Matthew Stead

Matthew Stead (1840 – November 1882) was an English architect, active in the second half of the 19th century. Several of his designs are now listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the United States.

Early life Stead was born in 1840 in Ludford, Shropshire, to Matthew Stead Sr and Mary Ann. His father was an architect who became noted for his work in New Brunswick, Canada. His family emigrated to New Brunswick shortly after Stead Jr's birth. It is believed he trained to become an architect under his father.

Career Father and son moved to Portland, Maine, in 1866, shortly after its great fire decimated its buildings, and opened a practice there. They remained in Maine for around three years, before returning to Saint John, New Brunswick, in 1869. They had three known children. The family was living in Brighton, Massachusetts, in 1870.

Death Stead died in 1882, aged 42, A. B. Butler House, Portland, Maine (1868) – listed on the National Register of Historic Places