Anthony Raymond


Anthony Coombs Raymond was an American architect active in the first half of the 19th century. He was responsible for several churches and homes in the area of the Kennebec River in Maine.

Life and career

Raymond was born in Harpswell, Maine, on June 21, 1798, to Edward Raymond and Lydia Coombs.
He began his career as an architect at the age of 18.
In 1821, he married Aletta Alexander, but she died nine years later, aged 27 or 28. He married again, to Mary Whitehouse.
His work on the Universalist Church in Bath, Maine, resulted in his moving to the community.

Death

Raymond died on June 13, 1879, in Bath, Maine. He was 80 years old. He is interred in Growstown Cemetery in Brunswick, Maine, alongside both of his wives. Mary survived him by twenty years.

Selected notable works