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George M. Coombs (November 27, 1851 – March 27, 1909) was an American architect from Maine. Born in Brunswick, Coombs was the son of Hannah (Morse) and John Coombs, a shipbuilder. At the age of 17, George M. Coombs moved up the Androscoggin River to Lewiston, then a booming mill town, and worked as a carpenter until 1872.〔''Peck, Bradford House NRHP Nomination''. 1994.〕 That year, Coombs began working for Lewiston architect Charles F. Douglas. He remained with Douglas until his departure for Philadelphia in 1874. That year, he formed a partnership with Charles H. Kimball, a young architect from Portland. Due to economic instablity, the two dissolved their partnership later that year, and Kimball returned to Portland. Coombs practiced alone until mid-1875, when he became the partner of William H. Stevens, another Lewiston architect. The firm of Stevens & Coombs lasted until Stevens' death in 1880. Coombs worked alone until 1896, when he established Coombs, Gibbs & Wilkinson with Eugene J. Gibbs and Harry C. Wilkinson. Wilkinson left in 1900, and Coombs and Gibbs worked together until Coombs' 1909 death.〔 Upon his death he bequeathed his share in the firm to his son, Harry S. Coombs, who had worked for the firm since 1901. With him, Coombs & Gibbs survived until 1910.〔''Second Callahan Block Historic Resource Inventory''. 1983.〕 Coombs became successful designing residences and institutional buildings throughout Lewiston, its twin city Auburn, and across the state, working in the prevailing Second Empire, Romanesque Revival and Queen Anne styles.〔 The company is now Harriman Associates. He married Clara Coffin and they had two sons. Both of them, Harry S. and Frederick N., worked for their father's firm.〔 Many of his works have been listed on the National Register of Historic Places ==Designs== Kimball & Coombs, 1874: * Albert F. Ames House, 73 Talbot Ave., Rockland, ME (1874)〔''Rockland Residential Historic District NRHP Nomination''. 1987.〕 Private practice, 1874-1875: * George C. Chase House, 16 Frye St., Lewiston, ME (1874)〔''Main Street-Frye Street Historic District NRHP Nomination''. 2008.〕 Stevens & Coombs, 1875-1880: * William Bradford House, 54 Pine St., Lewiston, ME (1876) - Demolished 2007. * Farwell Bleachery, 39 S. Canal St., Lawrence, MA (1876-77) - Burned 1994.〔Skulski, Ben. ''Images of America: Lawrence, Massachusetts''. Vol. 2. 1997.〕 * Odd Fellows Block, 182–190 Lisbon St., Lewiston, ME (1876) * Edward Little High School, 30 Academy St., Auburn, ME (1877-78) - Demolished.〔''Annual Report of the Receipts and Expenditures of the City of Auburn, for the Fiscal Year Ending February 29, 1879''. 1879.〕〔''Annual Report of the Receipts and Expenditures of the City of Auburn, for the Fiscal Year Ending February 29, 1878''. 1878.〕 * Charles Gay House, 64 Highland Ave., Auburn, ME (1878) * Lewiston Water Works, 38 Island Ave., Lewiston, ME (1878) - Only the gatehouse remains.〔''Historic Lewiston: A Self-Guided Tour of Our History, Architecture and Culture''. 2001.〕 * Auburn Engine House, 158 Court St., Auburn, ME (1879)〔''Annual Report of the Receipts and Expenditures of the City of Auburn, for the Fiscal Year Ending February 29, 1880''. 1880.〕 Private practice, 1880-1896: * Dominican Block, 143 Lincoln St., Lewiston, ME (1882)〔''Dominican Block NRHP Nomination''. 1979.〕 * Music Hall Block, 200 Broadway, Farmington, ME (1882-83)〔''Farmington Historic District NRHP Nomination''. 1994.