Growing up in New York City Frank was a talented singer and was, at one point, offered a contract with the Metropolitan Opera.
After graduating from Princeton University and Pratt Institute he lived in Columbus, Georgia, before moving to Montgomery in 1894.
He designed scores of residential homes and many important public buildings.
A modern gated community was later built on the site and called Lockwood.
[3] A number of his works are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.