Harry S. Coombs

Harry S. Coombs (1878–1939) was an American architect practicing in Lewiston, Maine. He was the son of and successor to architect George M. Coombs.

Biography Harry Coombs was born in 1878 to George M. Coombs, a partner in the leading Lewiston architectural firm of Stevens & Coombs. He attended the public schools, before moving on to Bowdoin College. He graduated in 1901, and immediately entered his father's office, now Coombs & Gibbs. Coombs & Gibbs was dissolved sometime in 1910, breaking into two firms, Coombs Brothers and Gibbs & Pulsifer. Coombs Brothers was composed of Harry Coombs and his brother, Frederick N. Coombs. They split in 1912, and Harry continued on his own. In 1928 he made Alonzo J. Harriman a partner, and Coombs & Harriman lasted until the former's death in 1939. 1910 - Callahan Block, 282 Lisbon St, Lewiston, Maine 1911 - Hartwell Frederick House, 23 Chapel St, Augusta, Maine 1911 - Sisters of St. Dominic Home, 56 Birch St, Lewiston, Maine 1912 - Bates Street Shirt Factory, 29 Lowell St, Lewiston, Maine

Harry S. Coombs, 1912-1928 1912 - Dalton Holmes Davis Memorial Library, 6 Goodspeed St, Bridgton, Maine 1912 - Fort Fairfield Public Library, 339 Main St, Fort Fairfield, Maine 1913 - Central Building, Central Maine General Hospital, 300 Main St, Lewiston, Maine 1913 - Chamberlain (Franklin) School, 23 High St, Auburn, Maine 1913 - Colonial Theater, 139 Water St, Augusta, Maine 1914 - Oakland Public Library, 18 Church St, Oakland, Maine 1915 - Goodspeed Memorial Library, 104 Main St, Wilton, Maine 1915 - Rumford Municipal Building, 145 Congress St, Rumford, Maine 1915 - Webster School, 95 Hampshire St, Auburn, Maine 1916 - Plymouth Hotel, 303 Main St, Fort Fairfield, Maine Demolished 1917 - Hotel Herbert (Herbert Grand Hotel), 246 Main St, Kingfield, Maine 1918 - N. H. Fay High School, 174 Free St, Dexter, Maine 1919 - Gardiner High School, 25 Pleasant St, Gardiner, Maine Demolished in 1992 1920 - Tyson Hall, Augusta State Hospital, Augusta, Maine 1922 - Atherton Building, 42 Free St, Portland, Maine 1922 - C. K. Burns School, 135 Middle St, Saco, Maine 1923 - George W. Stearns High School, 80 Maine Ave, Millinocket, Maine 1925 - Nurses' Home, Webber Hospital (Old), 15 Amherst St, Biddeford, Maine 1926 - Norway National Bank Building, 369 Main St, Norway, Maine 1927 - Nurses' Home, Augusta State Hospital, Augusta, Maine 1931 - Auburn Hall, Pownal State School, New Gloucester, Maine The school's hospital facility. 1931 - Hotel Harris (Rebuilding), 25 Hartford St, Rumford, Maine 1932 - Togus VA Hospital, Pond Rd, Chelsea, Maine 1933 - Coolidge Library, 17 S Main St, Solon, Maine 1936 - Brunswick High School, 44 McKeen St, Brunswick, Maine Demolished in 2009 1936 - Lamey-Wellehan Store, 110 Lisbon St, Lewiston, Maine