John Stevens (architect)
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John Stevens | |
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| Born | 1824 |
| Died | April 14, 1881 (aged 56–57) |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Practice | John Stevens; John Stevens & Son |
John Stevens (1824–1881) was an American architect who practiced in Boston, Massachusetts. He was known for ecclesiastical design, and designed churches and other buildings across New England.
John Stevens was born in 1824.[1] His early life is unknown, and he established himself as an architect in Boston in 1850.[2] After several years primarily designing schools and private residences, he began receiving commissions for churches by the end of the 1850s. He built these churches, generally in the Romanesque Revival style, in Massachusetts, Maine, Vermont, and Rhode Island. From 1860 to 1862 he employed Archimedes Russell, who would later become a prominent architect in Syracuse, New York.[3] In 1869 he was briefly associated with S. F. Pratt, at which time he was working on buildings at Oak Bluffs.[4] He remained in Massachusetts until 1879, when he established a partnership with his son, J. Walter Stevens, and moved west to St. Paul, Minnesota. John Stevens & Son operated until April 14, 1881, when Stevens died while on a visit to Worcester, Massachusetts.[5]
