Halfdan M. Hanson

Halfdan Marenes Hanson (November 30, 1884 – September 12, 1952) was a Norwegian-born American architect.

A professional photograph of the architect Halfdan M. Hanson, taken in early 20th century. Exact date unknown.

Halfdan Hanson was born at Tønsberg in Vestfold, Norway. He emigrated as an infant to Gloucester, Massachusetts, where his father was a ship's rigger.[1] In 1904, he completed a correspondence course in architecture from a program based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

He was perhaps most noted for his longtime collaboration with interior designer Henry Davis Sleeper, the owner of the Beauport, Sleeper-McCann House, in Gloucester, MA.[2] [3] Hanson 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. [1] 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.[4] [5] [6]

References
  1. "Halfdan M. Hanson architectural collection, 1904–1936, bulk 1908–1917 | Halfdan M. Hanson architectural collection, 1904-1936, bulk 1908-1917 (AR010)". Historic New England. Retrieved February 2, 2014.
  2. Hollister, Paul (1981). "The Building of Beauport, 1907-1924," The American Art Journal 8(1)
  3. "Beauport, Sleeper-McCann House" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. August 30, 2001. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
  4. "Exterior view of Our Lady of Good Voyage Church, Gloucester, Mass., undated | General photographic collection, 1860s-2000s (PC001)". Historic New England. Retrieved February 2, 2014.
  5. "Halfdan M. Hanson (1884–1952) Historical/Biographical Note". Historic New England. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
  6. "Our Lady of Good Voyage Church". Maritime History in Massachusetts. Retrieved September 24, 2015.

Other sources
  • 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) ISBN 978-0879238766
  • O'Gorman, James F. (Ed.) (2010). Drawing Toward Home: Designs for Domestic Architecture from Historic New England (Tilbury House Publishers) ISBN 978-0884483281
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