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Richard M. Candee
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Historian, Preservationist, Professor Emeritus
EmployerBoston University
Academic background
Alma materOberlin College, Cooperstown Graduate Program, University of Pennsylvania, University of York
Academic work
Notable worksBuilding Portsmouth, Maritime Portsmouth

Richard M. Candee is an American historian, preservationist, and professor emeritus of American and New England Studies at Boston University. He is known for his extensive work in historic preservation, vernacular architecture, and Industrial archaeology, particularly in New England.[1]

Education

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Candee earned his Ph.D. and M.A. in American Civilization from the University of Pennsylvania. He also studied vernacular architecture at the University of York, UK, and obtained an M.A. from the Cooperstown Graduate Program (SUNY/Oneonta). His undergraduate degree (B.A.) was from Oberlin College.[2]

Career

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From 1969 to 1976, Candee served as an architectural historian at Old Sturbridge Village, where he conducted a regional survey of New England textile mills.[3] He later became a professor at Boston University, directing the Preservation Studies Program from 1983 to 2004 and co-directing a joint M.A./J.D. program on Preservation and the Law.[4]

Candee has contributed to the Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities (now Historic New England) and has been affiliated with the Peabody Essex Museum. As a historian, he served as President of the Portsmouth Athenæum from 1980 to 1985 and as an Officer of the Portsmouth Historical Society from 2005 to 2023.[5] Additionally, he held leadership roles in professional organizations, serving as President of the Vernacular Architecture Forum in 1992 and the Society for Industrial Archeology in 1976.[6]

Candee co-organized Portsmouth Advocates in 1980 and curated numerous historical exhibitions. His work led to the publication of Building Portsmouth: The Neighborhoods and Architecture of New Hampshire’s Oldest City and other scholarly contributions.[7]

Candee has curated and co-curated numerous historical exhibitions, including those on artists such as Russell Cheney[8] and Thomas P. Moses. He also led a Smithsonian fellowship resulting in a traveling exhibition on 19th-century invention.

Honors & awards

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  • 2018 – Portsmouth Advocates' John Grossman Award, Portsmouth Historical Society[9]
  • 2017 – Joyce G. Volk Award of Dedication & Service, Warner House Association
  • 2013 – Award for Excellence, Citizen Initiative, Memorial Bridge Project
  • 2010 – Inaugural Profiles in Preservation Award, Preservation Massachusetts
  • 2008 – Citizen of the Year, Greater Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce
  • 2007 – Preservation Achievement Award, New Hampshire Preservation Alliance[10]
  • 2005 – Lifetime Achievement Award, Massachusetts Historical Commission
  • 2003 – Elected Member, American Antiquarian Society
  • 1997 – Senior Fellow, Lemelson Center, Smithsonian NMAH
  • 1994 & 1999 – Pasold Research Grants, Pasold Research Fund, England
  • 1993 – Sullivan Fellowship, Museum of American Textile History
  • 1992 – Arthur Gerrier Award, Portsmouth Advocates
  • 1991 – Norton Prize, Society for Industrial Archeology
  • 1988 – 25th Anniversary Award, Massachusetts Historical Commission
  • 1964 – Geo. G. & Carrie C. Life Prize in American History, Oberlin College
  • 1962 – Fellow, Heritage Foundation, Deerfield, MA

Selected publications

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Books and catalogs

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  • Candee, R. (1968). Housepaints in Colonial America
  • Candee, R. (1985). Atlantic Heights: A World War I shipbuilder's community
  • Candee, R. (1992). Building Portsmouth: The neighborhoods and architecture of New Hampshire's oldest city
  • Candee, R. (2002). The artful life of Thomas P. Moses (1808–1881): "Poetry, music, painting – anything but money"
  • Candee, R. (2005). The hand-cranked knitter and sock machine: A social history and catalogue of 19th and 20th century home knitters of American invention
  • Candee, R. (2007). Wallace Nutting's Portsmouth: Photographs of the 'colonial' past 1908–1918
  • Candee, R., & Morgan, K. (Ed.). (2009). Buildings of Massachusetts: Metropolitan Boston
  • Candee, R. M. (Ed.). (2011). Maritime Portsmouth: The Sawtelle collection
  • Candee, R. (2018). Sisters of the Brush & Palette." In Gertrude Fiske, American master

Journal articles

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  • Candee, R. (1966). Strictly for the birds. Old-Time New England, 57(1), 12-14.
  • Candee, R. (1968). The rediscovery of milk-based house paints and the myth of buttermilk red. Old-Time New England, 58(3), 79-81.
  • Candee, R. (1969). A documentary history of Plymouth Colony architecture. Old-Time New England, 59(2), 59-71; 59(3), 105-111; 60(2), 37-53.
  • Candee, R. (1970). Millwright and merchant: Water-powered saw-milling in 17th century Maine and New Hampshire. Old-Time New England, 60(4), 131-149.
  • Candee, R. (1970). The early New England textile village in art. Antiques Magazine, 910-915.
  • Candee, R. (1971). Three architects in early New Hampshire mill towns. Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians.

References

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  1. ^ "Richard Candee". Boston University. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
  2. ^ "Richard Candee". Russell Cheney. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
  3. ^ "Four Historic Landmark Tours with Richard Candee". SeacoastNH. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
  4. ^ "American Antiquarian Society Member Biographies: Richard Candee". American Antiquarian Society. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
  5. ^ "Richard Candee: Portsmouth is Going!". The Portsmouth Herald. 21 June 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
  6. ^ "Portsmouth's Forgotten Textile Industry". TMS Architects. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
  7. ^ "Saving a State Treasure". New Hampshire Home Magazine. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
  8. ^ "Gallery Talk: The Art of Russell Cheney". Foster's Daily Democrat. 4 September 2008. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
  9. ^ "Blog Post". New Hampshire Preservation Alliance. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
  10. ^ "Historical Society Seeks More Works by True Local Folk Artist Ray Welch". Foster's Daily Democrat. 26 March 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
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