# Samuel McIntire — Sticks and Stones character guide

> Samuel McIntire in Sticks and Stones by Lewis Mumford.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** McIntire

**First appearance:** 0019-i

## Who they are

Woodcarver and architect in early Federal-era Salem.

## Relationships

### [Charles Bulfinch](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sticks_and_stones_se/characters/charles_bulfinch)

_professional_

They were contemporary architects in New England, with McIntire's woodwork complementing Bulfinch's Federal-style designs.

## In the story

### [The Classical Myth](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sticks_and_stones_se/chapters/iii-the-classical-myth)

Provided interior settings in the fashion of Robert Adam for Salem merchants.

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sticks_and_stones_se/chapters/ii)

A carver of figureheads and moldings, McIntire adapted Robert Adam's style for Salem merchants, converting traditional farmhouses into ornate square houses with classical features.

### [Biographical Studies](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sticks_and_stones_se/chapters/iii-biographical-studies)

Subject of the biography 'Samuel McIntire: His Life and Work' by F. Cousins and P. M. Riley.

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