[1] Stevenson trained as an architect with David Bryce in Edinburgh and Sir George Gilbert Scott in London.
He then worked with Campbell Douglas in Glasgow, becoming a partner in 1860, they then jointly moved to a property at 24 George Street[2] in Edinburgh, sharing the space with the stained glass artist Daniel Cottier.
[3] In 1868 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, his proposer being Alexander Keith Johnston.
[4] Stevenson's work in Scotland was mainly ecclesiastical, including the design of churches in Gilmerton, Crieff, Perth, Stirling, and Glasgow.
He died at his home, 4 Porchester Gardens in London on 5 May 1908[4] and his body was returned to Edinburgh for burial in Dean Cemetery.