real Estate and Building: New Department Store |url=https://login.webproxy3.columbuslibrary.org/login?qurl=https://infoweb.newsbank.com%2fapps%2fnews%2fdocument-view%3fp%3dWORLDNEWS%26t%3dfavorite%3aCOLUMBUS%21Columbus%252520Dispatch%252520Historical%252520and%252520Current%26sort%3dYMD_date%3aA%26fld-base-0%3dalltext%26maxresults%3d20%26val-base-0%3d%2522Second%2520Baptist%2522%2520architect%26fld-nav-1%3dYMD_date%26val-nav-1%3d1900%2520-%25201919%26docref%3dimage%2fv2%3a1467499E363272B3%40EANX-NB-16325B04A53609F1%402417547-1632573820BB1703%4032-1632573820BB1703%40 |access-date=2024-04-21 |website=The Columbus Dispatch}}</ref> * East Broad Street Presbyterian Church alterations,{{efn|name=Elah|Originally designed by Columbus architect Elah Terrell in 1887.}} 760 E Broad St, Columbus, Ohio (1907–08, NRHP 1987)<ref>East Broad Street Presbyterian Church NRHP Registration Form (1987)</ref> * Richard Caslow house,{{efn|name=Winchester|A contributing property to the Columbus Street Historic District, NRHP–listed in 1988.}} 116 E Columbus St, Canal Winchester, Ohio (1908)<ref>Columbus Street Historic District NRHP Registration Form (1988)</ref> * Alumni Hall, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio (1909–10) * William H. Thomas house,{{efn|name=Bramwell|A contributing property to the Bramwell Historic District, NRHP–listed in 1983.}} 406 Duhring Ave, Bramwell, West Virginia (1909–12)<ref>[https://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/WV-01-ME27 W. H. Thomas House]</ref> * Bishop Hall, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio (1911–12) * Gordy Hall,{{efn|name=Athens}} Ohio University, Athens, Ohio (1911)<ref name="Athens"/> * Morton Hall<!--Q123034026-->,{{efn|name=Athens}} Ohio University, Athens, Ohio (1911, demolished)<ref name="Athens"/> * Brown Chapel,{{efn|name=Muskingum|A contributing property to the Muskingum College Campus Historic District, NRHP–listed in 1979.}} Muskingum University, New Concord, Ohio (1912)<ref name="Muskingum">Muskingum College Campus Historic District NRHP Registration Form (1979)</ref> * Mitchell Hall, Wilberforce University (former campus), Wilberforce, Ohio (1912, destroyed 1974)<ref name="Emery"/> * Putnam County Courthouse, 245 E Main St, Ottawa, Ohio (1912, NRHP 1974)<ref>Putnam County Courthouse NRHP Registration Form (1974)</ref> * Emery Hall, Wilberforce University (former campus),{{efn|name=Wilberforce|Part of Central State University since Wilberforce University's move to a new campus in 1967.}} Wilberforce, Ohio (1913, NRHP 2005)<ref name="Emery">Emery Hall NRHP Registration Form (2005)</ref> * Tupper Hall,{{efn|name=Athens}} Ohio University, Athens, Ohio (1913)<ref name="Athens"/> * Thomas C. Miller Public School,{{efn|name=Fairmont|Designed in association with supervising architect R. A. Gillis of Fairmont.}} 2 Pennsylvania Ave, Fairmont, West Virginia (1914, NRHP 2013)<ref>Thomas C. Miller Public School NRHP Registration Form (2013)</ref> * Athletic Club of Columbus,{{efn|name=Athletic|As consulting architect to Richards, McCarty & Bulford.}} 136 E Broad St, Columbus, Ohio (1915, NRHP 2011)<ref>Athletic Club of Columbus NRHP Registration Form (2011)</ref> * Clark County Memorial Hall, 300 W Main St, Springfield, Ohio (1915–16, demolished 2010) * Lindley Hall,{{efn|name=Athens}} Ohio University, Athens, Ohio (1915)<ref name="Athens"/> * Masonic Temple,{{efn|name=Avery|Designed in association with supervising architect Theodore T. Sansbury of Parkersburg. A contributing property to the Avery Street Historic District, NRHP–listed in 1986.