J. J. Stevenson

John James Stevenson (1831–1908), often referred to as J. J. Stevenson, was a British architect of the late-Victorian era. Born in Glasgow, he studied with David Bryce and Sir George Gilbert Scott. He practised architecture in Glasgow and, from 1870, in London. He is particularly associated with the British Queen Anne revival style.

Author of the architecture text, "Home Architecture" (1880), Stevenson also wrote on town planning and the preservation of historic buildings, criticising the "dull and uninteresting" architecture of his age and the "infatuation for making streets straight". [http://www.library.cornell.edu/Reps/DOCS/stevensn.htm JJ Stevenson (1889) On laying-out streets for convenience of traffic and architectural effect. Royal Institute of British Architects, Transactions 5, new series: 89-104. Headnotes by John W Reps] ]

He also designed the interiors of several ocean liners.

Buildings

Stevenson's work in Scotland was mainly ecclesiastical, including the design of churches in Gilmerton, Crieff, Perth, Stirling and Glasgow. [http://www.glasgowsculpture.com/pg_biography.php?sub=stevenson_jj Glasgow City of Sculpture: John James Stevenson (1831–1908)] ] His work in England was mainly domestic and educational buildings in London, Oxford and Cambridge.

His buildings include:
*Kelvinside Parish Church, Great Western Road, Glasgow (1862)
*Palace Gate, Kensington (1873–75) [http://www.achome.co.uk/architecture/aesthetic.htm Arts and Crafts Home: Aesthetic Movement Architecture] ]
*Jamaican High Commission, Exhibition Road, Kensington (1876) [ [http://www.vam.ac.uk/images/image/1623-popup.html V&A Architecture Trail] ]
*south side of Cadogan Square, London (1879–85) [ [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=28695 British History Online: From 1865 to 1900] ]
*Green House, Banbury Road, Oxford (home of TH Green) (1881)
*Heycock Wing, New Museums Site, University of Cambridge (1886–88) [http://www.cambridge2000.com/cambridge2000/html/architect_builder/JJ_Stevenson.html Cambridge 2000 Project] ]
*Stevenson Building, Christ's College, Cambridge (1888–89)
*Kelvin Stevenson Memorial Church, Belmont Street Bridge, Glasgow (1898-1902)

References

External links

* [http://www.codexgeo.co.uk/dsa/architect_full.php?id=M000799 Dictionary of Scottish Architects: John James Stevenson]

ee also

Three of Stevenson's siblings:
*Flora Stevenson
*James Cochran Stevenson
*Louisa Stevenson