Frankel & Curtis

Frankel & Curtis was an architectural firm of Lexington, Kentucky. It was a partnership of Leon K. Frankel and of John J. Curtis, along with associates James Slaughter Frankel and Melbourne Mills.[1] A successor name is Frankel, Curtis & Coleman. Under this name, the firm received a 1963 American Institute of Architects Kentucky award, its Honor Award merit prize, for its Admin. Bldg., of the Spindletop Research Center, in Lexington, Kentucky.[2]

Russell Theatre

A number of their works are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[3]

Works include:

• Admin Building, Spindletop Research Center, Lexington, Kentucky [2]
• Cadentown School, 705 Caden Ln., Lexington, Kentucky, NRHP-listed[3]
• Charles W. Caldwell House, 0.2 mi N of KY 34, 0.6 mi W of KY 127, Danville, Kentucky, NRHP-listed[3]
• Elizabethtown Armory, 205 Warfield St., Elizabethtown, Kentucky, NRHP-listed[3]
• Fohs Hall, 143 N. Walker St., Marion, Kentucky, NRHP-listed[3]
• Garth School, 501 S. Hamilton St., Georgetown, Kentucky, NRHP-listed[3]
• Lexington Herald Building, 121 Walnut St., Lexington, Kentucky, NRHP-listed[3]
• Russell Theatre, 9 E. Third St., Maysville, Kentucky, NRHP-listed[3]
• Second Presbyterian Church, 460 E. Main St., Lexington, Kentucky, NRHP-listed[3]
• Somerset Armory, 109 Grand Ave., Somerset, Kentucky, NRHP-listed[3]
• Wolf Wile Department Store Building, 248–250 E. Main St., Lexington, Kentucky, NRHP-listed[3][4]

References

1. AIA entry
2. "AIA Kentucky Honor Awards for Excellence in Architectural Design" (PDF).
3. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
4. Peter Brackney (May 4, 2011). "walkLEX: Wolf Wile / Gray Construction". Kaintuckeean.Com.

External links

• Guide to the Frankel and Curtis architectural drawings collection, dated 1897-1974 housed at the University of Kentucky Libraries Special Collections Research Center