Dates of Birth and Death
1900–1994Birthplace
Arlington, MassachusettsEducation
- Cambridge School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, 1921
- Ecole des Beaux-Arts
Years of practice
1921–1969 (estimated)Affiliations/Firms
- Charles Loring (drafter)
- William Delano and Chester Aldrich
- Clarence Martin
- Co-owned firm with husband Prentiss French
Major projects
- Proctor Place (Orelton Farm), Stockbridge, Mass.
- Daniel Chester French Studio, remodel, Stockbridge, Mass.
- Williams S. Rosecrans House, “Hacienda del Gato,” Indio, Calif.
Location of architect’s archive
Environmental Design Archives, University of California, BerkeleyKeywords
CaliforniaBiography
Helen Douglass French was born in Arlington, Massachusetts, in 1900. She graduated from the Cambridge School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture in 1921. She then worked as a drafter for Charles Loring in Boston, before moving on to the firm of William Delano and Chester Aldrich.
In the 1930s, French and her husband, Prentiss, worked for architect Clarence Martin in Sarasota, Florida. In 1946, the Frenches opened their own firm in San Francisco, where they were active through the 1960s.
Major Buildings and Projects
- Proctor Place (Orelton Farm), Stockbridge, Mass.
- Daniel Chester French Studio, remodel, Stockbridge, Mass.
- Williams S. Rosecrans House, “Hacienda del Gato,” Indio, Calif.