Peabody and Stearns Facts for Kids

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 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. The firm was later succeeded by W. Cornell Appleton, one of the Peabody & Stearns architects, and Frank Stearns, son of Frank, as Appleton & Stearns.

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Georgia

Plum Orchard (George L. Carnegie House), Cumberland Island (1898)
Stafford Place (William Carnegie House), Cumberland Island (1901)
Greyfeild (Margaret Carnegie Ricketson House, Cumberland Island (1901)

Maine

York Hall (William D. Sewall House), 1 Edwards St., Bath (1896–98)
Bangor High School, 185 Harlow St., Bangor (1912)
Bangor Public Library, 145 Harlow St., Bangor (1912)
Exchange Building, 27 State St., Bangor (1912–13)

Massachusetts

Bussey Institute, Harvard University

Matthews Hall, Harvard University, Cambridge, (1871)
Bussey Institute, Harvard University, Cambridge, (1871)
Frederick L. Ames House, 306 Dartmouth St., Boston (1872)
College Hall, Smith College, Northampton (1875)
R. H. White 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., Newton (1883–84)
Kragsyde (George N. Black Jr. House), 27 Smith's Point Rd., Manchester-by-the-Sea (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 (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., Worcester (1898)
Dorchester Heights Monument, Dorchester (1902)
Marlborough Public Library, 35 W. Main St., Marlborough (1903–04)
Springfield Fire & Marine Insurance Co. Building, 195 State St., Springfield (1905)
U. S. Custom House Tower, Boston (1913–15)
Norfolk County Registry of Deeds, Dedham, Massachusetts (1905)

Missouri

St. Louis School and Museum of Fine Arts, 1815 Locust St., St. Louis (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)
Charles F. Morse House, 200 E. 36th St., Kansas City (1887) - Demolished.
Henry L. Newman House, 21 Westmoreland Pl., St. Louis (1889) - Demolished.
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., St. Paul (1887–91) - Peabody & Stearns were fired from the project in 1889.
Union Depot, 509 W. Michigan Ave., Duluth (1890–92)

New Jersey

Elberon Casino, Lincoln Ave., Elberon (1882–83) - Demolished.
Lawrenceville School, Lawrenceville (1884–95)
Central Railroad of New Jersey Terminal, Jersey City (1888–89)

Pennsylvania

George W. Childs-Drexel House, 1726 Locust St., Philadelphia (1893)
Nathaniel Holmes House, Morewood & 5th Aves., Pittsburgh (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)
East Liberty Market, 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.
Penshurst (Percival Roberts House), Conshohocken State Rd., Lower Merion (1901) - Demolished.
Krisheim (George Woodward House), 7514 McCallum St., Philadelphia (1910)
Westview (Livingston L. Biddle House), Westview Rd., Bryn Mawr (1917)

Rhode Island

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

Frederick S. G. D'Hauteville House, 489 Bellevue Ave., Newport (1871) - Burned.
Nathan Matthews House, 492 Bellevue Ave., Newport (1871–72) - Burned 1881.
Weetamoe (Nathaniel Thayer House), 2 Rovensky Ave., Newport (1872)
Grace W. Rives House, 30 Red Cross Ave., Newport (1875–76)
The Breakers (Pierre Lorillard IV House), 44 Ochre Point Ave., Newport (1877–78) - Burned 1892, later replaced.
Hillside (Arthur B. Emmons House), 300 Gibbs Ave., Newport (1882)
Vinland (Catharine Lorillard Wolfe 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 1938
Ocean Lawn (Elizabeth Gammell House), 51 Cliff Ave., Newport (1888–89)
Rough Point (Frederick W. Vanderbilt House), 680 Bellevue Ave., Newport (1888–91)

Edith Memorial Chapel, Lawrenceville School

Public Library, Marlborough, Massachusetts

Althorpe (John T. Spencer House), Ruggles Ave., Newport (1889–90) - Now Salve Regina's Founders Hall.
Episcopal Church of the Messiah, 1680 Westminster St., Providence (1889–90)
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.
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.

Volta Bureau, 3414 Volta Pl. NW, Washington, D.C. (1893)

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College Hall, Smith College, Northampton, MA, 1875
Memorial Hall, The Lawrenceville School
Harvey Childs house, now the University of Pittsburgh's Chancellor's Residence
Plum Orchard, built 1898
Dorchester Heights Monument
The Henry Bradlee Jr. House in Medford, Massachusetts
Worcester City Hall
Bangor Public Library
East Liberty Market, built in 1898-1900, and located in the East Liberty neighborhood of Pittsburgh, PA.
Joseph Horne Company Department Store in Downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, built in 1900 (with additions in 1923). Architects: Peabody & Stearns, and William S. Fraser.
Christ Church in Waltham, Massachusetts

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