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Kresge Building (Augusta, Maine)

The Kresge Block is a historic commercial building at 241-249 Water Street in downtown Augusta, Maine. Built in 1932 to house a department store, it is a distinctive and rare local example of commercial Moderne architecture. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. Description and history The Kresge Block is located on the east side of Water Street, Augusta's principal commercial thoroughfare, a bit south of the center of the block between Bridge and Front Streets. It is a two-story masonry structure, built out of brick and granite. The ground floor has two storefronts with a building entrance at the far left, sheltered by a decorative bronze hood. The lower half of the ground floor has polished granite below the glass display windows, and rising partway up the outer edge of the facade. The windows are framed by bronze trim, which also surrounds the store label above an awning sheltering the storefronts. The sign reads "Stacy's" using Art Deco styling. The second floor has paired sash windows, each with individual awnings, but shared stone sills and brick headers topped by a stone sill. The window pairs are separated by stylized pilasters. A parapet with a multicolor crosshatch brick pattern extends across the building above the second floor. The block was built in 1932, replacing an Italianate building that was a virtual replica of its neighbors. It originally housed S.S. Kresge's, a department store, on the ground floor, with professional offices on the second floor. Since its construction, it has been one of downtown Augusta's most architecturally unusual buildings. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Kennebec County, Maine References
Stephen Parsons House

The Stephen Parsons House is a historic house on Old Mill Road in Edgecomb, Maine. Built in 1806 by a prominent local businessman and politician, it is a fine local example of Federal period architecture. Its interior includes extensive decorative stencilwork in the main hall. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. Description and history The Stephen Parsons House is located in a rural setting, at the end of Old Mill Road southwest of the village center of Edgecomb. The house is oriented facing south, with Parsons Creek just to the west. It is a 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure, with a hip roof, two interior chimneys, and clapboard siding. The main facade is five bays wide, with a center entrance flanked by sidelight windows and topped by a semi-oval Federal period fan. The interior follows a central hall plan, with the main hall (on both floors) extensively decorated with ivy-patterned stencil work. Floors throughout are original wide pine, and the main parlor features a coved ceiling and recessed bookcases whose woodwork matches the interior window trim. Stephen Parsons moved to Edgecomb in 1801 and quickly established himself as a successful businessman and community leader. He produced the first survey of the town, was its first postmaster and ran the general store. He built this house in 1806 and operated a tidally powered grist mill on Parsons Creek. When Maine achieved statehood in 1820, he was elected to its inaugural Senate. He was married to the daughter of Benjamin Randall, founder of the Free Will Baptist group. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Lincoln County, Maine References
Topsham Fairgrounds Grandstand

The Topsham Fairgrounds Grandstand is a historic event venue at the Topsham Fairgrounds in Topsham, Maine. Built in the 1860s or 1870s, it is one of the state's only surviving 19th-century fairground grandstands. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992. Description and history The Topsham Fairgrounds Grandstand stands near the southeastern portion of the racing oval on the grounds of the Topsham Fair. It is a long, rectangular structure, with a gabled roof. The side facing the oval is open, with tiered seating divided into 18 bays by posts. The outer sides, below the seating tiers, and the rear wall are finished in vertical board-and-batten siding. An announcer's booth is suspended from the ceiling near the center of the building. Below the seating at the rear is a corridor running the length of the building. The grandstand was built sometime between 1863 and 1877, and was likely enlarged several times. The fair was founded in 1855 by the Sagadahoc Agricultural and Horticultural Society, and was held on these grounds. Its racing oval was reconfigured sometime between 1863, when the need for its improvement was expressed in society documents, and 1877, when a depiction of the grounds shows a new oval and an apparently roofless grandstand. By 1914, a postcard shows the grandstand in its present configuration. Maine's only other 19th-century fairground grandstands, in Fryeburg and Oxford, date to the 1880s. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Sagadahoc County, Maine References
Ogunquit Memorial Library

The Ogunquit Memorial Library is the public library of Ogunquit, Maine. It is located at 166 Shore Road, in an architecturally distinguished Romanesque Revival building built in 1897 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. It was a gift to the town by Mrs. George Conarroe in honor of her husband. Architecture and history The Ogunquit Memorial Library is located on the west side of Shore Road in central Ogunquit, in an area with many seaside resort accommodations. It is a rectangular building, fashioned out randomly course fieldstone, with a hip roof and a projecting gabled entrance. At one corner of the entrance stands an engaged circular staircase tower with a conical roof above a molded cornice. Eyebrow dormers project from some of the roof elevations. The interior is well-preserved, its original features including a large fireplace that was at first its sole heat source. The library was built in 1897 to a design by Philadelphia architect John M. Burns, and is one of the finest examples of Richardsonian Romanesque architecture in southern Maine. The building was enlarged in 1914 to a design by Henry A. Macomb, also of Philadelphia; the quality of design and execution make it virtually impossible to distinguish the addition from the original. The library was the gift of Philadelphia resident Mrs. George Conarroe in honor of her husband. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in York County, Maine References External links Official website
Rice Public Library

