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Phare de Seguin Island

Le phare de Seguin Island (en anglais : Seguin Island Light) est un phare actif situé sur Seguin Island (ceb), au sud de l'embouchure de la rivière Kennebec dans le comté de Sagadahoc (État du Maine). Il est inscrit au Registre national des lieux historiques depuis le 8 mars 1977 . Histoire L'île Seguin est une île de 26 hectares située à environ deux milles marins au sud de Fort Popham (en), dans l'extrême sud de Phippsburg, dans le golfe du Maine. Fondé en 1795, le phare est le deuxième plus ancien phare côtier du Maine et le seul phare de l'État à abriter une lentille de Fresnel de premier ordre. Le phare a été créé en 1795 en réponse à une requête des autorités du Massachusetts (le Maine faisant alors partie du Massachusetts). La première tour était une structure à ossature de bois achevée en 1797. Elle fut remplacée en 1820 par une tour en pierre, remplacée par la tour actuelle en 1857. La plupart des structures existantes sur l'île datent également de la période de construction de 1857. Le phare actuel est la plus haute des phares de l'État. Il se trouve au point culminant de l'île et comprend le phare lui-même en granit, la maison du gardien en brique, le bâtiment de signalisation du brouillard en brique, une petite cabane à carburant en brique et un petit tramway permettant d'acheminer des fournitures du rivage au site. Le tramway est constitué de rails en bois montés sur des pieux en bois. Automatisés en 1985, les bâtiments du phare sont maintenant exploités en tant que musée par un organisme à but non lucratif et sont ouverts au public de manière saisonnière par le biais d'un ferry assurant des liaisons régulières à partir de Popham Beach, à Phippsburg. La tour est visitable tous les jours de fin mai à début septembre. Le site est géré pat l'association Friends of Seguin Island Lighthouse. Description Le phare est une tour cylindrique en bloc de granit, avec une galerie et une lanterne de 16 m de haut. La tour est peinte en blanc et la lanterne est noire. Il émet, à une hauteur focale de 55 m, un feu continu blanc. Sa portée est de 18 milles nautiques (environ 33 km). Il est aussi équipé d'une corne de brume émettant deux blasts par période de 20 secondes. Identifiant : ARLHS : USA-746 ; USCG : 1-0035 - Amirauté : J0146 . Voir aussi Notes et références (en) Cet article est partiellement ou en totalité issu de l’article de Wikipédia en anglais intitulé « Seguin Light » (voir la liste des auteurs). Lien connexe Liste des phares du Maine Liens externes Ressource relative à l'architecture : Registre national des lieux historiques (en) Maine Lighthouses (en) Lighthouses of the United States : Eastern Maine (en) Lighthouses of the United States : Southern Maine (en) Maine - ARLHS World List of Lights (WLOL) (en) Maine - Online list of lights (en) Seguin Island Lighthouse - Lightphotos.net (en) Seguin Island Light - Lighthouse Explorer Portail des phares Portail du Registre national des lieux historiques Portail de l’océan Atlantique Portail du Maine (États-Unis)
Маяк острова Сегин

Маяк острова Сегин (англ. Seguin Light) — маяк, расположенный на небольшом острове Сегин, который находится к югу от устья реки Кеннебек, округ Сагадахок, штат Мэн, США. Построен в 1797 году. Автоматизирован в 1985 году. Самый высокий среди маяков штата Мэн по высоте над уровнем моря. История В устье реки Кеннебек судоходство было достаточно интенсивным еще в то время, когда штат Мэн был частью штата Массачусетс. Небольшой остров Сегин с высоким холмом, расположенный около ее устья, идеально подходил для строительства маяка. Петицию с просьбой о создании в этом месте маяка местные жители составили в 1786 году. В феврале 1794 года штат Массачусетс выделил землю под строительство маяка, и в этом же году Конгресс США выделил средства на его строительство. Строительство было завершено в октябре 1796 года. Маяк представлял собой восьмиугольную деревянную башню, построенную на каменном фундаменте и дом смотрителя, построенный отдельно. Однако состояние деревянных построек быстро ухудшалось, и в 1819 году Конгресс выделил 2 500$ на строительство новых башни и дома смотрителя. В 1820 году строительство было завершено. Башня высотой 6,5 метров была сделана из камня, как и дом смотрителя. К комплексу зданий маяка в 1837 году добавили противотуманную колокольню. Постройка 1820 года не подходила для установки линзы Френеля, и в 1856 году Конгресс выделил 35 000$ на строительство новой башни и дома смотрителя и замену осветительного аппарата. В 1857 году строительство было завершено. Комплекс зданий нового маяка включал в себя цилиндрическую башню из гранитных блоков, двухэтажный кирпичный дом смотрителя, соединенный с башней крытым переходом, и небольшую котельную. Линза Френеля, установленная в маяке том же году, используется и по сей день. Маяк был автоматизирован Береговой охраной США в 1985 году. В 1977 году он был включен в Национальный реестр исторических мест. В апреле 2019 года маяк был временно отключен из-за проблем с подводным кабелем питания. В связи с чем было принято решение установить на маяке солнечные батареи. На время строительства Береговая охрана установила небольшой временный маяк. Примечания
Sen. William P. Frye House

