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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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About This Item

• 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; structural elements; foundation plans;
• Materials: graphite on tracing paper; graphite on 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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Standardized Subject Headings

• Barns--Maine--Portland
• Deering, James, 1766-1850--Homes and haunts--Maine--Portland
• Portland Junior College (Me.)
• Schools--Maine--Portland
• University of Maine in Portland
• University of Portland-Gorham
• University of Southern Maine

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For more information about this item, contact:

Maine Historical Society
485 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
(207) 774-1822 x230
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