Criterion C: Architecture
Period of Significance: 1910
Local Level of Significance
The Herald Building at 10 Bay View Street, Camden, Knox County, Maine is a good example of a two-part commercial block. As such, the brick, two-story building is locally significant under Criterion C for embodying the distinctive characteristics of this building type. The period of significance is the 1910 construction date. The Herald Building is south of the Great Fire Historic District (NR ID# 06001221) and east of the Chestnut Street Historic District (NR ID# 91000325). It sits near the harbor on a side street just off the main commercial street which is largely represented in the Great Fire HD. The two-part commercial block is a readily identifiable building type that is present in most moderate sized New England downtowns. While the type is present in most towns, it is not always represented in large numbers and examples often have altered storefronts and replacement windows. The Herald Building retains a high level of integrity and its character defining features. The exterior consists of an intact storefront, street access to the upper floor, and limited architectural decoration. The framing is heavily built to allow a variety of light industrial and commercial uses and provides an open plan on all three floors with minimal columns. Local architect Alvah Greenlaw designed the building for the M. C. Whitmore Company, a local retailer and developer who built the building speculatively as rental space in the mixed commercial / light industrial area near the downtown and the harbor.