Fives Court, Lovell, Oxford County, 1924

The Fives Court is a specialized recreation building located in Lovell, Oxford County, Maine. The building was originally constructed in 1924 as part of Westways Kezar a vacation and corporate retreat built by William Armstrong Fairburn. The complex was built on Kezar Lake near the White Mountains and a few miles from New Hampshire. Built in a Craftsman style with limited decorative details on the exterior, the one-story, one-room Fives Court interior reveals distinct characteristics common to this rare type of sporting court.

Brick School, Paris, Oxford County, 1940-1967

The Brick School is eligible for the National Register under Criteria A: Education at the local level, as an example of a community school that was enlarged and adapted to meet the changing educational needs of the South Paris community over a period of many decades. The rebuilding of the 1883 Italianate style Brick School in a restrained Classical Revival style in1940 reflected changing national standards for school construction and a trend toward consolidation of small (typically one room) neighborhood schoolhouses into larger buildings serving children from a wider area.

Whittier Field Athletic Complex, Brunswick, Cumberland County, 1896-1967

The Whittier Field Athletic Complex at Bowdoin College is eligible for the National Register of Historic Places at the local level under Criterion A, Entertainment and Recreation, as a collegiate athletic facility and under Criterion C, Architecture, as a significant and distinguishable entity whose components lack individual distinction. The grouping of the three major components (field, grandstand, and gate) along with related secondary elements (goal posts, scoreboard, flagpole, etc.) creates an identifiable historic district at the local level.

Keen Hall, Freedom, Waldo County, 1927-1957

Keen Hall in Freedom, Waldo County, Maine is the last extant building associated with Freedom Academy which was authorized by a special act of the state legislature in1836 and continued to operate until destroyed by fire in 1957. The small rural village is proud of their educational heritage which included the only secondary academy in the county for many years. As a result of fires or deterioration, all other school and support buildings associated with the academy are gone as are one room and later elementary schools.

North Monmouth Library, Monmouth, Kennebec County, 1927 - 1967.

The North Monmouth Library is a one room Colonial Revival style building in the hamlet of North Monmouth in the Kennebec County town of Monmouth. Local architect Harry Cochrane of Monmouth designed the building in 1926 with construction complete in 1927. The building sits on a small corner lot donated by the Winthrop Mill Company. The predominately residential settlement retains manufacturing in the mill which sits south of the library with its associated mill pond. Local monetary, material and labor donations provided for the library building construction.

Canadian Pacific Railway Depot, Greenville Junction, Piscataquis County, 1889 - 1965

The Canadian Pacific Railway Depot, Greenville Junction, Maine is a well preserved example of a type of railroad building that was once common in Maine. Erected in 1889 by Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR), the Queen Anne style depot is located alongside the tracks of the CPR which is now owned and operated by Central Maine and Quebec Railroad. This depot once served as a junction between the Bangor and Piscataquis Railroad (B&P) and the CPR.

Rumford Commercial Historic District, Rumford, Oxford County, 1892-1967.

The Rumford Commercial Historic District located in the town of Rumford, Oxford County, Maine, is significant under National Register Criterion C in the areas of Community Planning and Development and Architecture. It is one of the few planned company towns in Maine. The Rumford Commercial Historic District is also significant under National Register Criterion A in the area of Commerce.

St. Joseph's Academy and Convent, Portland, Cumberland County, 1862 - 1966

The St. Joseph's Convent (a.k.a. Motherhouse) and adjoining St. Joseph's Academy are located at 605 Stevens Avenue in Portland, Maine (Cumberland County), near the geographic center of the city and possess integrity of location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling and association. The buildings are locally significant under National Register Criterion A in the areas of Education and Social History and under Criterion C in the area of Architecture. The period of significance runs from 1862, when the St.

Water Street Historic District, Augusta, Kennebec County, 1835 - 1957

The Water Street Historic District located in the City of Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine, is significant under National Register Criterion A in the areas of Commerce, Industry, Transportation and Entertainment and Recreation. As the most intact remaining section of the historical dense commercial downtown in Augusta, the district illustrates a common pattern of retail and commercial uses in first floor spaces with office, fraternal, hotel, or residential spaces above, and was a hub for the citys entertainment and recreational facilities.

Wallace / Haskell Homestead, Phippsburg, Sagadahoc County, 1906 - 1941

The Wallace/Haskell homestead is eligible under Criterion B as the home of prominent American artist Ernest Haskell from 1906 to his death in 1925. Haskell began his career in New York as an illustrator, later studied in Paris, and finally worked in Maine during his mature period as an important American artist specializing in etching. Mr. Haskell created some of his best work at the homestead including many etchings focused on the local Maine landscape. After Earnest Haskell's death his wife continued living on the property and ran the Haskell Camp in Maine for children from 1927 to 1938.

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