Résumé

Commissioned officer, US Naval Reserve, Cambridge, MA, c. 1950.

Architect, Switzerland, c. 1955.

Partner, Fred Bassetti and Company, Architects, Seattle, WA, -1974. His obituary in the Seattle Times noted of his work at Bassetti: "He was a partner at Fred Bassetti & Co until 1974, working on schools, private homes, and the Congregational Church on Mercer Island. As chief of design on the Henry M. Jackson Federal Building in Seattle, he was particularly proud of preserving the arch on 2nd avenue, as well as other salvaged terra cotta pieces incorporated into the design." (See Seattle Times.com, "Donald Frothingham July 7, 1928-September 1, 2022," published 11/27/2022, accessed 11/28/2022.)

Associate, ARC Architects, Seattle, WA, c. 1985.

College

A.B., Harvard University, Cambridge, MA.

M.Arch., Harvard University, Graduate School of Design, Cambridge, MA.

Relocation

Born in Darien, CT, Donald M. Frothingham, Jr., lived on the East Coast during his formative years. In 1946, he lived with his family at 29 Raiders Lane in Darien. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Connecticut, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 146, accessed 11/30/2022.) He attended Harvard University during the 1950s, and spent about one year living and working in Switzerland after college.

By 1960, he resided in Seattle, WA.

Spouse

He wed Ann Van Alstyne in 12/1962 in Norwood, NJ. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation New Jersey State Archives; Trenton, New Jersey; Marriage Indexes; Index Type: Bride; Year Range: 1962; Surname Range: L - Z, accessed 11/30/2022.)

Children

He and Ann had two daughters, Mollie and Emily.

Biographical Notes

His draft registration card of 1946 indicated that Frothingham was Caucasian with a ruddy complexion, hazel eyes and brown hair. He stood 6-feet tall and weighed 150 pounds. It noted that he had had an appendectomy by age 18. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Connecticut, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 146, accessed 11/30/2022.)

Frothingham was a skilled watercolorist.

• Darien, CT (Architect's Birth)
  Darien, CT 06820

  ---

  ---