Barn at Deering Mansion on Bedford Street, Portland, 1946

Contributed by Maine Historical Society

Description

Architecture commission for an unknown client at 85 Bedford Street in Portland, ME, 1946. The commission is associated with John Howard Stevens and John Calvin Stevens II Architects. This item is part of the Stevens Architects drawings and records collection.

The barn, designed by Alexander Parris in 1805, was part of the James Deering Estate. In 1947, Portland architect John Calvin Stevens II remodeled it for use by Portland Junior College. The building was destroyed in 1969 by the University of Southern Maine. .

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  • Title: Barn at Deering Mansion on Bedford Street, Portland, 1946
  • Address: 85 Bedford Street, Portland, Cumberland County, ME
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  • Creation Date: 1946
  • Subject Date: 1946
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  • Primary Architects: John Howard Stevens and John Calvin Stevens II Architects
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  • Object Type: Text and Image
  • Subtype: architectural drawing
  • Media/Genre: floor plans; foundation plans; structural elements
  • Materials: graphite on paper; graphite on tracing paper
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  • Local Code: Coll. 209, 3-C-6-02
  • Collection: Stevens Architects drawings and records collection
  • Number of items in commission: 10

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Maine Historical Society
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