The Senator William P. Frye House is a historic house on 453-461 Main Street in Lewiston, Maine. Built in 1874, it is a fine example of Second Empire architecture in the city, designed by local architects Fassett & Stevens for William P. Frye, a mayor of Lewiston and a United States senator. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. Description and history The Frye House is located north of downtown Lewiston, at the southeast corner of Frye Street and Main Street (United States Route 202). It is a two-story wood-frame structure, with a mansard roof providing a full third floor. The roofline below the steep portion of the roof is modillioned and dentillated, and the line between the roof levels also has a projecting cornice. The roof is studded with gabled dormers. William P. Frye served as United States Senate Majority Leader and was a trustee of Bates College which is adjacent to his home. Windows on the sides are topped by decorative hoods, while the front-facing facade has two-story polygonal window bays. A sympathetic two-story addition extends to the rear of the house, along Frye Street. The house was built in 1874 to a design by Fassett & Stevens. The house was built for William P. Frye, a lawyer whose record of public service included mayor of Lewiston, state representative, United States Congressman, Maine Attorney General, and United States Senator. He was, along with James G. Blaine, one of Maine's leading political figures of the period. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Androscoggin County, Maine References
Skowhegan Fire Station

The Skowhegan Fire Station is located at 16 Island Avenue in the center of Skowhegan, Maine. The fire station, built in 1904 to a design by William R. Miller, is one of the state's finest Romanesque Revival fire houses. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 20, 1983. Description and history The Skowhegan Fire Station is centrally located in the town center of Skowhegan, on an island in the center of the Kennebec River, joined to the rest of the town by Island Avenue, designated United States Route 2 and United States Route 201. Set on the north side of the road, it is a roughly square 2-1/2 story brick structure, with three original vehicle bays, and a fourth added on to the right in a modern single-story addition. The main block bays are highlighted by brickwork arches that rise to including paired round-arch windows at the second level, which have a raised brickwork field with a round brick panel at its center. A tall entablature includes terra cotta signage identifying the building with flanking broadfoot crosses. The building was designed by the noted Lewiston architect William R. Miller, whose other public works include the L. C. Bates Museum and the Lawrence Library, both in Fairfileld. The building is a well-executed example of the Romanesque Revival executed in brick. At the end of February 2024, The Skowhegan Fire department moved out of the 120 year old station to a new public safety complex on East Madison Road. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Somerset County, Maine References
Somerset Academy (Athens, Maine)

Somerset Academy, also known as Athens Academy, is an historic building on Academy Street in Athens, Maine. Built in 1846, it is a remarkably sophisticated treatment of Greek Revival architecture in rural setting. The building is home to the River of Life Church. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. Description and history The Somerset Academy building is located on the north side of Academy Street, a short way east of Brighton Road (Maine State Routes 150/151). The main building is a 2-1/2 story brick structure, with a front-facing gable roof, and there is a large modern addition to the rear. The front (south-facing) facade is three bays wide, articulated by brick piers, with sash windows on both levels in the outer bays. The center bay is finished in wooden clapboards, and has a simple entrance on the first floor, flanked by widely-set wooden pilasters and topped by an entablature and cornice. The second level has a sash window flanked by pilasters. An entablature encircles the building below the roof line. The front gable is finished in flushboard, with an eyebrow window at its center. Centered on the ridge, a two-stage square tower rises; the first stage is simple, finished in clapboards with cornerboards, while the second belfry stage has louvered round-arch openings and paneled corner pilasters. A simple balustrade tops the tower. The building was constructed in 1846 by Joseph Bigelow, a regionally well-known builder of the period from Skowhegan. Money for its construction was raised by subscription, the largest donation coming from John Ware, who also gave the land. The building now hosts the River of Life Church and a local chapter of the American Legion. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Somerset County, Maine References
South Parish Congregational Church and Parish House

