Maine State Building
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| Maine State Building | |
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| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
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| Location: | Poland, ME |
| Coordinates: | Coordinates: |
| Built/Founded: | 1893 |
| Architect: | Frost,Charles Sumner |
| Architectural style(s): | Queen Anne |
| Added to NRHP: | July 18, 1974 |
| NRHP Reference#: | 74000148 [1] |
| Governing body: | Private |
The Maine State Building (built in 1893) was originally at the Columbian Exposition in Chicago. Designed by Chicago architect Charles Sumner Frost, a Lewiston, Maine native and MIT graduate, the building was constructed of granite with a slate roof. All the materials were from Maine and crafted by craftsmen and companies from Maine. At the fair, the building was filled with displays about the State of Maine.
"The Ricker Family bought the building for $30,000. Arrangements were made for the dismantling of the building and shipping by freight train back to Maine. It was to take 16 freight cars! The Rickers sent a crew of 19 men to Chicago, led by Forest Walker of Poland, the resort's head carpenter and civil engineer to take the building down, carefully marking each section. The building was taken apart under the personal supervision of Hiram W. Ricker, loaded on a special train of sixteen cars and transported to Maine, at a cost of over three thousand dollars. It was to become the crowning feature of the opening of the season of 1895. The corner stone was laid on August 14, 1894, and the Maine State Building was dedicated on July 1, 1895, as part of the celebration marking the Ricker's settling in Poland."[2]
After its move to Poland Spring, the first floor was dedicated to a library and reading room. The second floor had bedrooms for over night guest. The third floor was an Art Gallery where American Art was shown.
Today, the Maine State Building is under the supervision of the Poland Spring Preservation Society, an organization dedicated to the restoration and preservation of two of the remaining historic buildings on Ricker Hill in Poland.
[edit] References
- ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).
- ^ Maine State Building Centennial, 1895-1995.
- Historical Places in Androscoggin County, National Register of Historical Places, <http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/me/Androscoggin/state2.html>. Retrieved on July 27, 2007.
- List Buildings by Charles Sumner Frost, Chicago Architecture.info, <http://www.chicagoarchitecture.info/Architecture/6/1072/Charles_Sumner_Frost/Architect.php>. Retrieved on July 27, 2007.
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