Francis Edward "Frank" Caws (21 August 1846 – 8 April 1905) was a British architect.

Caws was born at Seaview, Isle of Wight

Seaview, Isle of Wight

Seaview is a small Edwardian resort located on the north-eastern corner of the Isle of Wight, overlooking the Solent.The village is popular with tourists and is only a 15-minute drive from the town of Ryde, where most tourists reach the island by ferry or hovercraft...

, the son of Silas Harvey Caws and his wife, Emma Matilda (nee Cave).. Caws later moved to and settled in Sunderland, via London

London

London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...

. Caws' buildings in Sunderland include the Elephant Tea Rooms

Elephant Tea Rooms

The Elephant Tea Rooms is a Grade II listed building in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England. The building was constructed from 1873 to 1877 by Frank Caws for Ronald Grimshaw, a local tea merchant, in a blend of the high Victorian Hindu Gothic and Venetian Gothic styles...

, Corder House, Sydenham House

Corder House and Sydenham House

Corder House and Sydenham House are two, adjacent, Grade II listed buildings on Fawcett Street, in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England. Designed by Frank Caws in the Neo-Moorish style, they were constructed in brick from 1889–1891 by David and John Rankin with terracotta features by J. C...

 and the terraced Holmlands Park in Ashbrooke

Ashbrooke

Ashbrooke is a residential area of Sunderland, North East England directly south and south-west of the city centre.Ashbrooke developed through the Victorian era as Sunderland's first suburb...

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Caws' other constructions include Seaview Pier, St Luke's Parish Hall, Wallsend and New Dukes House, near Hexham.