The Rice Public Library is the public library of Kittery, Maine. It is located at 8 Wentworth Street (Maine State Route 103) in the central Kittery Foreside village, in an architecturally distinguished Romanesque Revival building built in 1889 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979, with a large annex just across the street at 2 Walker Street. Architecture and history The Rice Building is located on the east side of Wentworth Street, a short way north of the main entrance to the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. It is a two-story structure, built primarily out of Philadelphia brick, with granite trim. It has a hip roof, three-story tower on the right, and a main entrance set recessed under a round arch in a projecting gable section near the center of the front facade. A granite string course separates the basement from the first floor, and a band of ornamental brick separates the first and second floors. The library was established by a bequest from Arabella Rice, whose 1867 will left funds for the establishment of a library in Kittery in honor of her father, a Kittery native. A board of trustees was formed in 1875, three years after her death, and this building was completed in 1889. It was designed by Boston architect Shepard S. Woodcock, and is his only known surviving commission in the state. The building is also one of only two two-story Romanesque libraries in the state (the other is the Skowhegan Free Public Library). When first opened, its upper level housed a museum and meeting space, which was used by the Grand Army of the Republic. After a $6.1 million renovation, the library reopened in 2022 . See also National Register of Historic Places listings in York County, Maine References External links Rice Public Library web site
Bridge Academy Public Library

The Bridge Academy Public Library is the public library of Dresden, Maine. It is located at 44 Middle Road, in the former Bridge Academy building, which served as an area high school from 1890 to 1966, and is a sophisticated example of Shingle style architecture designed by Maine native George A. Clough. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. Architecture and history The Bridge Academy Public Library stands on the east side of Middle Road (Maine State Route 197), a short way south of the town center, where Middle Road meets Maine State Route 27. It is a tall single-story wood frame structure, topped by a tall gambrel roof and set on a deep foundation. Its exterior walls are finished mostly in clapboards, with wooden shingles in a few gable ends. The roof, originally also finished in wooden shingles, is now asphalt. There are entrances at either end of the front facade, set under gabled hoods supported by scrolled brackets. A cross-gable section projects slightly between them, with a gable roof that is raised slightly above that of the main ridge, with an octagonal turret at the central meeting point. The interior of the building originally had a single classroom flanked by entrance halls, whose ceiling conformed to the roof line. The building's construction came about through two gifts. The first was a large general-purpose bequest by Llewellyn Lithgow, a native son, and the second was gift and the personal efforts of Samuel J. Bridge, who promised to match Lithgow's gift if it was used for a school instead of a bridge over the Kennebec River. George A. Clough, a native of Blue Hill, was the architect; although most of Clough's work took place in Boston, Massachusetts, where he was the city architect for many years, he summered in Maine and is credited with a number of institutional buildings there. This building is the only known example of a late 19th-century school in the Shingle style. Bridge Academy served as a local high school until 1966, also taking in tuition-paying students from surrounding towns. By 1966, it could no longer meet state requirements for high schools, and was converted to a junior high school. It served in that capacity until 1983, and has since then been adapted for use as the local library. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Lincoln County, Maine References External links Bridge Academy Public Library web site
Robert P. Carr House

The Robert P. Carr House is a historic house at 35 Main Street in Bowdoinham, Maine. It is a high quality area example of Italianate architecture, built about 1870 for one of the town's most prominent citizens of the period. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. Description and history The Robert P. Carr House stands on the north side of Main Street (Maine State Route 125), a short way east of its junction with Center Street and Back Hill Road. It is an L-shaped 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure, with a cross-gable roof, clapboard siding, and granite foundation. Its street-facing front facade is two bays wide, with polygonal bays on the first floor topped by bracketed hip roofs. The building corners have paneled pilasters, rising to an eave studded with paired brackets. The front gable has a deep eave, also with paired brackets and modillions. A round window is at the center of the gable, sheltered by a bracketed hood. The main entrance is on the right side, near the crook of the L, sheltered by a porch. The interior of the house features high quality period woodwork. The house was built about 1870 for Robert Potter Carr, a prominent local businessman and politician, and is a remarkably high-style Italianate structure for a relative modest rural village setting. Carr was the owner of the local country store, which was established by his father. He is believed to be one of the first people in the town to engage in the business of ice harvesting on a commercial scale. Carr served for many years in the state legislature, and in county-level positions. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Sagadahoc County, Maine References
Grey Havens Inn

