William H. Stevens (1818–1880) was an American architect from Lewiston, Maine.
Life Stevens was born in West Gardiner, Maine in 1818. He learned the carpenter's trade, and moved to Lewiston in 1849, acquiring land on the outskirts of town. in 1851 he and five others went to California, to try their hand at prospecting. He returned to Lewiston in 1855, continuing to work as a carpenter. In 1864 he took a position with the Franklin Company, and became the in-house architect and engineer, a position he retained until 1870. That year, he opened an independent office as an architect."Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Maine: William H. Stevens, 1818-1880". http://www.state.me.us/. 1995. Web.
Stevens worked alone until 1873, when he formed a partnership with Edward F. Fassett, son of Francis. The firm, Fassett & Stevens, was dissolved in 1874, in the wake of the Panic of 1873. Stevens resumed his independent practice, and Fassett returned to his father in Portland.Pythian Opera House NRHP Nomination. 2008. After a brief period, Stevens and George M. Coombs formed a new partnership, Stevens & Coombs. They remained together until Stevens' death in August 1880, after a period of illness.
Stevens served on the Lewiston city council, and was elected mayor in 1870.
Architectural works William H. Stevens, 1864-1873: 1864 - Worumbo Mill, Canal St, Lisbon Falls, Maine. 2001. Burned in 1987 1867 - Lincoln Boarding House, 100 Main St, Lewiston, Maine Demolished in 1964"Atwood Hotel in Lewiston". https://www.mainememory.net/. n.d. 1868 - Bates Street School, 255 Bates St, Lewiston, Maine Has lost its Mansard roof 1868 - Savings Bank Block, 215 Lisbon St, Lewiston, Maine 1870 - Bonnallie Block, 249 Main St, Lewiston, Maine 1870 - Pilsbury Block, 200-210 Lisbon St, Lewiston, Maine 1871 - Roak Block, 156 Main St, Auburn, Maine. 1987. 1872 - Farwell Mill, 244 Lisbon St, Lisbon, Maine Fassett & Stevens, 1873-1874: 1873 - William P. Frye House, 457 Main St, Lewiston, Maine. 2008. 1873 - Pilsbury Block (Addition), 200-210 Lisbon St, Lewiston, Maine 1874 - Webster Grammar School, 45 Spring St, Auburn, Maine Demolished William H. Stevens, 1874-1875: 1874 - Goodwin R. Wiley House, 39 Church St, Bethel, Maine Demolished Stevens & Coombs, 1875-1880: 1876 - William Bradford House, 54 Pine St, Lewiston, Maine Demolished in 2007 1876 - Farwell Bleachery, 39 S Canal St, Lawrence, MassachusettsSkulski, Ben. Images of America: Lawrence, Massachusetts. Vol. 2. 1997. Burned in 1994 1876 - Odd Fellows Block, 182–190 Lisbon St, Lewiston, Maine 1877 - Edward Little High School, 30 Academy St, Auburn, MaineAnnual Report of the Receipts and Expenditures of the City of Auburn, for the Fiscal Year Ending February 29, 1879. 1879.Annual Report of the Receipts and Expenditures of the City of Auburn, for the Fiscal Year Ending February 29, 1878. 1878. Demolished 1878 - Charles Gay House, 64 Highland Ave, Auburn, Maine 1878 - Lewiston Water Works, 38 Island Ave, Lewiston, MaineHistoric Lewiston: A Self-Guided Tour of Our History, Architecture and Culture. 2001. Only the gatehouse remains 1879 - Auburn Engine House, 158 Court St, Auburn, MaineAnnual Report of the Receipts and Expenditures of the City of Auburn, for the Fiscal Year Ending February 29, 1880. 1880. 1879 - Squirrell Island Chapel, S Shore Ave, Squirrel Island, MaineShettleworth, Earle G., Jr. Images of America: Victorian Augusta. 2008.
See also List of mayors of Lewiston, Maine
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