Frank Mills Andrews

Frank Mills Andrews
Born(1867-01-28)January 28, 1867
DiedSeptember 3, 1948(1948-09-03) (aged 81)
NationalityAmerican
EducationIowa State College
Cornell University (AB)
OccupationArchitect
Spouses
Gertrude Reynolds
(m. 1894; div. 1909)
(m. 1909)
Ellen Brown
(m. 1927)
Children4
Parent(s)Lorenzo Frank Andrews
Sophia Maxwell Dolson

Frank Mills Andrews (January 28, 1867 – September 3, 1948; aged 81) was an American architect born in Des Moines, Iowa, who practiced in Chicago, New York City, Cincinnati and Dayton. Andrews died in Brooklyn, New York.

Known for designing the Flemish façade outside of the Dayton Arcade. inspired by a guild hall in Amsterdam, it quickly became an architectural staple in Dayton's downtown. Also designed the large 90 ft. wide by 70 ft. tall dome on top of the marketplace building within the Arcade.[1]

  1. ^ Michael Pack, Makailah Hill, Sarah Litteral, Caroline Waldron Merithew, and J. Todd Uhlman, "Arcade History Part 1: 1880-1913, The Birth of a Landmark", University of Dayton Arcade Project. https://arcade.daytonhistoryproject.org/sample-page/. Retrieved May 8, 2020.