〕 * Louis J. Martel House, 122 Bartlett St. Lewiston, MA (1883)〔 * Lothrop L. Blake House, 364 Main St., Lewiston, ME (1885)〔 * Franklin County Courthouse, 140 Main St., Farmington, ME (1885)〔 * First Congregational Church, 235 Main St., Farmington, ME (1887-88)〔 * Savings Bank Block, 214 Broadway, Farmington, ME (1887)〔 * Joseph H. Manley Cottage, 32 Club Rd., Small Point, ME (1888) * Charles L. Cushman House, 8 Cushman Pl., Auburn, ME (1889) * Harlow and Sanborn Pavilions, Maine Insane Hospital, Augusta, ME (1889-90) - Sanborn demolished.〔''Maine Insane Hospital NRHP Nomination''. 2001.〕 * Oak Street School, 36 Oak St., Lewiston, ME (1890) * Albert M. Penley House, 233 Main St., Auburn, ME (1890)〔''Main Street Historic District NRHP Nomination''. 1989.〕 * Cole Block, 19 Main St., Bethel, ME (1891) * Callahan Building, 276 Lisbon St. Lewiston ME (1892) * Walter Dingley House, 46 Elm St., Auburn, ME (1892)〔 * Bradford Peck House, 506 Main St., Lewiston, ME (1893)〔 * Norway Savings Bank Block, 300-306 Main St., Norway, ME (1894)〔''Norway Historic District NRHP Nomination''. 1988.〕 * L. Linn Small House, 11 Elm St., Auburn, ME (1894)〔 * Holman Day House, 2 Goff St., Auburn, ME (1895) * Oxford County Courthouse, 26 Western Ave., South Paris, ME (1895)〔Bennett, Randall H. ''Bethel, Maine: An Illustrated History''. 1991.〕 Coombs, Gibbs & Wilkinson, 1896-1900: * Peck's Dept. Store, 184 Main St., Lewiston, ME (1896)〔 * James A. Walsh House, 253 Pine St., Lewiston, ME (1896)〔''American Architect and Building News'' 7 March 1896: xix.〕 * Joseph Holman House, 227 Main St., Farmington, ME (1897) * Merrill Hall, Farmington State Normal School, Farmington ME (1897-98)〔 * Lewiston Trust and Safe Deposit Co. Building, 46 Lisbon St., Lewiston, ME (1898) * Sharaf Building, 38 Main St., Livermore Falls, ME (1899-1900)〔''Engineering News'' 10 Aug. 1899: 45.〕 Coombs & Gibbs, 1900-1910: * John D. Clifford House, 460 Main St., Lewiston, ME (1900)〔 * Mt. Kineo House (Remodeling) and Cottages, Northwest Piscataquis, ME (1900) - Hotel demolished.〔''Engineering Record'' 20 Oct. 1900: 382.〕 * Masonic (Gateway) Building, 11 Lisbon St., Lewiston, ME (1901-02)〔''Brickbuilder'' June 1901: 131.〕 * George Bonnallie House, 485 Main St., Lewiston, ME (1902)〔 * Lewiston Public Library, Park & Pine Sts. Lewiston, ME (1902) * First National Bank Building, 157 Main St., Lewiston, ME (1903)〔 * Fort Fairfield High School, Main & School Sts., Fort Fairfield, ME (1903) - Demolished.〔''School Board Journal'' June 1903: 31.〕 * Maine Trust and Banking Co. Building, 192 Water St., Gardiner, ME (1903) - Altered.〔Smith, Danny D. and Earle G. Shettleworth, Jr.. ''Postcard History Series: Gardiner''. 2008.〕 * First National Bank Building, 18 Market Sq., Houlton, ME (1907) * Kennebec County Courthouse Annex, 95 State St., Augusta, ME (1907)〔''Engineering Record'' 27 April 1907: 53.〕 * Philo Reed House, Main St., Fort Fairfield, ME (1907) * Wallace H. White House, 449 Main St., Lewiston, ME (1907)〔 * Kora Temple, 11 Sabattus St., Lewiston, ME (1908-10) * Clifford Building, 217 Main St., Lewiston, ME (1909)〔 * Gray and Staples Halls, Maine School for the Feeble-Minded, New Gloucester, ME (1909)〔''American Architect'' 30 June 1909: 8.〕 * Norway Grange No. 45, 15 Whitman St., Norway, ME (1909)〔''Norway Historic District NRHP Nomination''. 1988.〕 * Callahan Block, 282 Lisbon St., Lewiston, ME (1910)〔 * Main Building, Central Maine General Hospital, Lewiston, ME (1910)〔''Engineering Record'' 30 April 1910: 61.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「George M. Coombs」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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