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Main Street Historic District (Auburn, Maine)

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442: 107: 1116: 82: 62: 1127: 114: 89: 236:. The fourteen houses in the district represent a cross-section of residential development during Auburn's growth between about 1825 and 1925. The district extends along Main Street, from Drummond Street south just past Elm Street, and includes a few houses on Elm and Vine Streets. The district was added to the 279:
at 223 Main Street is probably the most elaborate of Auburn's Queen Anne houses, designed by Coburn and Sons and built in 1890 for a local merchant. It exhibits the busy exterior typical of the style, with projecting sections, elaborate porches, and a domed tower, and was listed separately on the
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cemented the importance of the area where downtown Auburn is now located, and prompted further residential development in this district. Several Italianate houses were built in 1850s, such as the Roak House (20 Elm Street, built c. 1854) and the Reynolds-Hasty House (201 Main Street, c. 1850).
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In the early 20th century several Colonial Revival houses were built, and a number of houses had Colonial Revival additions and alterations made. The Reynolds-Hasty House is an example of the latter, with a porch and picture windows dating from that time. The
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did, which had a more suitable siting for textile mills. A bridge across the river in 1822-23 spurred some development, including along the road which is now Main Street. The Greek Revival
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In the late 19th century a number of high-quality Queen Anne houses were built in the district. Conspicuous among them are the Penley House at 233 Main Street, designed by
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at 14 Elm Street is the most significant house built in this time, designed by Gibbs and Pulsifer and built in 1914 for a shoe manufacturer.
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with the humble beginnings of a log driver's camp in the late 19th century, and did not benefit in the 19th century the way neighboring
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National Register nomination for Main Street Historic District; available by request from the National Park Service
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and built in 1890; it occupies a prominent position at the corner of Main and Elm Streets. The
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The arrival of the railroad in 1848, and the choice of Auburn in 1854 to be the seat of the new
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University and college buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Androscoggin County, Maine
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Horatio G. Foss House
Main Street Historic District (Auburn, Maine) is located in Maine
Main Street Historic District (Auburn, Maine) is located in the United States
Auburn, Maine
44°05′38″N 70°13′37″W / 44.09389°N 70.22694°W / 44.09389; -70.22694
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historic district
Auburn, Maine
National Register of Historic Places
Androscoggin River
Lewiston
Edward Little House
Androscoggin County
George M. Coombs
A. A. Garcelon House
Horatio G. Foss House
National Register of Historic Places listings in Androscoggin County, Maine
"National Register Information System"
National Register of Historic Places
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