Halfdan Marinius Hanson (November 30, 1884 – September 12, 1952) was a Norwegian-born American architect.
He was born in Tønsberg in Vestfold, Norway. He emigrated as an infant to Gloucester, Massachusetts, where his father was a ship's rigger.[1] In 1904, he completed a correspondence course in architecture from a program based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Hanson had a longtime collaboration with interior designer Henry Davis Sleeper, the owner of the Beauport in Gloucester, Massachusetts.[2] [3]
He was an architect in the employment of Sleeper for twenty-seven years. He was also the architect of or contributor to over 100 properties principally within greater Boston area including the communities of Gloucester, Rockport, Manchester, Beverly and Newton. [1] Other notable properties designed by Hanson include Our Lady of Good Voyage Church, which is, along with Beauport, on the National Register of Historic Places.[4] [5] [6]
References edit
- ^ a b "Halfdan M. Hanson architectural collection, 1904–1936, bulk 1908–1917 | Halfdan M. Hanson architectural collection, 1904-1936, bulk 1908-1917 (AR010)". Historic New England. Retrieved February 2, 2014.
- ^ Hollister, Paul (1981). "The Building of Beauport, 1907-1924," The American Art Journal 8(1)
- ^ "Beauport, Sleeper-McCann House" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. August 30, 2001. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
- ^ "Exterior view of Our Lady of Good Voyage Church, Gloucester, Mass., undated | General photographic collection, 1860s-2000s (PC001)". Historic New England. Retrieved February 2, 2014.
- ^ "Halfdan M. Hanson (1884–1952) Historical/Biographical Note". Historic New England. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
- ^ "Our Lady of Good Voyage Church". Maritime History in Massachusetts. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
Other sources edit
- Bohl, David; Nancy Curtis, Richard C. Nylander, Joseph Garland, Paul Hollister, Philip A. Hayden (1990). Beauport: The Sleeper McCann House (Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities) ISBN 978-0879238766
- O'Gorman, James F. (Ed.) (2010). Drawing Toward Home: Designs for Domestic Architecture from Historic New England (Tilbury House Publishers) ISBN 978-0884483281