The Grey Havens Inn is a historic hotel at 96 Seguinland Road in Georgetown, Maine. The inn was built in 1904, and is one of the finest surviving coastal hotels of the period in the state. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. Facilities include thirteen guest rooms, an onsite restaurant, docking facilities, and expansive views of Harmon's Harbor. Description and history The Grey Havens Inn is located on the east side of Georgetown's eponymous island, near the mouth of Harmon's Harbor, an inlet off the Sheepscot River. It is situated on a rise, giving views of the harbor and the river beyond. It is a 2-1/2 story wood frame building, in the Shingle style. with its main facade oriented eastward toward the water. It has a gambrel roof pierced by gabled dormers, and a pair of three-story turrets, topped by conical roofs, at each of its front corners. A deep single-story porch extends across the front and around both sides. On the inland side, a gabled entry vestibule projects from the main block. The exterior is clad entirely in wooden shingles. The interior retains much of its original woodwork. The inn was built in 1904 as a summer hotel, and is of a size and scale that was once a fairly common sight on Maine's coastline. The inn was built by Walter Reid, and was originally called "Seguinland". Reid is locally notable for giving land further south in Georgetown that is now Reid State Park. (Reid's family mansion, located nearby, is also now a bed and breakfast.) See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Sagadahoc County, Maine References External links Grey Havens web site
Moses Bailey House

The Moses Bailey House is a historic residence located at 209 Winthrop Center Road in the Winthrop Center village of East Winthrop, Maine. Built about 1853, with additional Italianate styling added in 1870, it is one of Winthrop's finest surviving mid 19th-century farm houses. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. It has been divided into apartments and is known as Bailey Manor. Description and history The Moses Bailey House stands on the west side of Winthrop Center Road (Maine State Route 135), just north of the former Winthrop Center Friends Church. It is a typical New England connected farmstead, with a main house connected to a barn via two ells, all stretched along the road. The main facade of the house faces east, toward the road. The main block is 2+1⁄2 stories in height, with a side gable roof topped by a square Italianate cupola with rounded-arch windows. The main facade is five bays wide, with corner pilasters and a center entrance sheltered by a porch with square columns, and a polygonal bay window above. A cross-gable rises above that bay, with a small round-arch window at its center. The southern facade has a two-story polygonal bay window on the right side. The first ell is two stories in height, with a single-story shed-roof porch across its front, and the second ell is 1+1⁄2 stories in height. The attached barn has been converted to residential used. The house was built about 1853 by Moses Bailey, a prominent local businessman who was an early manufacturer of oil cloth floor coverings. Originally Greek Revival in style, in 1870 Bailey made the alterations the give the house its Italianate character. The house has been divided into apartments. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Kennebec County, Maine References
Gov. William King House

The Governor William King House, also known locally as the Stone House, is a historic house on Whiskeag Road in Bath, Maine. Built in 1812, this stone house's lancet-arch windows are one of the first examples of Gothic Revival architecture in New England. The house was built as a summer retreat for William King, who led the drive for Maine statehood, and served as the state's first governor. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. Description and history The King House is located in a rural area of northern Bath, on the south side of Whiskeag Road. It is a 2+1⁄2-story stone structure, built out of dressed granite blocks and covered by a gabled roof. The main facade faces to the east, and is three bays wide, with a central entrance flanked by tall sash windows with multipane lancet-arch sections rising to the eaves. The roof is topped by a square cupola. The interior of the building retains well-preserved but restrained Federal period woodwork. William King (1768-1852) was one of Bath's leading businessmen and merchants of the early 19th century. He was a leader of the Massachusetts militia (Maine then being a part of that state) during the War of 1812. He was an instrumental figure in promoting Maine's statehood, and in the drafting of its constitution, and was elected its first governor in 1820. He acquired a large tract of land in this area in 1809–13, on which he planted an orchard. He had this house built about 1812 as a summer retreat; his principal residence was more centrally located in Bath. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Sagadahoc County, Maine References
Casa del Governatore William King

