Frederick H. Gouge

Frederick Hamilton Gouge (May 5, 1845 - March 6, 1927) was an American architect practicing in Utica, New York.
Gouge was born in 1845 on the family farm near Trenton, New York. He grew up on the farm, attended preparatory school at Rome Academy, and received a bachelor of arts degree from Hamilton College in 1870. He spent one year working in civil engineering before joining William H. Miller, an architect in Ithaca, New York. He moved to Utica in 1876 and established his architecture practice there. He became a fellow of the American Institute of Architects and served as the president of its Central New York chapter and of the Western New York Association of Architects. He also served as president of the Utica Chamber of Commerce. He designed numerous buildings in Utica and Oneida County, including the First National Bank Building of Utica, the old City National Bank Building, the Winston Building, the Sayre Memorial Church, Park Baptist Church, the Church of the Redeemer, the Church of St. Francis de Sales, Plymouth Church, St. Luke's Hospital, the Roberts Wicks block, the Brandegee Kincaid Building, the International Heater Works Building, the Hurd Fitzgerald Shoe Company's Building, Cayuga County Savings Bank at Auburn, and the Colgate Gymnasium at Colgate University.
A number of his works are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. His works include:
Byington Mill (Frisbie & Stansfield Knitting Company), 421-423 Broad Street, Utica, New York, NRHP-listed, office wing demolished in 2007
Doyle Hardware Building, 330-334 Main Street, Utica, New York, NRHP-listed
East Utica Library, southeast corner of Lansing Street and Kossuth Avenue, Utica, New York
John C. Hieber Building, 311 Main Street, Utica, New York, NRHP-listed
Hurd & Fitzgerald Building, 400 Main Street, Utica, New York, NRHP-listed
New Century Club, 253 Genesee Street, Utica, New York, NRHP-listed
Utica Daily Press Building, 310-312 Main Street, Utica, New York, NRHP-listed
Gouge was married to Abbie Perkins Moore in 1881. They had three children: Julia Sherman Gouge (1886-1969), Laura Moore Gouge (1883-1945), and George Frederick Gouge (1890-1948). Gouge died in 1927 at Utica and was buried at the Olden Barneveld Cemetery. His son George became a successful advertising executive in New York City.