Enterprise Grange, No. 173 , Orrington, 1884 - 1957

The Enterprise Grange, # 173 is a building which has served the community of Orrington, Maine for 123 years. Built by members of the Grange in 1884 as their meeting hall, the Italianate building is outfitted with an attractive hall, complete with balcony and stage, and a spacious dining room and convenient kitchen. Its design not only offered the members of the Grange with facilities in which to conduct their meetings and rituals, but made the property valuable as a social and cultural facility for the residents of the town as a whole.

Corinth Town Hall and Corinthian Lodge # 59, I.O.O.F, Corinth, 1880 - 1957

The Corinth Town Hall and Corinthian Lodge #59, I. O. O. F is a substantial, architecturally notable, two story structure located on Main Street in the Penobscot County village of East Corinth. Erected jointly by the Lodge and the Town in 1880, the handsome Italianate style building with Stick Style details served as the site of the municipality-s governmental functions, and as the meeting hall for the fraternal organization into the 1980s. It was also an important public hall utilized by the community as a site for entertainment and recreation throughout its history.

Deering Memorial United Methodist Church, South Paris, 1910-1911

The Deering Memorial United Methodist Church in South Paris, Maine was erected between 1910 and 1911 and is the only known commission in Maine by the Cleveland, Ohio architectural firm of Sidney Rose Badgley and William Nicklas. Built out of granite quarried in nearby Bryant Pond, the cruciform-shaped structure with crenellated entrance tower, prominent buttresses, and large stained glass windows, was designed in a Late Gothic Revival style reminiscent of the English Perpendicular Gothic.

(Former) Hancock County Jail, Ellsworth, 1885/6 - 1957

The former Hancock County Jail is a structure built in 1886 that functioned as an incarceration facility for the County, and a residence for the Sheriff or jail keeper's family. The Queen Anne style building with Renaissance Revival details was designed by the Portland architect Francis H. Fassett, and was used to house inmates through the mid-1970s. The front half of the facility is a comfortable residence, featuring period detailing, while the back half contains fourteen small granite cells on two levels.

Farm House Historic District, Bar Harbor, 1923-1929

The Farm House is the name given to a small historic district encompassing the buildings and grounds of the late Miss Mildred McCormick in the town of Bar Harbor. The property is noted for its designed landscapes, including gardens by the landscape architect Beatrix Farrand, as well as for the attendant buildings, which were designed and renovated by the architect Arthur W. McFarland.

Lisbon Falls High School, Lisbon, 1904-05

The Lisbon Falls High School is a notable example of Romanesque Revival architecture, located in the relatively small industrial town of Lisbon, Maine. The brick school, with finial topped tower, arched windows and doors, and terra cotta and granite accents, was the work of William R. Miller, a prolific Maine architect known for designing lavishly detailed public buildings. Opened in the spring of 1906, this school served the students of Lisbon Falls until 1952.

The Common, Union , 1790-1951

The Common in Union is a town-owned green space that has been a community resource since 1790. Surrounded by nineteenth- and twentieth-century homes, businesses and civic buildings, the Common was initially set aside by the fledgling community as a shared plot of land on which residents could pasture their livestock, gather, and hold military training. Landscape improvements occurred throughout the nineteenth century, first with the removal of ledge and later with the planting of elm trees. After the Civil War the Common was the site chosen by the local G.A.R.

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