Halfdan M. Hanson
Illustration — A professional photograph of the architect Halfdan M. Hanson, taken in early 20th century. Exact date unknown. He was born in Tønsberg in Vestfold, Norway.
Also recorded as Halfdan Hanson · Halfdan Marenes Hanson · Halfdan Marinius Hanson
Halfdan M. Hanson
Family of Halfdan M. Hanson, Gloucester, Massachusetts · Public domain
- Born
- 1884 · Tønsberg.
- Died
- 1952
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- architect
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1884
Halfdan M. Hanson born at Tønsberg.
1952
Halfdan M. Hanson died.
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He emigrated as an infant to Gloucester, Massachusetts, where his father was a ship's rigger. In 1904, he completed a correspondence course in architecture from a program based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Hanson had a longtime collaboration with interior designer Henry Davis Sleeper, the owner of the Beauport in Gloucester, Massachusetts. He 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 Gloucester, Rockport, Manchester, Beverly and Newton. 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.
• 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) • O'Gorman, James F. (Ed.) (2010). Drawing Toward Home: Designs for Domestic Architecture from Historic New England (Tilbury House Publishers)
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Halfdan M. Hanson (1884 – 1952) is described as an architect in the authority records of the Getty Union List of Artist Names. The birth of Halfdan M. Hanson is recorded in 1884, and the death in 1952.
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- 1.Historic New England. Halfdan M. Hanson architectural collection, 1904–1936, bulk 1908–1917 | Halfdan M. Hanson architectural collection, 1904-1936, bulk 1908-1917 (AR010).
- 2.Hollister, Paul (1981). "The Building of Beauport, 1907-1924," The American Art Journal 8(1)
- 3.National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. Beauport, Sleeper-McCann House. 30 August 2001.
- 4.Historic New England. Exterior view of Our Lady of Good Voyage Church, Gloucester, Mass., undated | General photographic collection, 1860s-2000s (PC001).
- 5.Historic New England. Halfdan M. Hanson (1884–1952) Historical/Biographical Note.
- 6.Maritime History in Massachusetts. Our Lady of Good Voyage Church.
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