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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instanceOf architect
human
activeYearsEnd 1930s
activeYearsStart 1870s
basedIn Portland, Maine
surface form: Portland, Maine, United States
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
surface form: Boston public schools
employer Peabody & Stearns
surface form: John Calvin Stevens & Sons

Peabody & Stearns
surface form: Peabody and 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
surface form: Colonial Revival architecture

Shingle style architecture
surface form: 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
surface form: L. D. M. Sweat Memorial Galleries (Portland Museum of Art predecessor building)

Maine State Building (Poland, Maine)
surface form: 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
surface form: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
placeOfDeath Portland, Maine
surface form: Portland, Maine, United States
regionOfActivity New England
surface form: New England, United States
residence Portland, Maine
surface form: Portland, Maine, United States
sexOrGender male
workLocation Portland, Maine
surface form: Portland, Maine, United States

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Stevens hasNotableBearer John Calvin Stevens