Contributed by Maine Historical Society
Description
Architecture commission for an unknown client at 37 Main Street in South Paris, ME, 1925. The commission is associated with John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects. This item is part of the Stevens Architects drawings and records collection.
The Public Library of Paris, Maine, is located at 37 Market Square in the village of South Paris, Maine. The original portion of its building, a Colonial Revival brick structure built in 1926, was one of the last designs of the Portland architect John Calvin Stevens, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.
The list of "suggested planting" on the drawing includes Arborvitae, White Lilac, Boston Ivy, Syringa, and Low Shrubs.
About This Item
- Title: South Paris library, South Paris, 1925
- Address: 37 Main Street, South Paris, Oxford County, ME
- Creation Date: 1925
- Subject Date: 1925
- Primary Architects: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects
- Object Type: Text and Image
- Subtype: architectural drawing
- Media/Genre: floor plans; presentation drawings; sketches
- Materials: graphite on tracing paper; watercolor on paper
- Local Code: Coll. 209, 2-C-2-01
- Collection: Stevens Architects drawings and records collection
- Number of items in commission: 4
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Maine Historical Society485 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
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