Robert Charles Nicholson Monahan (December 1, 1873 – January 29, 1963)AIA Historical Directory of American Architects was a Canadian-American architect from Pawtucket, Rhode Island.

Life and career Monahan was born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, in 1873. His father, Robert Monahan, was a carpenter.Ontario, Canada Births, 1858-1913 for Robert Charles Nichols MonahanU.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 He moved to the United States in 18921930 United States Federal Census and opened his office in Pawtucket at the turn of the century. Up until 1926, he worked alone until adding Robert R. Meikle as a partner to the newly formed Monahan & Meikle firm. In 1943, Carl F. Johnson was also made a partner, and the firm became Monahan, Meikle & Johnson in 1951.American Architects Directory. 1955. In 1962, Monahan retired, dying the next year. Carl Johnson took over, the firm becoming Johnson & Haynes, with Irving B. Haynes. The firm was dissolved in 1968, and Haynes opened an office in Providence.

Architectural works

R. C. N. Monahan, before 1925 1901 – Washington School, 901 Washington St., South Attleboro, Massachusetts. Demolished.Annual Report of the School Committee. 1902. 1903 – Robert C. N. Monahan House, 14 Denver St., Pawtucket, Rhode Island. The architect's own residence.Johnson, Elizabeth J., James L. Wheaton, and Susan L. Reed. Images of America: Pawtucket. Vol. 2. 1996. 1904 – Darlington School, 466 Cottage St., Pawtucket, Rhode Island. Demolished.Annual Report of the State Board of Education. 1905. 1904 – West Side School, 949 Dexter St., Central Falls, Rhode Island. Demolished.American Architect and Building News 9 July 1904: viii/ 1908 – Child Street School, 450 Child St., Warren, Rhode Island. Now home to the Bristol County Water Authority.Municipal Journal and Engineer 11 March 1908: 327. 1909 – Bungalow, Slater Park, Pawtucket, Rhode Island. Demolished. 1911 – James C. Potter (Potter-Burns) School, Newport Ave., Pawtucket, Rhode Island.American Contractor 3 Sept. 1910: 66. 1912 – Gates, Oak Grove Cemetery, Pawtucket, Rhode Island. 1912 – South Woodlawn Fire Station, 394 West Ave., Pawtucket, Rhode Island. 1915 – Samuel Slater School, Mineral Spring Ave., Pawtucket, Rhode Island.American Contractor 20 Feb. 1915: 52. 1915 – T. Stewart Little House, 55 Armistice Blvd., Pawtucket, Rhode Island.Historic Resources of Pawtucket, Rhode Island: Partial Inventory, Historic and Architectural Properties. 1984. 1915 – Y. W. C. A. Annex, 324 Broad St., Central Falls, Rhode Island. Demolished in 1992.American Contractor 13 March 1915: 48. 1916 – Nathanael Greene School, Smithfield Ave., Pawtucket, Rhode Island.American Contractor 2 Dec. 1916: 55. 1916 – William Gillespie Duplex, 96–98 Clay St., Central Falls, Rhode Island.American Contractor 10 June 1916: 66 1917 – Bandstand, Slater Park, Pawtucket, Rhode Island. 1917 – Darius L. Goff House, 22 Arlington St., Pawtucket, Rhode Island.American Contractor 25 Nov. 1916: 53. 1917 – J. C. Potter Casino, Slater Park, Pawtucket, Rhode Island. 1918 – Frank J. McDuff House, 7 Homestead St., Pawtucket, Rhode Island.American Contractor 8 June 1922: 55. 1919 – G. Bradford Draper House, 7 Denver St., Pawtucket, Rhode Island.)American Contractor 11 Oct. 1919: 50. 1922 – Toole Building (Remodeling), 228 Main St., Pawtucket, Rhode Island. Addition of two stories to the former Wheaton Building (1892).American Contractor 4 Feb. 1922: 62. 1923 – Clubhouse, Pawtucket Country Club, 900 Armistice Blvd., Pawtucket, Rhode Island. 1923 – Samuel Slater Jr. High School, Mineral Spring Ave., Pawtucket, Rhode Island. A radical expansion of the original Slater School.American Contractor 16 Dec. 1922: 44.

