Charles Lovatt Bevins (1844–1925) was an American

architect An architect is a person who plans, designs, and oversees the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to provide services in connection with the design of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the buildings that h ...

from

Jamestown, Rhode Island Jamestown is a town in Newport County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 5,559 at the 2020 census. Jamestown is situated almost entirely on Conanicut Island, the second largest island in Narragansett Bay. It also includes the uni ...

. Bevins was born in

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, in 1844. In 1878 he emigrated to the United States, settling in

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. There, he worked for Cummings & Sears and

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 ...

, noted for their

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designs. In 1882, Bevins relocated to Jamestown, where he opened his own office.Buttrick, James C. "So, Who Was Charles Bevins?". ''http://jamestownhistoricalsociety.org/''. 2002. Web. In 1884, he moved it to

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, but retained his home in Jamestown. He practiced until his retirement in 1903.''Horsehead/Marbella NRHP Nomination''. 1999. Bevins specialized in

"cottages" for summer residents.

Works

* Braecleugh (Charles Wharton Cottage), Fort Wetherill Rd., Jamestown, RI (1883) – Demolished 1890s for

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. * Horsehead (

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Cottage), 240 Highland Dr., Jamestown, RI (1883–84, 1889–90) * The Barnacle (Thomas O. Selfridge Cottage), 15 Dumpling Dr., Jamestown, RI (1885)Jordy, William H. ''Buildings of Rhode Island''. 2004. * Beach Haven (David Kindleberger Cottage), 141 Conanicus Ave., Jamestown, RI (1886–87) * Rebecca Hunter House, 103 Church St.,

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(1887) * Ledgehurst (Daniel L. Hazard Cottage), 89 Walcott Ave., Jamestown, RI (1887) * The Boulders (Charles Larner Cottage), 52 Newport St., Jamestown, RI (1888) * The Ramparts (Robert E. Patterson Cottage), 27 Newport St., Jamestown, RI (1888) * Anoatok (John P. Green Cottage), 95 Walcott Ave., Jamestown, RI (1889) * Red Top (Thomas O. Selfridge, Jr. Cottage), 185 Walcott Ave., Jamestown, RI (1889) * Rockburn (Francis B. Rice Cottage), 359 Highland Ave., Jamestown, RI (1889) * Tunstall Smith Cottage, 144 Walcott Ave., Jamestown, RI (1889) * Thorndike Hotel, 25 Conanicus Ave., Jamestown, RI (1889) – Bevins' largest commission. Burned 1912. * Wawbeck (Harry C. Potter Cottage), 133 Fort Wetherill Rd., Jamestown, RI (1890) * James T. Wright House, 25 Cranston Ave., Newport, RI (1890–91) * Fowler's Rocks (Theophilus Stork Cottage), 340 E. Shore Rd., Jamestown, RI (1892) * Horgan Block, 224 Thames St., Newport, RI (1892) – Demolished. * Stephen H. Gurteen Cottage, 64 Bay View Dr., Jamestown, RI (1892) – Demolished. * St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 60 Narragansett Ave., Jamestown, RI (1892) – Demolished 1954. * Harbor Entrance (Isaac Clothier Cottage), 2 Fort Wetherill Rd., Jamestown, RI (1893) – Demolished 1967. * Clemence B. Faris Cottage, 51 Walcott Ave., Jamestown, RI (1895) – Burned 1938. * Half Acre (Elizabeth Clark Cottage), 170 Walcott Ave., Jamestown, RI (1895) * Ephron Catlin Cottage, 24 Emerson Rd., Jamestown, RI (1897–98)''American Architect and Building News'' 14 Aug. 1897: xvi. * Abbot Chandler Cottage, 73 Conanicus Ave., Jamestown, RI (1897) – Demolished 1984. * Charles W. Bailey Cottage, 121 Walcott Ave., Jamestown, RI (1898–99)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bevins, Charles L. 1844 births 1925 deaths Architects from Newport, Rhode Island 19th-century American architects Architects from Manchester English emigrants to the United States Peabody and Stearns people