The South Parish Congregational Church and Parish House is a historic church at 9 Church Street in Augusta, Maine. Built in 1865, the church is a major Gothic Revival work of Maine's leading mid-19th century architect, Francis H. Fassett, and its 1889 parish house, designed by James H. Cochrane, is a rare example in the state of Stick style architecture. The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. The congregation was established in 1773, when the area was part of Hallowell. Description and history The South Parish Congregational Church is located in central Augusta, on a lot bounded by Bridge, State, and Church Streets. The parish house is located on the western part of the lot, and is joined to the south-facing church by a connector. The church is an elaborate example of the Gothic Revival in granite, with a gabled slate roof broken by a clerestory. The front facade is in three sections, with the primary tower on the left and a secondary tower on the right, with the main entrance in a Gothic-arched opening in between. A large stained glass window adorns the wall above the main entrance, and there is a small round window near the peak of the gable. Both towers have buttressed corners, the right one rising to a steeply pitched gable roof with stepped gables, while the more dominating left one rises to a third stage belfry and octagonal steeple with flared edges. In 1773, a congregational parish was organized in the town of Hallowell, which was divided into three in 1795, with this organization becoming the "middle" parish. It became Augusta's south parish when Augusta was separated from Hallowell in 1797. Its first meeting house was built in 1795, and its second in 1809. That church was struck by lightning and burned in 1864, and the present church was built in 1866 as its replacement. It is a mature work of Maine's leading mid-19th century architect, Francis H. Fassett, and is a local landmark. The parish house, added in 1889-90 to a design by Augusta architect James Cochrane, is one of Maine's few examples of high-style Stick style architecture. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Kennebec County, Maine References
Southwest Harbor Public Library

The Southwest Harbor Public Library is the public library serving Southwest Harbor, Maine. The Southwest Harbor Public Library was built in 1895. On March 17, 1888 the Tremont Public Library Association was formed for the purpose of looking after books and raising funds for a permanent building. The Association's name was changed to the "Southwest Harbor Public Library." In 1893 the Library Association bought the lot of land where the library building now stands for $100. The completed building was dedicated on October 31, 1895. The library is one of the only libraries in Maine designated as a "Star Library" by Library Journal. References External links Official website
Spruce Mountain High School

Spruce Mountain High School is a public high school located in Jay, Maine, United States. It serves students from Jay, Livermore, and Livermore Falls, Maine. Incorporation Spruce Mountain High School was founded when Livermore Falls High School and Jay High School combined as the result of the consolidation between RSU #36 and the Jay School Department in 2011. Mascot and colors The colors, the mascot, and the name of Spruce Mountain High School were chosen by high school and middle school students of Livermore Falls and Jay. The Phoenix was chosen as the consolidated high school's mascot to represent the end of a long-standing rivalry and the new chapter in the history of all three communities. The name Spruce Mountain comes from Spruce Mountain located in Jay, Maine. Campus consolidation 2011–2012 In the first year of consolidation, middle school students in RSU 73 all attended Spruce Mountain Middle School, in the building formerly occupied by Jay Middle School. High School students, though technically attending the same school, remained in separate buildings (Spruce Mountain High School at South and North Campuses). 2012–2013 Because splitting up a class after consolidation was deemed detrimental, the first consolidated eighth grade class was kept together and put at North Campus their ninth grade year, even though grades 10 through 12 were still separate. During this second school year, and throughout the consolidation process, multiple solutions were discussed for fully consolidating the High School. Among them was a five million dollar addition to North Campus, which was rejected by voters in May 2012. In November 2012, voters approved an almost two million dollar renovation to North Campus and Spruce Mountain Middle School, including a connector between the two, in order to accommodate students from all three member towns. 2013-2014 The renovation complete, Spruce Mountain High School opened for the first time as one school in the fall of 2013. References
Spurwink Congregational Church

