Wiscasset Historic District Additional Documentation, First Congregational Church, 1909.

On January 12th, 1973, the Wiscasset Historic District was listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Referred to as ?the Prettiest Village in Maine?, Wiscasset is a coastal town on the Sheepscot River that flourished in the years before Maine statehood (1820). It then stalled, both economically and architecturally, in the middle and late decades of the 19th centuries.

Lamb Block, Livermore Falls, 1895

The Lamb Block in Livermore Falls, Androscoggin County, Maine has been listed in the National Register for its local architectural significance. The three-story brick structure located on the north side of Depot Street was designed by George M. Coombs and built for John F. Lamb in 1895 to house the hardware business Lamb owned with his son-in-law, A.W. Stuart. It is a classic example of a late 19th century downtown commercial structure with first floor storefronts, second floor professional offices, and a large, third floor meeting hall.

First Baptist Church of Great Pond, Great Pond, c. 1890-1895

The Free Baptist Church of Great Pond is a small, well proportioned, and pleasant looking wood frame church with a projecting front vestibule, two-stage belfry, and spire. The singular building is located on the village?s main road, overlooking a broad valley, and is adjacent to the town?s former school house, now the town hall. The church was constructed between 1890 and 1895 by the members of the Free Baptist Church, with extensive financial support from the entire community.

Togus VA Medical Center and National Cemetery, 1866-1960

The Togus Veterans Administration (VA) Medical Center and National Cemetery Historic District is located within the towns of Augusta and Chelsea, in Kennebec County, Maine. Established in 1866, the medical center has been listed in the National Register of Historic Places for its importance to the state and the nation as a facility that tells the story of the federal government?s evolving care of veterans.

The Colonial Inn, Ogunquit, c.1890-1961

The Colonial Inn is a small resort containing a variety of types of tourist accommodations constructed from the late 19th century through the first three quarters of the 20th century. The one and one-half acre property is located in the York County coastal town of Ogunquit and contains the Colonial Hotel (c. 1890), a turn-of-the century Shingly Style cottage, two motels (1961 and 1983), a swimming pool and maintenance shed.

The Grand, Ellsworth, 1938-1962

In 1933 an intentionally set fire destroyed approximately 130 buildings in the downtown area of Ellsworth, Maine. Five years later a brick commercial block was erected by the City in order to help propel the city and region?s economic recovery. Known as The Grand, the one-story block on upper Main Street contained five steel and glass storefronts and a recessed lobby that lead to a 730 seat auditorium. Dedicated initially to screening motion pictures, the interior of the theatre features Art Deco motifs executed in patterned painted wood and tile, and streamlined trim elements.

Monson Community Church, Monson, 1845-1962

The Monson Community Church is a unique religious structure that illustrates both physically and organizationally how local houses of worship responded to changing demographic patterns in a small, fairly remote, Maine town. The physical church was formed when two independent congregations, the Congregational Church and the Baptist Church (both with dwindling membership), realized that neither could continue to maintain separate buildings.

Frank C. Frisbee Elementary School

The former Frank C. Frisbee Elementary School in Kittery, York County was listed in the National Register of Historic Places at the local level of significance under Criterion A, Military, as a building funded and constructed under the War Public Works Project (Project # ME 17-105F), and for its association with the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.

Waterboro Grange, No. 432, Waterboro, 1948-1962

The Waterboro Grange, # 432 is a building which has served the community of Waterboro for 52 years. The building was erected by members of the Grange between 1948 and 1950 to serve as their meeting hall - their previous hall had burned in a disastrous wildfire that had ravaged Waterboro in 1947. The one story building with full basement is Bungaloid in form and reproduced the Craftsman style and massing of the earlier building.

The Mill at Freedom Falls, Freedom, 1834-1962

Built initially in 1834 as a gristmill on Sandy Stream in the Waldo County, Maine town of Freedom, the Mill at Freedom Falls functioned as an industrial site for 133 years. The building?s history, which includes conversion to a wood turning mill (or ?turnery?) in the last decade of the 19th century, reflects the predominant land use patterns of the region and the viability of enterprises designed to serve those land uses.

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