Monahan & Meikle, 1925–1951 1925 – Pawtucket High School, Exchange St., Pawtucket, Rhode Island.Pawtucket, Rhode Island: Statewide Preservation Report P-PA-2. 1978. 1927 – Hope School, North Rd., Hope, Rhode Island.Scituate Tax Book, 1928. 1928. 1929 – T. Stewart Little House, 43 Armistice Blvd., Pawtucket, Rhode Island. 1929 – Westerly Jr. High School, Highland Ave., Westerly, Rhode Island.Engineering News-Record Sept. 1929: 1325. 1930 – Hiram W. Emery House, 750 Elmgrove Ave., Providence, Rhode Island.Blackstone Boulevard Realty Plat Historic District NRHP Nomination. 1995. 1930 – Lyman B. Goff Jr. High School, Newport Ave., Pawtucket, Rhode Island.Iron Age 26 June 1930: 160 1931 – MacColl Building, Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island, 111 Brewster St., Pawtucket, Rhode Island.)Engineering News-Record 1931: 1114 1932 – Robert R. Meikle House, 16 Sayles Ave., Pawtucket, Rhode Island. The architect's own residence. 1933 – Hopkinton Jr. High School, Thelma Dr., Hope Valley, Rhode Island.Guide Officiel des Franco-Américains. 1940.House, Kirk W. Images of America: Hopkinton. 2004. 1934 – Cranston School, Cranston Ave., Newport, Rhode Island.Bridgemen's Magazine 1934: 627 1935 – Quinn Hall, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, Rhode Island.Rhode Island: State-Owned Historic Properties. 1989. 1936 – Pawtucket Congregational Church (Parish House), 40 Walcott St., Pawtucket, Rhode Island. 1936 – Westerly High School, Ward Ave., Westerly, Rhode Island. 1946 – Osteopathic Hospital of Rhode Island, 1763 Broad St., Cranston, Rhode Island. Not built.Engineering News-Record 1946: 27

Monahan, Meikle & Johnson, 1951–1962 1951 – Richardson Building, Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island, 111 Brewster St., Pawtucket, Rhode Island. 1952 – Osteopathic Hospital of Rhode Island (Addition), 1763 Broad St., Cranston, Rhode Island. Demolished. 1953 – Westerly Public Water Building, 68 White Rock Rd., Westerly, Rhode Island. 1954 – Winn Library, Gordon College, Wenham, Massachusetts.Engineering News-Record 1954: 80. 1954 – Wood Hall, Gordon College, Wenham, Massachusetts. Demolished 2006. 1955 – Barrington Baptist Church, 25 Old County Rd., Barrington, Rhode Island. 1955 – Hillside Covenant Church, 100 Hillside Ave., Naugatuck, Connecticut. 1956 – Covenant Congregational Church, 315 Whitwell St., Quincy, Massachusetts."Covenant Congregational Church". mhc-macris.net. Massachusetts Historical Commission. n.d. Web. 1957 – First Baptist Church (Parish House), 1400 Pawtucket Ave., East Providence, Rhode Island.East Providence, Rhode Island: Statewide Preservation Report P-EP-1. 1976. 1958 – First Church of Christ, Scientist, 2271 North Ave., Bridgeport, Connecticut.Bridgeport (CT) Daily Post 23 March 1958: 1959 – Central Congregational Church, 1 Worthen St., Chelmsford, Massachusetts."Chelmsford Central Congregational Church". mhc-macris.net. Massachusetts Historical Commission. n.d. Web. 1959 – First Baptist Church, 91 Cottage St., Pawtucket, Rhode Island. 1960 – Trinity Baptist Church, 3 Lund Rd., Nashua, New Hampshire. Altered beyond recognition.Nashua (NH) Telegraph 17 Sept. 1959: 10."Trinity's history". http://www.trinitynh.org/. n.d. Web.

Johnson & Haynes, 1962–1968 1962 – Olney Street Baptist Church, 100 Olney St., Providence, Rhode Island.Woodward, William McKenzie. Providence: A Citywide Survey of Historic Resources. 1986. 1963 – Hopedale Union Evangelical Church, 25 Dutcher St., Hopedale, Massachusetts."Hopedale Union Evangelical Church". mhc-macris.net. Massachusetts Historical Commission. n.d. Web. 1963 – Pawtucket Trust Co. Building, 286 Main St., Pawtucket, Rhode Island. 1965 – Swedish Congregational Church Parish House, 455 Arborway, Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts."Swedish Congregational Church". mhc-macris.net. Massachusetts Historical Commission. n.d. Web. 1965 – Trinity Covenant Church, 7 Clematis Rd., Lexington, Massachusetts.http://historicsurvey.lexingtonma.gov/lexareas/post_1940_period.htm> 1966 – First Unitarian Church (Restoration), 301 Benefit St., Providence, Rhode Island. 1968 – Blackstone Valley Electric Co. Building, 150 Main St., Pawtucket, Rhode Island.

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