Ion Lewis (March 26, 1858 – August 29, 1933) was a founding member of a

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architectural firm

Whidden & Lewis Whidden & Lewis was an architectural firm based in Portland, Oregon, in the United States, around the beginning of the 20th century, formed by William M. Whidden and Ion Lewis. The partnership was established in 1889. Their residential building ...

that was formed around the beginning of the 20th century. The firm was formed with partner William M. Whidden. Their residential buildings were mostly in the

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style, while their commercial buildings were primarily in the twentieth-century classical style. The commercial buildings often featured brick, along with

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ornamentation. Many of their buildings are listed on the

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(NRHP). Lewis was born March 26, 1858, in

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. He attended the

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, after which he worked for

Peabody & Stearns 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 ...

. In 1882 he formed a partnership with

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, but moved west soon afterward. He worked in

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before going to Portland in 1889, where he formed a partnership with Whidden, a former MIT classmate. Although Whidden died in 1929, Lewis continued the firm of Whidden & Lewis until his own death.George A. McMath, "Whidden & Lewis" in ''The Grove Encyclopedia of American Art'' 5 (Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press, 2011): 199-200. Some buildings he designed include Portland City Hall, the Multnomah County Courthouse, and the Forestry Building from the

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. Lewis died on August 29, 1933.Corning, Howard M. (1989) ''Dictionary of Oregon History''. Binfords & Mort Publishing. p. 146.

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Architects from Lynn, Massachusetts Architects from Portland, Oregon 1853 births 1933 deaths Fellows of the American Institute of Architects Peabody and Stearns people {{US-architect-19C-stub

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