Louis F. Frick
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"Louis F. Frick," White House Workers History Project, White House Historical Association, 2026, https://whha.whirlihost.com/Detail/workers/844.
- Position
- Grounds Laborer
- Years in President's House
- circa 1929
- Legal Status
- Free Person
- Gender
- Male
- Race/Ethnicity
- White
- Presidency
- Herbert Hoover
- Biography
- Louis Francis Frick was born on April 8, 1907, in Washington, D.C. (1) Frick worked as a laborer for the Office of Public Buildings and Parks, and by 1929, he was assigned to the White House under the supervision of Head Gardener Charles Henlock. He worked in the White House greenhouses near the Bureau of Engraving and Printing on the National Mall. It is possible he worked there prior to or after 1929, but further information about his time at the White House is scarce. (2) Later in his career, he worked as an attorney for the Federal Works Agency/General Services Administration. (3) He was also a civic leader in Southeast Washington, D.C.; he campaigned for local bridges, acquired firefighting equipment for the community, and served as secretary of the Southeast Businessman’s Association. (4) He passed away on June 15, 1940, and was buried at Mount Olivet Cemetery in Washington, D.C. (5)
- (1) Louis Francis Frick in the U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For District of Columbia, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 79, Ancestry.com; “Louis Francis Frick,” Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/185976680/louis-francis-frick.
(2) Employees on Duty at the Executive Office, 1929, Lou Henry Hoover Papers, Subject Files, White House Christmas 1929, Herbert Hoover Presidential Library; “Louis Frick, 43, Dies in His Sleep,” Times Herald (Washington, D.C.), June 15, 1950, pg. 16.
(3) Louis F Frick in the 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia; Roll: m-t0627-00568; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 1-448B, Ancestry.com; Louis F Frick in the 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Washington, Washington, District of Columbia; Roll: 3464; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 1-945, Ancestry.com.
(4) “Luis F. Frick Dies, Southeast Leader and GSA Attorney,” Evening Star (Washington, D.C.), June 15, 1950, pg. 26; “Louis Frick, 43, Dies in His Sleep,” Times Herald (Washington, D.C.), June 15, 1950, pg. 16.
(5) “Frick, Louis F.,” Times Herald (Washington, D.C.), June 15, 1950, pg. 15. - Birthplace
- Washington, D.C., USA