George W. Stevens (October 1, 1834 – September 30, 1897) was an American civil engineer and architect practicing in
Manchester, New Hampshire, during the nineteenth century.
Stevens is first listed in the Manchester directories in 1866, as a
civil engineer. By 1879 he was also noted in the directories as an
architect,[3] though he was employed as an architect as early as the late 1860s. He lived in Manchester for about forty years, for eighteen of which he was employed as chief civil engineer for the Amoskeag Manufacturing Company. In 1892 Stevens left Manchester to join
Lockwood, Greene & Company as superintendent of construction for their southern mills. He remained in this position for five years, living in the
South. Stevens died in
Cordova, Alabama, on September 30, 1897.[1]
Personal life
Stevens was married in 1864 to Anna Maria Annan (1837-1927) of Manchester.[4]
Augustus G. Stevens (1829-1901), elder brother of George W., was also an architect and engineer in Manchester, and designed the
Hoyt Shoe Factory in 1892.[5]
Legacy
At least three buildings attributed to Stevens have been listed on the United States
National Register of Historic Places, and another contributes to a listed historic district.
^The architect of the Post Office Block is not documented, but Stevens is suggested as the most likely designer.
^The house Stevens built for his family still stands at 1819 Elm Street.
^Stevens designed four rows of houses for the company in 1881, one of which remains as a contributing resource to
District C of the Amoskeag Manufacturing Company Housing Districts, NRHP-listed in 1982.
^At 255 feet (78 m) tall, this chimney was the tallest structure in Manchester prior to its demolition.[14]
^Jedediah Herrick and Lucius C. Herrick, Herrick Genealogy: A Genealogical Register of the Name and Family of Herrick (Columbus: Lucius C. Herrick, 1885)
^Thirty-second Annual Report of the Receipts and Expenditures of the City of Manchester, for the Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 1877, Together with Other Annual Reports and Papers Relating to the Affairs of the City (Manchester: John B. Clarke, printer, 1878)
^Thirty-eighth Annual Report of the Receipts and Expenditures of the City of Manchester, for the Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 1883, Together with Other Annual Reports and Papers Relating to the Affairs of the City (Manchester: John B. Clarke, printer, 1884)
^Robert M. Bancroft and Francis J. Bancroft, Tall Chimney Construction: A Practical Treatise on the Construction of Tall Chimney Shafts (Manchester: John Calvert, 1885)
George W. Stevens (October 1, 1834 – September 30, 1897) was an American civil engineer and architect practicing in
Manchester, New Hampshire, during the nineteenth century.
Stevens is first listed in the Manchester directories in 1866, as a
civil engineer. By 1879 he was also noted in the directories as an
architect,[3] though he was employed as an architect as early as the late 1860s. He lived in Manchester for about forty years, for eighteen of which he was employed as chief civil engineer for the Amoskeag Manufacturing Company. In 1892 Stevens left Manchester to join
Lockwood, Greene & Company as superintendent of construction for their southern mills. He remained in this position for five years, living in the
South. Stevens died in
Cordova, Alabama, on September 30, 1897.[1]
Personal life
Stevens was married in 1864 to Anna Maria Annan (1837-1927) of Manchester.[4]
Augustus G. Stevens (1829-1901), elder brother of George W., was also an architect and engineer in Manchester, and designed the
Hoyt Shoe Factory in 1892.[5]
Legacy
At least three buildings attributed to Stevens have been listed on the United States
National Register of Historic Places, and another contributes to a listed historic district.
^The architect of the Post Office Block is not documented, but Stevens is suggested as the most likely designer.
^The house Stevens built for his family still stands at 1819 Elm Street.
^Stevens designed four rows of houses for the company in 1881, one of which remains as a contributing resource to
District C of the Amoskeag Manufacturing Company Housing Districts, NRHP-listed in 1982.
^At 255 feet (78 m) tall, this chimney was the tallest structure in Manchester prior to its demolition.[14]
^Jedediah Herrick and Lucius C. Herrick, Herrick Genealogy: A Genealogical Register of the Name and Family of Herrick (Columbus: Lucius C. Herrick, 1885)
^Thirty-second Annual Report of the Receipts and Expenditures of the City of Manchester, for the Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 1877, Together with Other Annual Reports and Papers Relating to the Affairs of the City (Manchester: John B. Clarke, printer, 1878)
^Thirty-eighth Annual Report of the Receipts and Expenditures of the City of Manchester, for the Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 1883, Together with Other Annual Reports and Papers Relating to the Affairs of the City (Manchester: John B. Clarke, printer, 1884)
^Robert M. Bancroft and Francis J. Bancroft, Tall Chimney Construction: A Practical Treatise on the Construction of Tall Chimney Shafts (Manchester: John Calvert, 1885)