}} 900 Market St, Parkersburg, West Virginia (1915, NRHP 1982)<ref>Masonic Temple NRHP Registration Form (1982)</ref> * Holzer Hospital (former),{{efn|name=Holzer|A contributing property to the Gallipolis Historic District, NRHP–listed in 1980.}} 553 Second Ave, Gallipolis, Ohio (1916–17)<ref>Gallipolis Historic District NRHP Registration Form (1980)</ref> * Bundy Hall, Wilberforce University (former campus), Wilberforce, Ohio (1917, destroyed 1974)<ref name="Emery"/> * Parkersburg High School,{{efn|name=Pburg|A contributing property to the Parkersburg High School–Washington Avenue Historic District, NRHP–listed in 1992.}} 2101 Dudley Ave, Parkersburg, West Virginia (1917)<ref>Parkersburg High School–Washington Avenue Historic District NRHP Registration Form (1992)</ref> * Seneca Hotel,{{efn|name=Seneca|Designed in association with David Riebel & Sons of Columbus.}} 367 E Broad St, Columbus, Ohio (1917, NRHP 1983)<ref>Seneca Hotel NRHP Registration Form (1983)</ref> * Montgomery Hall,{{efn|name=Muskingum}} Muskingum University, New Concord, Ohio (1921)<ref name="Muskingum"/> * O'Shaughnessy Dam, Glick Rd, Dublin, Ohio (1922–25, NRHP 1990)<ref>O'Shaughnessy Dam and Bridge NRHP Registration Form (1990)</ref> * United States Embassy, Av Presidente Wilson 147, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (1922, demolished) * Bentley Hall,{{efn|name=Athens}} Ohio University, Athens, Ohio (1923–24)<ref name="Athens"/> * Blume High School additions (former), 409 S Blackhoof St, Wapakoneta, Ohio (1923–25, NRHP 1996)<ref>Blume High School NRHP Registration Form (1996)</ref> * Granville Inn,{{efn|name=Granville|A contributing property to the Granville Historic District, NRHP–listed in 1980.}} 314 E Broadway, Granville, Ohio (1923–24)<ref>Granville Historic District NRHP Registration Form (1980)</ref> * Hocking County Courthouse,{{efn|name=Logan|A contributing property to the Logan Historic District, NRHP–listed in 2010.}} 5 E Main St, Logan, Ohio (1923–25)<ref>Logan Historic District NRHP Registration Form (2010)</ref> * North High School, 100 E Arcadia Ave, Columbus, Ohio (1923–24, NRHP 1987)<ref>North High School NRHP Registration Form (1987)</ref> * Yuster Building, 150 E Broad St, Columbus, Ohio (1923–24, NRHP 2017)<ref>Empire Building NRHP Registration Form (2017)</ref>

===Snyder, Babbitt & Mathews and Snyder & Babbitt=== * Columbus Dispatch Building,{{efn|name=Dispatch|Designed in association with Harvey H. Hiestand of Columbus.}} 34 S 3rd St, Columbus, Ohio (1925)<ref name="Guide"/> * Huntington National Bank Building, 17 S High St, Columbus, Ohio (1926)<ref name="Guide"/>

==See also== * Architecture of Columbus, Ohio

==Notes== {{notelist}}

==References== {{reflist}}

==Further reading== * Foster, Don. ''[https://delawareohiohistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/DCHS-2019-Historian-Fall-color.pdf Packard's Architecture Left Mark On Delaware]''. * Powers, Barbara. ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsv1z7NF5WU Frank L. Packard: Architectural Realities of a Midwestern Architect]'', Ohio History Connection.

==External links== {{commons category|Frank Packard (architect)}} * [http://www.ghmchs2.org/PackardFiles/ClassifiedList-combinedfiles.pdf Full list of Yost & Packard works]

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