Frank Miles Day

Frank Miles Day (April 5, 1861 – June 15, 1918) was a Philadelphia-based architect who specialized in residences and academic buildings.

In 1883, Day graduated from the Towne School of the University of Pennsylvania, and traveled to Europe.

In England, he apprenticed under two architects, and won the 1885 prize from the Architectural Association of London.

After his apprenticing in England, Day returned to Philadelphia, where he worked with George T. Pearson and Addison Hutton prior to opening his own office in 1887.

Day died June 15, 1918, and is interred at West Laurel Hill Cemetery in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania.

The Art Club of Philadelphia at 220 South Broad Street in Philadelphia , designed by Day, built in 1889-1890 and demolished in 1975-1776
1213-1215 Locust Street in Philadelphia , initially a five-story book store, designed by Day and built in 1892
Franklin Field during the November 28, 1908 Army-Navy game , one of several University of Pennsylvania buildings designed by Day; in addition to the second Franklin Field, built in 1903 and demolished in 1922, Day designed Weightman Hall, built in 1903 and 1904 (upper left), and the current Franklin Field was designed in 1922 by Day's partner, Charles Zeller Klauder , who also added its upper deck in 1925.