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The Old Post Office and Court House is a historic former federal government building at 295 Water Street in downtown Augusta, Maine. Built in 1886–1890, it is one of Maine's finest surviving examples of Romanesque Revival architecture. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. [1]
The Kennebec County Courthouse is located at 95 State Street in Augusta, Maine, the state capital and county seat of Kennebec County.Built in 1829 and twice enlarged, it is one of the oldest examples of Greek Revival architecture in the state, and its earliest known example of a Greek temple front.
73 Harlow Street: D. Maine: 1915–1968 Currently in use as Bangor City Hall. n/a Margaret Chase Smith Federal Building and United States Courthouse [2] Bangor: 202 Harlow Street: D. Maine: 1968–present: Senator Margaret Chase Smith: U.S. Court House and Post Office: Portland: Middle & Exchange Sts. D. Maine: 1873–1905 Razed in 1965: n/a
North of the state house, across Capitol Street, is The Blaine House, a National Historic Landmark property that now serves as the official residence of the governor of Maine. Built in 1833 and enlarged in the 1860s and 1870s by James G. Blaine , the house was given to the state in 1919.
The library is named for Llewellyn Lithgow, an Augusta merchant, who bequeathed $20,000 to the City of Augusta to build a public library. [3] The building's construction consumed those funds plus a $9,000 gift from Andrew Carnegie, [4] plus money raised through the sale of subscriptions to local citizens. The cornerstone of the library was laid ...
The Former Augusta City Hall is located at 1 Cony Street in Augusta, Maine.Built in 1895-96, it is a well-preserved local example of civic Renaissance Revival architecture, and served as Augusta's city hall until 1987.
The Winthrop Street Historic District encompasses a predominantly residential area of Augusta, Maine encapsulating about 100 years of residential home development. The area features high-quality and well-preserved examples of homes from the early 19th to early 20th centuries, as well as two churches and the Lithgow Library.
The Crosby Street Historic District encompasses a collection of well-preserved high-quality early 19th-century houses on Crosby Street and Crosby Lane in Augusta, Maine. Located on a rise overlooking the city's downtown, these houses were built by leading businessmen of the period, and are either Federal or Greek Revival in their style.