Frost, Briggs & Chamberlain, later Frost & Chamberlain and Frost, Chamberlain & Edwards, was an early 20th century architectural firm out of Worcester, Massachusetts. History Frost, Briggs & Chamberlain was established in 1899 as the partnership of architects Howard Frost, Lucius W. Briggs and C. Leslie Chamberlain. It soon rose to be the city's most prominent firm of architects. In 1912 the initial partnership was dissolved when Briggs left to form his own firm, the L. W. Briggs Company. Frost and Chamberlain continued as the firm of Frost & Chamberlain. After eleven years, Lester B. Edwards was admitted to the partnership in 1923. He had been with the firm since about 1920. When exactly the firm was dissolved is unknown, but it was active as late as 1939. On his own, Briggs eventually became the city's most prominent architect, taking with him much of the prestige of Frost, Briggs & Chamberlain. Frost & Chamberlain and Frost, Chamberlain & Edwards continued to do significant work in Worcester, but rarely on the same level. The noted American architect Wallace K. Harrison, a native of Worcester, was employed by Frost & Chamberlain between 1913 and 1916. Partner biographies Howard Frost Howard Frost was born in 1859. His early education is unknown, but he entered Harvard University in 1878. In 1879, at the close of his freshman year, he dropped out, taking a job with Fuller & Delano in Worcester. He made partner in 1895, the firm being renamed Fuller, Delano & Frost. This partnership continued until 1899, when he formed Frost, Briggs & Chamberlain with Lucius W. Briggs and C. Leslie Chamberlain. Frost remained associated with this firm and its successors until his death, which occurred on January 9, 1946 in Worcester. Lucius W. Briggs Lucius Wallace Briggs was born August 26, 1866 in Worcester. After attending the public schools and completing a special course at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, he worked for architects Barker & Nourse and Fuller & Delano and contractors Norcross Brothers. In 1896 he opened his own office, associating with Frost and Chamberlain in 1899. After the partnership was dissolved in 1912, Briggs organized his own firm, the L. W. Briggs Company. Briggs died in Worcester, September 10, 1940. C. Leslie Chamberlain Nothing is known of the background of C. Leslie Chamberlain. Lester B. Edwards Little is known about Lester B. Edwards. Before joining Frost & Chamberlain, he