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.

Montville Town House, Montville, 1827-1961

The Montville Town House was constructed in 1827 by Humphrey Edgcomb as the North Ridge Meeting House. This structure was built to serve the 2nd [Montville] Free Will Baptist Church, which had been organized in 1818. The vernacular building featured box pews and a pulpit situated between the front entrances, a relatively uncommon church arrangement known as a ?reverse plan?. The function of the building expanded in 1828 when the town of Montville started to utilize the structure as a town house ? the location of public meetings and town business.

Portland Waterfront Historic District Boundary Increase, c. 1790 - 1936, Portland.

The Portland Waterfront Historic District was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on May 2, 1974 for its significance at the local level in the areas of architecture, commerce, transportation and community planning and development. On December 23, 1984 additional properties were added to the district and the boundary expanded at both the east and west ends of the district. The purpose of the current nomination was to again increase the boundaries to include two more buildings and a granite bulkhead on the south side of Commercial Street.

Berwick High School, (Former), Berwick, 1927/28 - 1960

The former Berwick High School was listed in the National Register of Historic Places the local level of significance in the areas of Architecture and Education. The period of significance, 1927/1928 represents the building?s construction date. The property is significant for its associations with the education of Berwick?s children, providing public high school education to the community for over 80 years.

West Paris Lodge, # 15, I.O.O.F, West Paris, c. 1880 - 1961

The West Paris Lodge, No. 15, I.O.O.F. is a two story frame building containing a dining room, kitchen, stage and fraternal meeting rooms. The building is located on Main Street in the Oxford County town of West Paris, just a block from the center of town. Erected by the Odd Fellows Lodge between 1876 and 1880, the handsome Italianate style building served as the meeting hall for the fraternal organization into the 1980s. It was also an important community venue for entertainment and recreation throughout its history.

Main Street Historic District Boundary Increase, Rockland, 1848 - 1941

For almost 200 years Rockland, Maine?s principal commercial thoroughfare has been the densely built Main Street. The street is lined with brick or frame, one, two and three story stores, banks, offices and other commercial structures in architectural styles including the Greek Revival, Italianate, Classical Revival, Colonial Revival and Commercial style. Nineteenth- and early twentieth-century buildings are found all along the street, but the greatest concentration of buildings with historic integrity are located in the northern two-thirds of the commercial district.

Emery School, (Former), Biddeford, 1912-13

The former Emery School was listed in the National Register of Historic Places for its local significance in the areas of education and architecture. The Emery School was erected in 1912 as a ?union? school, replacing four nearby public grammar schools that were consolidated into a single building. This was part of an effort to more efficiently educate a rapidly growing population of school age residents and as such, the property is important for its role in educating Biddeford?s children, providing public education to the community for roughly 80 years.

Troy Union Meeting House, Troy, 1840

Located in the rural, Waldo county farming town of Troy, the 1840 Troy Union Meeting House is a classic example of a type of meeting house or church that was erected by some rural communities in Maine in the four decades prior to the Civil War. Built as a Union Church, without a specific denomination, the building served the members of the Troy Meeting House Society, and by extension as the only church in the town, the community.

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