Peabody & Stearns was a premier

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in the

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in the late 19th century and early 20th century. Based in Boston, Massachusetts, the firm consisted of

Robert Swain Peabody Robert Swain Peabody (February 20, 1845 – September 23, 1917) was a prominent Boston architect who was the cofounder of the firm Peabody & Stearns. Early life Peabody was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts on February 20, 1845. He was a ...

(1845–1917) and John Goddard Stearns Jr. (1843–1917). The firm worked on in a variety of designs but is closely associated with shingle style. With addition of Pierce P. Furber, presumably as partner, the firm became Peabody, Stearns & Furber.Out of 32 NRHP entries listing "Peabody" and "Stearns" in the NRIS database, just one (Security Building) also includes "Furber". The firm was later succeeded by W. Cornell Appleton, one of the Peabody & Stearns architects, and Frank Stearns, son of Frank, as Appleton & Stearns.

Works

Georgia

* Plum Orchard (George L. Carnegie House),

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(1898) * Stafford Place (William Carnegie House),

(1901) * Greyfeild (Margaret Carnegie Ricketson House,

(1901)

Maine

* York Hall (William D. Sewall House), 1 Edwards St., Bath (1896–98) *

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, 185 Harlow St., Bangor (1912)''Engineering and Contracting'' 7 Feb. 1912: 59. *

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, 145 Harlow St., Bangor (1912) * Exchange Building, 27 State St., Bangor (1912–13)

Massachusetts

* Matthews Hall,

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, (1871) *

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, (1871) * Frederick L. Ames House, 306 Dartmouth St., Boston (1872) * College Hall,

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(1875) *

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department store, 518–536 Washington Street, Boston (1876) * Shepherd Brooks House, 275 Grove St., Medford (1881) * 21 Ashcroft Road, Medford, Massachusetts (1878) * Henry Bradlee Jr. House, Medford (1881–82) * James C. Bayley House, 16 Fairmont Ave.,

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(1883–84) *

Kragsyde Kragsyde (1883–85 – 1929) was a Shingle style mansion designed by the Boston architectural firm of Peabody & Stearns and built at Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts. Although long demolished, it is considered an icon of American arc ...

(George N. Black Jr. House), 27 Smith's Point Rd.,

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(1883) - Demolished 1929. * Elm Court ( William D. Sloane House), 310 Old Stockbridge Rd., Lenox (1886) * Exchange Building, 53 State St., Boston (1887–91) * Charles E. Cotting Buildings, 186-192 South St., Boston (1891) *

Wheatleigh Wheatleigh is a historic country estate on West Hawthorne Road in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, United States. Built in 1893 to a design by Peabody and Stearns, it is one of the few surviving great Berkshire Cottages of the late 19th century, with ...

(Henry H. Cook House), Hawthorne Rd., Stockbridge (1893) * Fiske Building, 75 State St., Boston (1896) - Demolished 1984. * Christ Episcopal Church, 750 Main St., Waltham (1897-1902) * Worcester City Hall, 455 Main St.,

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(1898) *

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, Dorchester (1902) * Marlborough Public Library, 35 W. Main St.,

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(1903–04) * Springfield Fire & Marine Insurance Co. Building, 195 State St., Springfield (1905) * U. S. Custom House Tower, Boston (1913–15) *

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, Dedham, Massachusetts (1905)

Missouri

* St. Louis School and Museum of Fine Arts, 1815 Locust St.,

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(1879–81) - Demolished 1919. * Unitarian Church of the Messiah, 508 N. Garrison Ave., St. Louis (1880–82) - Demolished 1987. * Turner Building, 304 N. 8th St., St. Louis (1882–83) - Demolished 1902. * St. Louis Club, T.E. Huntley Ave. & Locust Blvd., St. Louis (1884–85) - Demolished. * George Blackman House, 5843 Bartmer Ave., St. Louis (1885) * Alvah Mansur House, 3700 Lindell Blvd., St. Louis (1885–86)''American Architect and Building News'' 5 Sept. 1885: 120. * Charles F. Morse House, 200 E. 36th St.,

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(1887) - Demolished. * Henry L. Newman House, 21 Westmoreland Pl., St. Louis (1889) - Demolished.Hunter, Julius K. ''Westmoreland and Portland Places: The History and Architecture of America's Premier Private Streets, 1888-1988''. 1988. * Security Building, 319 N. 4th St., St. Louis (1890–92), (Peabody, Stearns & Furber) * Corinne Dyer House, 38 Westmoreland Pl., St. Louis (1892) * Edward C. Rowse House, 10 Benton Pl., St. Louis (1892) * John T. Davis House, 17 Westmoreland Pl., St. Louis (1893–94) * Dr. George Ashe Bronson House, 3201 Washington Ave., St. Louis (1885)

Minnesota

* James J. Hill House, 240 Summit Ave.,

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(1887–91) - Peabody & Stearns were fired from the project in 1889. * Union Depot, 509 W. Michigan Ave.,

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(1890–92)

New Jersey

* Elberon Casino, Lincoln Ave., Elberon (1882–83) - Demolished. *

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, Lawrenceville (1884–95) *

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(1893) * Nathaniel Holmes House, Morewood & 5th Aves.,

