John Calvin Stevens

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John Calvin Stevens was a prominent American architect known for his influential Shingle Style and Colonial Revival designs, particularly in Maine around the turn of the 20th century.

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John Calvin Stevens canonical 5

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instanceOf architect ⓘ
human ⓘ
activeYearsEnd 1930s ⓘ
activeYearsStart 1870s ⓘ
basedIn Portland, Maine, United States ⓘ
linked to: Portland, Maine
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1855-10-08 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1940-01-25 ⓘ
designed numerous summer cottages along the Maine coast ⓘ
public libraries and civic buildings in Maine ⓘ
educatedAt Boston public schools ⓘ
employer John Calvin Stevens & Sons ⓘ
linked to: Peabody & Stearns

Peabody and Stearns ⓘ
linked to: Peabody & Stearns
familyName Stevens ⓘ
fieldOfWork architecture ⓘ
historic preservation ⓘ
genre civic architecture ⓘ
residential architecture ⓘ
givenName John ⓘ
hasChild John Howard Stevens ⓘ
hasPartnershipWith John Howard Stevens ⓘ
influenced development of Shingle Style in Maine ⓘ
influencedBy Henry Hobson Richardson ⓘ
knownFor integration of buildings with coastal landscapes ⓘ
refined use of wood shingles and simple massing ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
movement Colonial Revival architecture ⓘ
linked to: Colonial Revival

Shingle Style architecture ⓘ
nationality American ⓘ
notableFor Colonial Revival public and residential buildings in New England ⓘ
influential Shingle Style residential designs in Maine ⓘ
notableWork L. D. M. Sweat Memorial Galleries (Portland Museum of Art predecessor building) ⓘ
Maine State Building (originally for the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition) ⓘ
Portland City Hall (reconstruction collaboration), Portland, Maine ⓘ
Ruggles House restorations, Columbia Falls, Maine ⓘ
Shingle Style cottages in Prouts Neck, Maine ⓘ
Walker Memorial Library, Westbrook, Maine ⓘ
occupation architect ⓘ
placeOfBirth Boston, Massachusetts, United States ⓘ
placeOfDeath Portland, Maine, United States ⓘ
linked to: Portland, Maine
regionOfActivity New England, United States ⓘ
linked to: New England
residence Portland, Maine, United States ⓘ
linked to: Portland, Maine
sexOrGender male ⓘ
workLocation Portland, Maine, United States ⓘ
linked to: Portland, Maine

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Stevens → hasNotableBearer → John Calvin Stevens ⓘ
John Howard Stevens → partnerInBusinessWith → John Calvin Stevens ⓘ
John Howard Stevens → hasFather → John Calvin Stevens ⓘ
John Howard Stevens → collaboratedWith → John Calvin Stevens ⓘ