William H. Stevens

William H. Stevens (1818–1880) was an American architect from Lewiston, Maine.

Life Stevens was born in West Gardiner, Maine in 1818. He learned the carpenter's trade, and moved to Lewiston in 1849, acquiring land on the outskirts of town. in 1851 he and five others went to California, to try their hand at prospecting. He returned to Lewiston in 1855, continuing to work as a carpenter. In 1864 he took a position with the Franklin Company, and became the in-house architect and engineer, a position he retained until 1870. That year, he opened an independent office as an architect.

Stevens worked alone until 1873, when he formed a partnership with Edward F. Fassett, son of Francis. The firm, Fassett & Stevens, was dissolved in 1874, in the wake of the Panic of 1873. Stevens resumed his independent practice, and Fassett returned to his father in Portland. After a brief period, Stevens and George M. Coombs formed a new partnership, Stevens & Coombs. They remained together until Stevens' death in August 1880, after a period of illness. Burned in 1987 1867 - Lincoln Boarding House, 100 Main St, Lewiston, Maine 1868 - Bates Street School, 255 Bates St, Lewiston, Maine 1872 - Farwell Mill, 244 Lisbon St, Lisbon, Maine 1873 - Pilsbury Block (Addition), 200-210 Lisbon St, Lewiston, Maine Burned in 1994 1876 - Odd Fellows Block, 182–190 Lisbon St, Lewiston, Maine 1877 - Edward Little High School, 30 Academy St, Auburn, Maine Demolished 1878 - Charles Gay House, 64 Highland Ave, Auburn, Maine 1878 - Lewiston Water Works, 38 Island Ave, Lewiston, Maine Only the gatehouse remains 1879 - Auburn Engine House, 158 Court St, Auburn, Maine 1879 - Squirrell Island Chapel, S Shore Ave, Squirrel Island, Maine