La casa del governatore William King, nota anche come Stone House, è una dimora storica sulla Whiskeag Road a Bath, nel Maine. Costruita nel 1812, le finestre ad arco di lancetta di questa casa in pietra sono uno dei primi esempi di architettura neogotica nel New England. La casa fu costruita come rifugio estivo per William King, che guidò alla creazione dello stato del Maine e ne fu il primo governatore. La casa è stata inserita nel registro nazionale dei luoghi storici nel 1976. Descrizione e storia La Stone House si trova in una zona rurale nella zona nord di Bath, sul lato sud di Whiskeag Road. È una struttura in pietra a 2-1 / 2 piani, costruita con blocchi di granito e coperta da un tetto a due falde. La facciata principale è rivolta verso est, con un ingresso centrale affiancato da alte finestre a ghigliottina, con più sezioni ad arco di lancetta che si innalzano verso la grondaia. Il tetto è sormontato da una cupola quadrata. L'interno dell'edificio conserva opere in legno del periodo federale ben conservate. William King (1768-1852) fu uno dei principali uomini d'affari e commercianti di Bath all'inizio del XIX secolo. Era un leader della milizia del Massachusetts (il Maine faceva parte di quello stato) durante la guerra del 1812. Fu una figura fondamentale nella indipendenza dello stato del Maine e nella stesura della sua costituzione, tanto da esserne eletto il suo primo governatore nel 1820. King acquisì un ampio appezzamento di terra in questa zona nel 1809-13, su cui piantò un frutteto. Costruì questa casa intorno al 1812 come rifugio estivo; la sua residenza principale era nel centro di Bath. Note
Captain Merritt House

The Captain Merritt House is a historic house at 619 High Street in Bath, Maine. Built in 1851 for a ship's captain, its lavish Italianate styling epitomizes the wealth that came to the city in the mid-19th century. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. Description and history The Captain Merritt House is located on the east side of High Street, which runs on the hill above the city's shipyards, and was in the 19th century a fashionable residential area. The house is a two-story wood-frame structure, with a shallow-pitch hip roof and shiplap siding. The building corners are quoined, and the roof is pierced by hip-roof dormers. The main entrance is set at the center of the west-facing front facade, sheltered by a portico supported by paired Doric columns. A polygonal window bay projects above the portico. The south facade has a two-story projecting rectangular bay. The interior retains much of its original period woodwork, the dining room having been remodeled c. 1900 in the Colonial Revival style. The house was built in 1851 for Captain Isaac Merritt, a shipbuilder and owner, whose brother Samuel Merritt, was also a successful businessman. Merritt died in 1862, the house was later sold to William Rogers, another shipbuilder. The house's fine exterior and interior are symbolic of the city's success and significance as a shipbuilding and shipping center in the mid-19th century. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Sagadahoc County, Maine References
Old Gray House

The Old Gray House, also known as the Hodgden-Merrow House, is a historic house at 60 Tavenner Road, on Sawyers Island in Boothbay, Maine. The house, probably built in the 1820s, but possibly older (or including older sections), is built on a site that has been in documented use since the 1740s. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. Description and history The Old Gray House stands near the northwestern tip of Sawyer Island, a large island on the west side of the town of Boothbay in the Sheepscot River. It is a two-story wood-frame structure, with a hip roof, central chimney, clapboard siding, and granite foundation. The front facade, facing south, is five bays wide and slightly asymmetrical, with larger bays to the right of the entrance, which is slightly off-center. The entrance is framed by pilasters and topped by a transom window and corniced entablature. An enclosed porch projects to the west side, and a two-story ell extends north from the main block. The interior is well preserved, retaining original plaster, woodwork, and fireplaces. The exact construction date of the house is uncertain, with architectural evidence suggesting a date in the early 19th century. The oldest documentary evidence of the property is a 1746 deed for the entire island, and by 1753 there was a house on the site, which served as a tavern, inn, and store, under the proprietorship of Joseph Patten. In 1774, Benjamin Sawyer acquired ownership of the island, and he continued to operate the businesses on the island until losing it to foreclosure in 1786. The Hodgdon family then owned most of the island into the early 20th century. It is likely that the house was either built or enlarged in the 1820s, giving it its present high-quality Federal period finishes. In 1918 the house was purchased by the Merrow family, which undertook a renovation in consultation with architect Charles Way of Sudbury, Massachusetts. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Lincoln County, Maine References
Chemquasabamticook Lake

Chemquasabamticook Lake (or Ross Lake) is the source of Chemquasabamticook Stream in the North Maine Woods. The lake is in Maine townships 9 and 10 of range 15, and township 9 of range 14. Tributaries include Sweeney Brook, Boucher Brook, Gannet Brook, Fool Brook, and Ross Inlet. Chemquasabamticook Stream flows 22 miles (35 km) from a disused dam at the north end of the lake to reach Long Lake on the Allagash River. Chemquasabamticook Lake has a self-sustaining native squaretail population, and rainbow smelt have been introduced to encourage more rapid growth of the native togue. Sources