Halfdan M. Hanson
Halfdan M. Hanson (November 30, 1884 – September 12, 1952) was a Norwegian-born American architect.
Halfdan Hanson was born at Tønsberg in Vestfold, Norway. He emigrated as an infant to Gloucester, Massachusetts, where his father was employed as a ship's rigger.[1] In 1904, he completed a course of study in architecture at Philadelphia, PA.
He was perhaps most noted for his longtime collaboration with interior designer Henry Davis Sleeper, the owner of the Beauport, Sleeper-McCann House, in Gloucester, MA.[2] [3] Hanson was an architect in the employment of Sleeper for twenty-seven years. He was also the architect of or contributor to over 100 properties principally within greater Boston area including the communities of Rockport, Manchester, Beverly and Newton. [1] Other notable properties designed by Hanson include Our Lady of Good Voyage Church, which is, along with Beauport, on the National Register of Historic Places.[4] [5] [6]
References
- 1 2 "Halfdan M. Hanson architectural collection, 1904-1936, bulk 1908-1917 | Halfdan M. Hanson architectural collection, 1904-1936, bulk 1908-1917 (AR010)". Historic New England. Retrieved February 2, 2014.
- ↑ Hollister, Paul (1981). "The Building of Beauport, 1907-1924," The American Art Journal 8(1)
- ↑ "Beauport, Sleeper-McCann House" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. 30 August 2001. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
- ↑ "Exterior view of Our Lady of Good Voyage Church, Gloucester, Mass., undated | General photographic collection, 1860s-2000s (PC001)". Historic New England. Retrieved February 2, 2014.
- ↑ "Halfdan M. Hanson (1884-1952) Historical/Biographical Note". Historic New England. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
- ↑ "Our Lady of Good Voyage Church". Maritime History in Massachusetts. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
Other Sources
- Bohl, David; Nancy Curtis, Richard C. Nylander, Joseph Garland, Paul Hollister, Philip A. Hayden (1990). Beauport: The Sleeper McCann House (Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities) ISBN 978-0879238766
- O'Gorman, James F. (Ed.) (2010). Drawing Toward Home: Designs for Domestic Architecture from Historic New England (Tilbury House Publishers) ISBN 978-0884483281
External links
- Exterior view of Our Lady of Good Voyage Church, Gloucester, Mass.
- National Park Service, Our Lady of Good Voyage Church
- Decoteau, Randall. "Beauport: a designer's showcase and escape." New England Antiques Journal, accessed April 21, 2015
- Beauport, the Sleeper-McCann House web site