Spurwink Congregational Church is a historic church at 533 Spurwink Avenue in Cape Elizabeth, Maine. Built in 1802 and significantly renovated in 1830, it is the town's oldest public building. Home to an active congregation until 1957, it is now owned by the town, serving as a community function space. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970. Description and history The Spurwink Church is set on a rise above the Spurwink River in western Cape Elizabeth, at the junction of Spurwink Avenue and Bowery Beach Road (Maine State Route 77). It is a basically rectangular wood-frame building, with a gabled roof, clapboard siding, and a granite foundation. A gabled entry vestibule projects from the front, with a square two-stage tower rising above the line between it and the main block. The tower has a plain first stage, and then a belfry with round-arch louvered openings, and a dome-shaped spire and weathervane at the top. The vestibule section is very plain, with a fully pedimented gable, and a pair of entrances, each flanked by pilasters and topped by an entablature and cornice. Windows appear on the sides and rear of the building, most with a Gothic arched fan as a decorative element above. The interior retains significant original finishes, including box pews and a kerosene-powered chandelier. The original congregation was formed as a branch of the second parish of South Portland. However, South Portland was part of Cape Elizabeth until 1895. The church was built in 1802, and underwent a significant renovation in 1830. The church became independent in 1905, and had an active (but declining) population until 1957, when the building was turned over to the town. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Cumberland County, Maine References External links Spurwink Church web site
Squirrel Island, Maine

Squirrel Island is an island in the Gulf of Maine and village within the town of Southport, Maine, United States. It was established as a summer community in 1871. The origin of the name is not related to its squirrel population, since according to island chronicler Charles McLane "[s]quirrels do not inhabit the island (or if they do now, they did not in early times according to local pundits)," but, rather, refers to the shape of the island which, when seen from above, resembles a squirrel holding an acorn. History Farmers and shepherds have resided on Squirrel Island since the American Revolution. The summer colony was created with the formation of the Squirrel Island Association in 1871, and the subsequent establishment of a village corporation within the town of Southport, the first of a handful of communities so governed in the state of Maine, in 1903. The "village corporation" adds an additional layer of control within the town government to meet the island's unique needs that arise from the fact that most island residents are not year-round residents of Southport and therefore have no right to vote in local elections. Residents of Squirrel Island pay taxes to Southport, a portion of which is rebated for expenditure on the island, and an additional tax that is locally controlled and spent. Most land parcels are leased from the Squirrel Island Association, subjecting the lease to land-use rules similar to a restrictive covenant or homeowner's association. There are approximately 100 parcels, each with one one-family cottage. Most cottages were first built between the 1870s and 1920s; however, most have been remodeled and enlarged over the years. The island was once home to a casino and hotel, both of which burned down in the 1960s. Accommodations and infrastructure Residents of Squirrel Island vacate during the winters because above-ground plumbing is drained to prevent freezing. Residents enjoy beaches, tennis, boating, a local restaurant, library, and chapel. All island facilities and equipment (including the mooring fields, floats, tennis courts, beaches, dinghies and kayaks) are maintained by the taxpayers of Squirrel Island for the use and benefit of residents and their guests. The island has no medical facilities or stores. Transportation around the island is by foot; residents are not allowed to bring motor vehicles. The island receives telephone, electric, and water utilities via undersea cables and pipes from the mainland. A ferry boat (the Novelty) runs regular trips from Boothbay Harbor, Maine. See also List of islands of Maine References External links Town of Southport, Maine "Squirrel Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. September 30, 1980. Retrieved October 3, 2009.
Squirrel Point Light

Squirrel Point Light is a lighthouse marking the southwestern point of Arrowsic Island on the Kennebec River. It was established in 1898, as part of a major upgrade of the river's lights — the Doubling Point Light and the separate Range Lights on the point, Perkins Island Light, and Squirrel Point Light were all built at the same time. The light station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Squirrel Point Light Station on January 21, 1988. Description and history Arrowsic Island is a large island on the Mid Coast of Maine, bounded by a number of tidal rivers. The main one, the Kennebec River, is on the west side of the island, flowing south from the major port and shipbuilding city of Bath to the Gulf of Maine. Squirrel Point is the southwestern tip of the island. The light station at Squirrel Point includes a tower, keeper's house, barn, boathouse, and oil house. The tower is an octagonal wood-frame structure, with the lantern house topped by a ventilator and surrounded by an iron railing and wooden bracketed gallery. A gabled sound signal chamber is attached to one side. The keeper's house is a two-story wood-frame structure with a cross-gable roof. The United States Congress authorized improvements to the aids to navigation on the Kennebec River in 1895, and this station was built under that authorization in 1898. The oil house was added in 1906, and the station was automated in 1982. Gallery See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Sagadahoc County, Maine References