Peabody and Stearns

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Peabody & Stearns
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Peabody and Stearns Boston Office (c.1905)
Practice information
Partners Robert Swain Peabody, John Goddard Stearns Jr., George A. Fuller, Pierce P. Furber
FoundersRobert Swain Peabody, John Goddard Stearns Jr.
Founded1870
Dissolved1917
Location Boston, Massachusetts
Significant works and honors
Buildings
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Custom House Tower, Boston

Peabody & Stearns was a premier architectural firm in the Eastern United States in the late 19th century and early 20th century. Based in Boston, Massachusetts, the firm consisted of Robert Swain Peabody (1845–1917) and John Goddard Stearns Jr. (1843–1917). The firm worked on a variety of designs but is closely associated with shingle style. [1]

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With addition of Pierce P. Furber, presumably as partner, the firm became Peabody, Stearns & Furber. [2] [note 1] The firm was later succeeded by W. Cornell Appleton, one of the Peabody & Stearns architects, and Frank Stearns, son of Frank, as Appleton & Stearns. [3]

Works

Georgia

Maine

Massachusetts

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Bussey Institute, Harvard University

Missouri

Minnesota

New Jersey

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Edith Memorial Chapel, Lawrenceville School

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

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The Providence Journal Building at the corner of Westminster and Eddy Street

Washington, D.C.

Notable architects who worked for Peabody & Stearns

Images

Notes

  1. Out of 32 NRHP entries listing "Peabody" and "Stearns" in the NRIS database, just one (Security Building) also includes "Furber".

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