Facts: - death place: portland , maine - significant buildings: state house , portland , me municipal building , skowhegan , street me l. d. m. sweat memorial galleries , portland , church me saco museum , saco , me forest avenue post , office , portland , me portland , me richard webb - mother: maria jane hancock wingate - death date: 25 january 1940 - father: leander stevens - birth date: 8 october 1855 - awards: congressional record of recognition -lrb- 2009 -rrb- - name: john calvin stevens - nationality: american - image: john calvin stevens.jpg - birth place: boston , massachusetts Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of john calvin stevens .
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john calvin stevens -lrb- october 8 , 1855 -- january 25 , 1940 -rrb- was an american architect who worked in the shingle style , in which he was a major innovator , and the colonial revival style .he designed more than 1,000 buildings in the state of maine .