Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-04-23
HALLoWELL POST OFFICE.
New Quarters in X. of P. Building Will
Be Ready by May IS.

The Hallowell post Office will, after
May 10, be located in the Knights of
Pythias building, corner of Winthrop
and Water streets. All of the plans and
arrangements including the signing of
the various official documents have
been consummatcd and the contractor
who has been given charge Of the work
incidental to the remodelling of the
new quarters has already commenced
work
The building which was purchased
and entirely remodled by Granite
Lodge. Knights Of Pyhias, is a sub
stantial one of brick, and three stories
in height. The ground floor has been
vacant since the changes to the build
ing while the lodge rooms Of the order
have been located in the other portions
of the building. The floor area is of
adequate dimensions, having a 'front.'
age of 40 feet on Water street and q
feet on the Winthrop street side. There
will be two entrances, the present one
enc on Winthrop street, with large
windows OF plate glass on either side
and a more spacious entrance at the
southerly corner on Water street. The
partition between the lobby and office
proper will be similar to the present
arrangement in the old office, but all OF
the fittings will be new and modern,
and the lock boxes of the Yale pattern.
At the left as you enter the lobby will
be an entrance to the rural mail car
riers' room, while the entrance at the
right will lead to the money order Of
flee and the private office of the post
master
The large plate glass windows at the
south corner of the building will be
moved north to the portion occupied by
the money order office. At the rear of
the building will be toilet rooms and a
fire proof vault.
The finish of the Office including the
wainscotting viii be Of hard pine.
There will be windows for the general
delivery also for the sale Of stamps. 1t
may be said that the appointments Of
the new Office will be modern in every
respect and that the needs of the grow
ing business will be handsomely met
The contract for the work, now I'M
der way has been let to l.. E. Brad
street and the transfer will be made as
soon as possible after May Is. The
lease is for a period of 10 years. Post
the forward step, which will be de-
cided mark of municipal improvement.
and apparently Il change for the public
good. Incidental to the removal of the
post office from its present location,
which at least to the younger genera
ton has become a veritable land mark
from early memory, it may not be out
of place to refer to the former loca-
lions.
An old resident recalls the time when
postal business was transacted in the
building now occupied by A. +. Morse
& Son. In the sos and early COS the
south half of the Hallowell house
where is now located the billiard room
was utilized. At that time ice cream
rarlors We're located in the central
store and the Northern National Bank
in the north store, corner of Winthrop
and Second streets. For. some years
later the office was located on Water
street in the vacant store south of the
millinery store conducted by Miss NJ
E. Coughlin, but was later removed to
the rooms vacated by the Northern
Bank which went to it's present loca-
ton. Previous to occupying the
Masters & Livermore block, about 20