Head of the firm of Frank D. Chase & Company founded in 1913, his works were mainly in the industrial field and included newspaper plants for the St. Louis Star–Times, the Oklahoman at Oklahoma, and the Milwaukee Journal. He was also architect of a number of important buildings in Chicago, such as the Memorial Hospital, the Strack Building, South Chicago Community Hospital, and the Office Building at 100 West Monroe Street. At one time Mr. Chase was president of the Western Electric, later held the same position with the Illinois Central Railroad, and during that time his office planned a number of railroad stations.
—Obit., Bulletin, Illinois Society of Architects, September, 1937.