Person:Wallace Frost (2)

1900 Census Dist 66, Uniontown, Fayette Co., Pennsylvania
Frost, Lyda Head W F July 1856 43 Wd 6ch/4 lvg PA PA PA
Frost, Laura B. dau W F Mch 1878 22 S PA MD PA
Frost, Horace son W M June 1888 11 S PA MD PA
Frost, Mary dau W F June 1890 9 S PA MD PA
Frost, Wallace son W M Oct 1892 7 S PA MD PA

1910 Census Dist 0080, Uniontown Ward 2, Fayette Co., Pennsylvania
Frost, Lida B. Head F W 54 Wd m33rd 4ch/4 lvg PA PA PA own income
Frost, Laura dau F W 31 S PA PA PA
Frost, Horace son M W 21 S PA PA PA
Frost, Mary dau F W 19 S PA PA PA
Frost, Wallace son M W 17 S PA PA PA
(Note that the birth state for the children's father is in error.)

Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Marriage Indexes, 1885-1951 at family search.org
marriage: 1917
spouse: Bierer
groom's name: Wallace J Frost
bride's name: Bierer
marriage license year: 1917
license number: 374157
digital folder number: 4

The following bios and articles researched and contributed by Dr. Anthony L. Troha:
From “General Alumni Catalogue of the University of Pennsylvania, 1917”, compiled by W. J. Maxwell, published by the University of Pennsylvania (1917), Page 426, Column 1:
[From the list of the Members of the Class of 1915]
“Wallace J. Frost
Sigma Phi Sigma; Architectural Soc.; Rep. Inter Frat Council; office chief, with Harry W. Altman; mem. University and Uniontown Tennis Clubs. 306 First Natl. Bank Bldg. and 25 Lincoln St., Uniontown, Pa.”

“The American Contractor”, Saturday, October 27, 1917, Volume XXXVIII, Number 43, Page 65, Column 1:
“PERSONAL.
Wallace Frost, architect, of Uniontown, Pa., has received a commission as first lieutenant in the United States Signal Corps and expects to be sent to France on assignment to constructional corps in charge of the erection of cantonments for American forces.”

An excerpt from an article about an exhibit at The Birmingham Historical Museum in Birmingham, Michigan entitled “Wallace Frost: A Retrospective”, held between October 2, 2004 and February 12, 2005, the details of which can be found at:http://www.ci.birmingham.mi.us/index.aspx?page=1007

“Wallace Frost (1892-1962) grew up in Uniontown, Pennsylvania and studied architecture at the University of Pennsylvania. During World War I, Frost was an architect for the Air Force. During his military service, he met Albert Kahn. Kahn asked Frost to come work for him in Michigan. They worked together on large projects such as the Detroit Public Library, General Motors Building and the William L. Clements Library in Ann Arbor.

Frost built his first house in 1921, for himself. It was located on Tooting Lane in Birmingham. In 1925, he set up his own practice consisting mainly of residential work in the Detroit suburbs. His office was originally located in an addition to Scott Hersey’s house located 460 W. Maple. Hersey’s construction company built many of the houses designed by Frost. During the Great Depression, the Frosts moved to California to find more work. In 1939, after returning to Birmingham, the “California” influence was seen in the modern home he built for his family.

He continued to work until 1961 and is known to have designed at least forty-four (44) houses in Birmingham. Frost died in 1962 leaving a unique legacy of architectural projects throughout Michigan and the United States.”

Further information on him can be gleaned from the article “Flawless Frost” by Taryn Bickley, which appeared in the magazine “Detroit Home”. This can be found at: http://www.detroithomemag.com/Detroit-Home/Fall-2008/Flawless-Frost/

“Pennsylvania-born, Frost moved to the [Birmingham, Michigan] area to serve as architect Albert Kahn’s personal assistant. From 1919 until 1925, he reportedly collaborated on some of Kahn’s best-known works, including the Fisher Building in Detroit and the Edsel & Eleanor Ford House in Grosse Pointe Shores. After heading out on his own, he concentrated on residential projects, crafting small, detailed, light-filled homes with two-story living rooms, elegant woodwork, and a mix of Italian, French, and English influences, absorbed while he was serving in the Air Force during World War I. In the ’30s, he left for Florence, Italy and, eventually, California, where he developed a more modern, California style with Spanish Mission elements.”

The Evening Standard, Monday, June 25, 1962 (Final Edition, Volume 73, Number 160, Page 1, Column 7): “Wallace J. Frost Dies in Michigan
Wallace J. Frost, formerly of Uniontown, died yesterday [i.e. Sunday, June 24, 1962] at his home in Birmingham, Mich.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Grace Bierer Frost; one son, Jon, and four grandchildren. Preceding Mr. Frost in death were two sisters, Mrs. Laura Frost Sturgeon and Mary Frost, and one brother, Horace C Frost.”

Gravestone Inscription:
Wallace Frost
(Architect)
1903-1962
Grace Bierer Frost 1892-1987
(Find a Grave Memorial# 17020786)

1. ↑ Find A Grave
   Memorial# 17020786.

   The birth year at this site (1903) appears to be in error.

2. ↑ United States. 1900 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T623)
   Uniontown, Fayette Co., Pennsylvania.
3. ↑ Obituary.

   "The Evening Standard", Monday, June 25, 1962 (Final Edition, Volume 73, Number 160, Page 1, col 7; found at www.newspaperArchive.com.

4. ↑ Find A Grave
   Memorial# 17020786.
5. ↑ Obituary.

   1920 Obituary of Lida Barton Frost from "The Morning Herald" Tuesday, July 6, 1920, Volume 14, Number 152, Page 10, Column 5 found at NewpaperArchive.com.

6.   United States. 1910 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T624)
   Uniontown Ward 2, Fayette Co., Pennsylvania.