Eugene J. Gibbs
Eugene J. Gibbs (1869–1929) was an American architect from Lewiston, Maine. He was associated with George M. Coombs under the name Coombs and Gibbs until 1909 when Coombs died. Then he started Gibbs and Pulsifer which he worked at until he retired in 1927. His greatest work was the Kora Temple in Lewiston.[1] He was also an artist, having two known sketchbooks among his family.[2][1] He died of a stroke in 1929.[3][1]
Eugene J. Gibbs personal card
Coombs and Gibbs business card
Eugene Gibbs in early life
List of Works
Coombs, Gibbs & Wilkinson, 1896–1900:
- Peck's Dept. Store, 184 Main St., Lewiston, ME (1896)
- James A. Walsh House, 253 Pine St., Lewiston, ME (1896)
- Joseph Holman House, 227 Main St., Farmington, ME (1897)
- Merrill Hall, Farmington State Normal School, Farmington ME (1897–98)
- Lewiston Trust and Safe Deposit Building, 46 Lisbon St., Lewiston, ME (1898)
- Bank Building, 38 Main St., Livermore Falls, ME (1899–1900)
Coombs & Gibbs, 1900–1910:
- John D. Clifford House, 460 Main St., Lewiston, ME (1900)
- Mt. Kineo House (Remodeling) and Cottages, Northwest Piscataquis, ME (1900) – Hotel demolished.
- Masonic (Gateway) Building, 11 Lisbon St., Lewiston, ME (1901–02)
- George Bonnallie House, 485 Main St., Lewiston, ME (1902)
- Lewiston Public Library, Park & Pine Sts. Lewiston, ME (1902)
- First National Bank Building, 157 Main St., Lewiston, ME (1903)
- Fort Fairfield High School, Main & School Sts., Fort Fairfield, ME (1903) – Demolished.
- Maine Trust and Banking Co. Building, 192 Water St., Gardiner, ME (1903) – Altered.
- First National Bank Building, 18 Market Sq., Houlton, ME (1907)
- Kennebec County Courthouse Annex, 95 State St., Augusta, ME (1907)
- Philo Reed House, Main St., Fort Fairfield, ME (1907)
- Wallace H. White House, 449 Main St., Lewiston, ME (1907)
- Kora Temple, 11 Sabattus St., Lewiston, ME (1908–10)
- Clifford Building, 217 Main St., Lewiston, ME (1909)
- Gray and Staples Halls, Maine School for the Feeble-Minded, New Gloucester, ME (1909)
- Norway Grange No. 45, 15 Whitman St., Norway, ME (1909)
- Callahan Block, 282 Lisbon St., Lewiston, ME (1910)
- Main Building, Central Maine General Hospital, Lewiston, ME (1910)
Gibbs & Pulsifer, 1910–1927
- 1913 – Ashe, Noyes & Small Factory (Addition), 71 Spring St, Auburn, Maine
- 1913 – Eastport Primary School, Boynton St, Eastport, Maine
- 1913 – Kimball Hall, Washington State Normal School, Machias, Maine
- Deteriorating and may be demolished
- 1914 – Horatio G. Foss House, 19 Elm St, Auburn, Maine
- 1916 – Frank M. Coffey House, 25 Webster St, Lewiston, Maine
- 1916 – Ralph W. Crockett House, 443 Main St, Lewiston, Maine
- 1918 – Daniel J. McGillicuddy Apartments, 84 Lisbon St, Lewiston, Maine
- 1919 – Androscoggin Electric Building, 134 Main St, Lewiston, Maine
- 1921 – Frank M. Coffey Apartments, 14 Leeds St, Lewiston, Maine
- 1921 – Nurses' Home, Central Maine General Hospital, Hammond St, Lewiston, Maine
- 1922 – Association Building, 1719 Main St, South Paris, Maine
- 1923 – Ss. Cyril and Methodius Church, 51 Main St, Lisbon Falls, Maine
- 1925 – Arthur L. Mann Memorial Library, 226 Main St, West Paris, Maine
- 1926 – John D. Clifford House, 14 Ware St, Lewiston, Maine
References
- Interview with his Granddaughter Patricia.
- Gibbs, Eugene (c. 1900). Sketchbooks. Private Collections.
- "Eugene J Gibbs (1869-1929) - Find A Grave..." www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 2018-08-28.
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