Levi Newcomb
Levi Newcomb | |
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| Born | February 8, 1822 Scituate, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | October 1, 1898 (aged 76) Scituate, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Occupation | Architect |
Levi Newcomb (February 8, 1822 – October 1, 1898) was an American architect, active in Boston in the mid-to-late 19th century.[1]
Early life
Newcomb was born in 1822 in Scituate, Massachusetts, to Levi Newcomb Sr. and Joan Studley.[2] His brother, George Lewis Newcomb, became a noted physician in Massachusetts.[3]
Career
After spending his early years at sea,[4] Newcomb spent much of his life working as an architect in Boston, Massachusetts, with an office 12 West Street in 1869.[5] He designed educational buildings, churches and homes. He designed Felton Hall, at Harvard University, in partnership with his son,[6] Edgar Allen Poe Newcomb,[7][8] as Levi Newcomb & Son.[9][10] He also built dormitories at Tufts University[11][12] and Dartmouth College, in addition to building the station of the Boston and Lowell Railroad on Causeway Street in Boston.[13]
In 1867, he assisted with the rebuilding of Portland, Maine, after its great fire the previous year, including designing the North School,[9] which is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and the now-demolished First Baptist Church on Congress Street.[14]
Personal life
Newcomb married twice. His first wife, Sarah Ann Ball, died in 1846, two years after their marriage. He then married Phoebe Ann Edwards.[15]
Death
Newcomb died in 1898, aged 76.[13] He was interred in Groveland Cemetery in Scituate, alongside his wife.
References
- ^ "Levi Newcomb". www.wikidata.org. Retrieved 2025-05-03.
- ^ Andrew Newcomb, 1618-1686, and His Descendants. Priv. print. for the author by the Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor Company. 1923. p. 323.
- ^ Biographical Review: Containing Life Sketches of Leading Citizens of Plymouth County, Massachusetts ... Biographical Review Publishing Company. 1897. p. 385.
- ^ Bethuel Merritt Newcomb, Andrew Newcomb, 1618–1686, and his descendants (1923), p. 556
- ^ The Boston Directory. George Adams. 1869. p. 456.
- ^ "History". www.uvmalumnihouse.com. Retrieved 2025-05-03.
- ^ American Architect and Building News, October 28, 1898
- ^ National Register of Historic Places Inventory -- Nomination Form – National Park Service, August 7, 1979
- ^ a b "India Street Historic District" – City of Portland, Maine
- ^ Southworth, Michael; Southworth, Susan (1984). The A.I.A. Guide to Boston. Globe Pequot Press. p. 125. ISBN 978-0-87106-936-8.
- ^ "Biography". archives.tufts.edu. Retrieved 2025-05-03.
- ^ Concise Encyclopedia of Tufts History – Tufts Digital Library
- ^ a b American Architect. American Architect. 1898. p. 10.
- ^ "Northeast view from City Hall, Portland, 1887". Maine Memory Network. Retrieved 2025-05-03.
- ^ "Famous Architect Dead Here". The Honolulu Advertiser. November 11, 1923. p. 1, col. 5 – via Newspapers.com (subscription required) . Retrieved November 24, 2017.