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(1895) - Demolished. * Harvey Childs House, 718 Devonshire St., Pittsburgh (1896) * Sarah Drexel Fell House, 1801 Walnut St., Philadelphia (1896–98) * Durbin Horne House, 7418 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh (1897) * Joseph Horne & Co. Dept. Store, 501 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh (1897–98) *

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, 5900 Baum Blvd., Pittsburgh (1898-1900) * Remsen V. Messler House, 651 Morewood Ave., Pittsburgh (1900–01) * Laurento (E. Craig Biddle House), Darby-Paoli Rd., Villanova (1901) - Demolished 1980s.Morrison, William Alan. ''The Main Line: Country Houses of Philadelphia's Storied Suburb, 1870-1930''. 2002. * Penshurst (Percival Roberts House), Conshohocken State Rd.,

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(1901) - Demolished. * Krisheim (George Woodward House), 7514 McCallum St., Philadelphia (1910) * Westview (Livingston L. Biddle House), Westview Rd., Bryn Mawr (1917)

Rhode Island

* Frederick S. G. D'Hauteville House, 489 Bellevue Ave., Newport (1871) - Burned.Miller, Paul F. ''Lost Newport: Vanished Cottages of the Resort Era''. 2008. * Nathan Matthews House, 492 Bellevue Ave., Newport (1871–72) - Burned 1881.Yarnall, James L. ''Newport Through its Architecture''. 2005. * Weetamoe (Nathaniel Thayer House), 2 Rovensky Ave., Newport (1872) * Grace W. Rives House, 30 Red Cross Ave., Newport (1875–76) *

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House), 44 Ochre Point Ave., Newport (1877–78) - Burned 1892, later replaced. * Hillside (Arthur B. Emmons House), 300 Gibbs Ave., Newport (1882) *

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House), Newport (1882–83) - Now Salve Regina's Mcauley Hall. * Honeysuckle Lodge (Josiah M. Fiske House), 255 Ruggles Ave., Newport (1885–86) * Midcliff (Caroline Ogden M. Jones House), 229 Ruggles Ave., Newport (1886) * Pavilion, Easton's Beach, Memorial Blvd., Newport (1887) - Destroyed

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* Ocean Lawn (Elizabeth Gammell House), 51 Cliff Ave., Newport (1888–89) *

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(Frederick W. Vanderbilt House), 680 Bellevue Ave., Newport (1888–91) * Althorpe (John T. Spencer House), Ruggles Ave., Newport (1889–90) - Now Salve Regina's Founders Hall. * Episcopal Church of the Messiah, 1680 Westminster St.,

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(1889–90)Woodward, Wm. McKenzie. ''Providence: A Citywide Survey of Historic Resources''. 1986. * Rockhurst (H. Mortimer Brooks House), Bellevue Ave., Newport (1891) - Demolished 1955. * Parish House for St. John's Episcopal Church, 275 N. Main St., Providence (1893) - Demolished.''Brickbuilder'' April 1894: 60. * Shamrock Cliff (G. M. Gaun McRobert Hutton House), 65 Ridge Rd., Newport (1894) * Beechbound (William F. Burden House), 127 Harrison Ave., Newport (1895) * Bleak House (Ross R. Winans House), Ocean Ave., Newport (1895) - Demolished 1948. * Ridgemere (Fannie Foster House), 11 Leroy Ave., Newport (1896) * Hopedene (Elizabeth H. Gammell Slater House), 43 Cliff Ave., Newport (1899-1902) * Providence Journal Building, 60 Eddy St., Providence (1906)

Washington, D.C.

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, 3414 Volta Pl. NW,

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(1893)

Images

File:010 Elm St College Hall Smith College.jpg, College Hall, Smith College, Northampton, MA, 1875 File:Memorial Hall, Lawrenceville School (Lawrenceville, NJ).JPG, Memorial Hall,

The Lawrenceville School The Lawrenceville School is a coeducational preparatory school for boarding and day students located in the Lawrenceville section of Lawrence Township, in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. Lawrenceville is a member of the Eight Scho ...

File:Chancellor'sResidencePitt.jpg, Harvey Childs house, now the University of Pittsburgh's Chancellor's Residence File:Plum-orchard.jpg, Plum Orchard, built 1898 File:Dorchester Heights Monument (Boston, MA) - general view.jpg,

File:FrontView.JPG, The Henry Bradlee Jr. House in Medford, Massachusetts File:City Hall - Worcester, Massachusetts USA.JPG,

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File:BangorPublicLibraryMainEntrance.jpg, Bangor Public Library File:EastLibertyMarket2.jpg,

, built in 1898-1900, and located in the East Liberty neighborhood of Pittsburgh, PA. File:Joseph Horne Department Store, Pittsburgh, 2015-05-10.jpg, Joseph Horne Company Department Store in

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, built in 1900 (with additions in 1923). Architects: Peabody & Stearns, and William S. Fraser. File:Christ Church Waltham Mass Western Facade.JPG, Christ Church in Waltham, Massachusetts

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