Bailey Island Library Hall - Harpswell ME
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nomadwillie
N 43° 43.950 W 069° 59.713
19T E 419852 N 4842644
Designed in 1909, constructed between 1911 and 1912, is a civic building used as a library and social hall.
Waymark Code: WMPMW0
Location: Maine, United States
Date Posted: 09/23/2015
Views: 1
Designed by Mann & MacNeille of New York City for the Bailey Island Library Association. At the time Bailey Island was a mixture of year round and summer residents and was built as a social hall and lending library. The design had strong influences of George Washington's Mount Vernon. Today it no longer serves as a library but continues it use as a social hall for functions.
Street address:
Harpswell , ME
County / Borough / Parish: Cumberland
Year listed: 2008
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event
Periods of significance: 1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Historic function: Education, Recreation And Culture, Social
Current function: Recreation And Culture, Social
Privately owned?: yes
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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