Nicholas Benson

Nicholas Benson is the owner of the John Stevens Shop in Newport, Rhode Island. Founded in 1705, the shop specializes in the design and carving of lettering in stone. He attended the School of Design in Basel, Switzerland in 1985. 



In 1993 he took over ownership and management of the Stevens Shop. His work includes the design and carving of inscriptions on many national civic memorials, including the National World War II Memorial, the National Martin Luther King, JR. Memorial and the National Eisenhower Memorial.

He has also designed and carved inscriptions for many notable Universities, including Yale, Harvard, Princeton, Brown and Dartmouth, as well as private commissions for prominent Institutions and private families.

He lives in Jamestown, RI with his wife Alix and their children, Hope and Henry.


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