STORY, George D. (1832-1916), an architect who lived and worked in Newport, Vermont, USA. With his office situated in the town at the south end of Lake Memphremagog, just five miles from the Quebec border, it is likely that Story solicited work from Canadian clients, and five of his commissions have been located in the Eastern Townships of Quebec. He was already active in a partnership of Story & Spear, Architects, c. 1884-86, and he practised under his own name in Newport from c. 1888 until 1910. His name appears in the Vermont State listings of architects published in The Architects’ Directory [New York], pub. by William T. Comstock, in the editions of 1895, 1904-05, 1907 and 1909. In Canada, he can be linked to buildings in Mansonville, in Knowlton, in Sherbrooke, in Lennoxville, and in Stanstead. No information has been found on his activity after 1910 (inf. William R. Cutter, New England Families - Genealogical and Memorial, 1916, ii, 857). Story was born at Manchester-by-the-Sea, Mass. on 22 September 1832 and died at Waterbury, Vermont on 29 August 1916 at the age of 82 years (obituary Orleans County Monitor [Barton, Vermont], 6 Sept. 1916, 7). He was later buried at Beebe, Quebec.
George D. STORY (works in Quebec province).
MANSONVILLE, QUE., Methodist Church, Principal Street near Marion Atwell Street, 1893-94; still standing in 2023 (M. Bailey, A History of Mansonville United Church 1873-1973, 26)
KNOWLTON, QUE., a large residence for an unnamed client, 1894-95 (Burlington Free Press [Burlington, Vt.], 20 April 1895, 2)
SHERBROOKE, QUE., residence for James Simpson Mitchell, a commission won in a competition against five other architects, to cost $10,000, 1901 (Orleans County Monitor [Barton, Vermont], 8 July 1901, 5; C.R., xii, 17 July 1901, 2)
LENNOXVILLE, QUE., residence for an unnamed client, 1901 (C.R., xii, 17 July 1901, 2)
STANSTEAD, QUE., gymnasium building at Stanstead College, Dufferin Street at Martin Street, 1905 (C.R., xvi, 31 May 1905, 2)
George D. STORY (works in Vermont)
NEWPORT, VT., St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Second Street near Summer Street, 1883; still standing in 2023 (Orleans County Monitor [Barton, Vermont], 23 April 1883, 3)
NEWPORT, VT., Goodrich Public Library, Main Street at Field Avenue, for Mr. C.G. Goodrich, designed 1897; built 1898-99; still standing in 2023 (Orleans County Monitor [Barton, Vermont], 22 March 1897, 4)
NEWPORT, VT., a double house for Charles S. Batchelder and W.W. Tree, South Street at Third Street, 1897-98 (Orleans County Monitor [Barton, Vermont], 20 Dec. 1897, 1, descrip.)
NEWPORT, VT., two houses for D.M. Camp, Central Street, 1897-98 (Orleans County Monitor [Barton, Vermont], 20 Dec. 1897, 1)
NEWPORT, VT., residence for Dr. Harry Hamilton, Pleasant Street, 1898 (Orleans County Monitor [Barton, Vermont], 11 April 1898, 5; 26 Dec. 1898, 5)
DERBY LINE, VT., Union School, 1902 (Orleans County Monitor [Barton, Vermont], 28 July 1902, 5, descrip.)
BARTON LANDING, VT., Opera House, 1904 (Orleans County Monitor [Barton, Vermont], 2 May 1904, 1)
WESTFIELD, VT., a new church, 1905 (Orleans County Monitor [Barton, Vermont], 22 May 1905, 5)