diff --git a/pandas/core/apply.py b/pandas/core/apply.py
index ac98f3736be6d..6c503eefed54b 100644
--- a/pandas/core/apply.py
+++ b/pandas/core/apply.py
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ def frame_apply(
     result_type: Optional[str] = None,
     args=None,
     kwds=None,
-):
+) -> FrameApply:
     """ construct and return a row or column based frame apply object """
     axis = obj._get_axis_number(axis)
     klass: Type[FrameApply]
@@ -63,35 +63,9 @@ def frame_apply(
     )
 
 
-class FrameApply(metaclass=abc.ABCMeta):
-
-    # ---------------------------------------------------------------
-    # Abstract Methods
+class Apply(metaclass=abc.ABCMeta):
     axis: int
 
-    @property
-    @abc.abstractmethod
-    def result_index(self) -> Index:
-        pass
-
-    @property
-    @abc.abstractmethod
-    def result_columns(self) -> Index:
-        pass
-
-    @property
-    @abc.abstractmethod
-    def series_generator(self) -> Iterator[Series]:
-        pass
-
-    @abc.abstractmethod
-    def wrap_results_for_axis(
-        self, results: ResType, res_index: Index
-    ) -> FrameOrSeriesUnion:
-        pass
-
-    # ---------------------------------------------------------------
-
     def __init__(
         self,
         obj: DataFrame,
@@ -132,6 +106,42 @@ def f(x):
 
         self.f: AggFuncType = f
 
+    @property
+    def index(self) -> Index:
+        return self.obj.index
+
+    @abc.abstractmethod
+    def get_result(self):
+        pass
+
+
+class FrameApply(Apply):
+    # ---------------------------------------------------------------
+    # Abstract Methods
+
+    @property
+    @abc.abstractmethod
+    def result_index(self) -> Index:
+        pass
+
+    @property
+    @abc.abstractmethod
+    def result_columns(self) -> Index:
+        pass
+
+    @property
+    @abc.abstractmethod
+    def series_generator(self) -> Iterator[Series]:
+        pass
+
+    @abc.abstractmethod
+    def wrap_results_for_axis(
+        self, results: ResType, res_index: Index
+    ) -> FrameOrSeriesUnion:
+        pass
+
+    # ---------------------------------------------------------------
+
     @property
     def res_columns(self) -> Index:
         return self.result_columns
@@ -140,10 +150,6 @@ def res_columns(self) -> Index:
     def columns(self) -> Index:
         return self.obj.columns
 
-    @property
-    def index(self) -> Index:
-        return self.obj.index
-
     @cache_readonly
     def values(self):
         return self.obj.values