John Howard Stevens (February 23, 1879 – February 1, 1958) was an American architect who worked in the Shingle style and the Colonial Revival style.[1]
John Howard Stevens | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 23, 1879 Portland, Maine, U.S. |
| Died | January 1, 1958 (aged 78) Portland, Maine, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Parent(s) | John Calvin Stevens Martha Louise Waldron |
Early life
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Stevens was born in Portland, Maine, in 1879, the oldest child of John Calvin Stevens, a noted architect, and Martha Louise Waldron. From the age of five, he lived with his family at 52 Bowdoin Street in Portland's West End.[2]
He was educated in the Portland schools.[3]
Career
editStevens began his career as a draftsman, and worked in his father's architectural firm from 1898. They became partners in 1904, under the name Stevens Architects,[4] a business which lasted until his father's death in 1940. Stevens' son, John Calvin II, had joined the practice seven years earlier. The duo went into partnership with James Cooper Saunders in 1953.[3]
In 1909, Stevens and his father assisted Carrère and Hastings in designing today's Portland City Hall.[5]
Notable works
edit- Nathan Clifford School, Portland, Maine (1907)[6]
- Public Library, Limington, Maine (1912)[7]
- Homes comprising the Norton House Historic District, Falmouth, Maine (1913)
- John B. Curtis Free Public Library, Bradford, Maine (1915)[8]
- Concord Haven, Embden, Maine (1915)[9]
- The Birches, Belgrade Lakes, Maine (1916)[10]
- LeRoy F. Pike Memorial Building, Cornish, Maine (1925)[11]
- Schlotterbeck and Foss Building, Portland, Maine (1927)[12]
- Portland Water District Building, Portland, Maine (1928)[13]
- U.S. Post Office-Portland Main, Portland, Maine (1932)[14]
- Deering Estate Barn, Portland, Maine (remodel; 1947)[15]
Personal life
editStevens married Agnes McFadden in 1903, with whom he had three children: Mary Caroline, John Calvin II and Howard Winchester. Mary died in infancy; John and Howard lived into their 80s.[3]
He served as secretary and treasurer of the Maine chapter of the American Institute of Architects between 1934 and 1940, and as its president between 1940 and 1946.[3]
Like his father, Stevens was a painter who specialized in watercolors.[16]
Death
editStevens died in 1958,[17] aged 78. He was interred in Portland's Evergreen Cemetery, the same burial site of his parents. His wife was buried beside him upon her death fifteen months later.
References
edit- ^ Marter, Joan M. (2011). The Grove Encyclopedia of American Art. Oxford University Press. p. 562. ISBN 978-0-19-533579-8.
- ^ Stevens, Paul (2010-06-01). "Paul S. Stevens, the son of architect John Calvin Stevens II, describes the home". Maine News Index – Portland Monthly.
- ^ a b c d American Institute of Architects (1956)
- ^ Murphy, Kevin; Lovejoy, Kim Brian (2004). Colonial Revival Maine. Princeton Architectural Press. p. 98. ISBN 9781568984490.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Portland City Hall". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
- ^ Cox, Heather (2013). NRHP nomination for Nathan Clifford School; available by requested from the Maine Historic Preservation Office
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Limington Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-07-20.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Portland Water District - Portland Water District Douglass Street Facility, Portland, ca. 1928". portlandwater.mainememory.net. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for US Post Office-Portland Main". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-04-04.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "John Howard Stevens architectural watercolor, Portland, 1907". Maine Memory Network. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
- ^ Maine Forms of American Architecture. published under the auspices of the Colby Museum of Art [by] Downeast Magazine. 1976. p. 187. ISBN 978-0-89272-019-4.