Person/Organization: Stevens, John Calvin
Item 1326
John Calvin Stevens, Portland, ca. 1930
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1930 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print
Item 4004
A.S. Hinds Laboratory, ca. 1920
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1920 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print
Item 84681
61-67 Washburn Avenue, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: John Calvin Stevens Use: Dwelling - Two family
Item 84694
61-67 Washburn Avenue, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: John Calvin Stevens Use: Dwelling - Two family
Item 111662
John Calvin Stevens house, Portland, 1919
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1905–1942 Location: Portland Client: John Calvin Stevens Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects
Item 109344
House for John Calvin Stevens, Portland, 1911-1938
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1911–1938 Location: Portland; Portland Client: John Calvin Stevens Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects
Exhibit
Among the Lungers: Treating TB
Tuberculosis -- or consumption as it often was called -- claimed so many lives and so threatened the health of communities that private organizations and, by 1915, the state, got involved in TB treatment. The state's first tuberculosis sanatorium was built on Greenwood Mountain in Hebron and introduced a new philosophy of treatment.
Exhibit
Educating Oneself: Carnegie Libraries
Industrialist Andrew Carnegie gave grants for 20 libraries in Maine between 1897 and 1912, specifying that the town own the land, set aside funds for maintenance, have room to expand -- and offer library services at no charge.
Story
Biddeford City Hall: an in-depth tour of this iconic building
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center Voices of Biddeford project
Visual tour and unique insights of Biddeford’s historical landmark
