Contributed by Maine Historical Society
Description
Architecture commission for Portland Society of Art at 97 Spring Street in Portland, ME, circa 1914. 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.
An organized curriculum was established in 1911 and the first diplomas were awarded in the 1920s by the School of Fine and Applied Arts. In 1972, the College's name was changed to Portland School of Art. In 1992, Portland School of Art was renamed Maine College of Art.
About This Item
- Title: School of Fine Arts, Portland, ca. 1914
- Address: 97 Spring Street, Portland, Cumberland County, ME
- Client: Portland Society of Art
- Creation Date: circa 1914
- Subject Date: circa 1914
- Primary Architects: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects
- Contributing Architects: John Howard Stevens
- Object Type: Text and Image
- Subtype: architectural drawing
- Media/Genre: architectural elements; floor plans
- Materials: blueprints; graphite on tracing paper; hand coloring; ink on paper; photocopies
- Local Code: Coll. 209, 2-C-1-02
- Collection: Stevens Architects drawings and records collection
- Number of items in commission: 11
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Architectural drawing
- Art schools--Maine--Portland
- Columns
- Concrete construction
- School of Fine and Applied Art
For more information about this item, contact:
Maine Historical Society485 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
(207) 774-1822 x230
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