281:
296:. It is a basically L-shaped building, with its long sides facing Academy and High Streets, joined at the corner by a low circular tower with a low-pitch conical roof and spire. The original entrance, facing Academy Street, has a recessed wooden door flanked by Doric columns, with Ionic pilasters at the outside of the recessed area. The interior of the library has retained much of its original woodwork, including particularly elegant arches, pilasters, and molding in the tower section. A new lobby area was added to the building in 2000, designed by Richard Burt.
948:
63:
102:
77:
959:
109:
84:
304:
The first library association was established in
Farmington in 1865 as a subscription service for its shareholders. This organization failed in 1880, and in 1890 the Farmington Public Library Association was formed, renting space in the local Masonic hall. Founders of this association included John
327:
The
Farmington Library Association was inoperative in 1880 but it was the forerunner of the current Farmington Public Library Association founded in 1890 with George C. Purington as its first president. The association voted to rent Room 6 in the Masonic Building as its headquarters in the fall. The
837:
932:
868:
852:
842:
998:
988:
401:
331:
Two of the founding members were John L. and Isaac M. Cutler. Isaac made the first donation of 500 USD to the library in 1890. Mr. Purington recommended to Isaac Cutler a permanent memorial to his father, the
Honorable
927:
873:
514:
391:
The Cutler
Memorial Library beautifies the center of Farmington and is situated as a memorial to the Hon. Nathan Cutler and the citizens of Farmington who realized the dream of a permanent library come true.
894:
796:
827:
761:
726:
801:
706:
666:
491:
766:
756:
751:
731:
847:
681:
596:
320:
The
Farmington Library Association was founded in 1865 and shares were sold to subscribers at $ 10.00 a share. The main portion of the library’s collection was the books that belonged to the old
1003:
716:
711:
586:
806:
771:
676:
651:
791:
741:
721:
696:
686:
671:
661:
646:
626:
601:
591:
581:
811:
786:
691:
631:
611:
606:
576:
566:
746:
701:
641:
616:
571:
878:
776:
656:
621:
832:
781:
736:
636:
544:
529:
388:
woodwork of the interior was done by Joseph
Matthew of Farmington, and the stonework was done by Horace Purington & Co. D.H. Currier of Chesterville did the foundation.
484:
369:, Miller formed the firm of Miller and Beal. At the end of an active architectural career in Maine, William R. Miller passed away there in December 1929 at the age of 66.
560:
209:
962:
477:
993:
952:
142:
365:
for a year. He designed numerous public buildings and residences in Auburn and in its adjoining city of
Lewiston. Afterward, moving his operations to
101:
268:. Its building, dedicated to the memory of Nathan Cutler, was built in 1901-03 as the town's first dedicated library building, and was added to the
328:
rent of that room was $ 50.00 a year then. The library officially started its journey on
February 14, 1891with Miss Mittie Fairbanks as librarian.
524:
45:
305:
and Isaac Cutler, the latter of whom donated the funds for the construction of this building, which is named in honor of his father Nathan.
500:
429:
269:
76:
36:
915:
265:
317:. Some other libraries were constructed after that and the library in Farmington, the subject of this nomination, was one of them.
280:
339:
Dr. E.G. Merrill owned the selected site. His house was moved to the south side of Middle Street where it stands till date.
342:
345:
was the architect, he was a notable late nineteenth and early twentieth century Maine architect. He was born in 1866 in
983:
920:
899:
264:. It is located at 117 Academy Street (corner of High Street), between the downtown area and the campus of the
534:
539:
519:
434:
49:
62:
321:
313:
Franklin County’s first public library was established in 1845 at Keith’s Mills, currently a part of
292:
architect
William R. Miller and built in 1901–03. The exterior is made of granite quarried in North
314:
261:
130:
451:
469:
377:
366:
358:
354:
357:
2 years before specializing in architecture at M.I.T.. Prior to opening his office in
227:
213:
977:
350:
346:
333:
289:
933:
University and college buildings listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
293:
157:
144:
284:
Lobby entrance to the Farmington Public (Cutler Memorial) Library in Maine.
288:
The library building is a small Beaux Arts stone structure, designed by
402:
National Register of Historic Places listings in Franklin County, Maine
373:
928:
List of jails and prisons on the National Register of Historic Places
362:
336:. Isaac permitted the plans for submission with no regard to cost.
381:
376:
came from the Maine and New Hampshire Granite Company quarries in
279:
424:
473:
999:
National Register of Historic Places in Franklin County, Maine
989:
Libraries on the National Register of Historic Places in Maine
385:
908:
887:
861:
820:
553:
530:
History of the National Register of Historic Places
507:
246:
238:
233:
220:
205:
197:
189:
181:
173:
136:
125:
1004:Historic district contributing properties in Maine
324:. It is a reading group that has ceased to exist.
561:List of U.S. National Historic Landmarks by state
953:National Register of Historic Places portal
108:
83:
485:
452:"NRHP nomination for Cutler Memorial Library"
8:
492:
478:
470:
61:
501:U.S. National Register of Historic Places
37:U.S. National Register of Historic Places
413:
446:
444:
425:"National Register Information System"
419:
417:
260:building houses the public library of
20:
7:
430:National Register of Historic Places
270:National Register of Historic Places
994:Libraries in Franklin County, Maine
384:was used on the roof. The polished
372:The Cutler Memorial Library’s gray
916:National Historic Preservation Act
14:
266:University of Maine at Farmington
958:
957:
946:
107:
100:
82:
75:
869:Federated States of Micronesia
515:Architectural style categories
222:
1:
116:Show map of the United States
349:. William R. Miller went to
210:Farmington Historic District
18:United States historic place
1020:
921:Historic Preservation Fund
900:American Legation, Morocco
129:Academy and High Streets,
941:
862:Lists by associated state
221:NRHP reference
69:
60:
56:
43:
34:
27:
23:
843:Northern Mariana Islands
198:Architectural style
454:. National Park Service
258:Cutler Memorial Library
29:Cutler Memorial Library
838:Minor Outlying Islands
821:Lists by insular areas
535:Keeper of the Register
285:
46:U.S. Historic district
540:National Park Service
520:Contributing property
435:National Park Service
283:
177:1 acre (0.40 ha)
158:44.66917°N 70.14861°W
50:Contributing property
895:District of Columbia
361:, Miller studied in
322:Philomathean Society
163:44.66917; -70.14861
154: /
286:
247:Designated CP
984:Farmington, Maine
971:
970:
525:Historic district
343:William R. Miller
262:Farmington, Maine
254:
253:
234:Significant dates
193:William R. Miller
131:Farmington, Maine
91:Show map of Maine
1011:
961:
960:
951:
950:
949:
874:Marshall Islands
494:
487:
480:
471:
464:
463:
461:
459:
448:
439:
438:
421:
380:. Vermont green
250:January 20, 1995
242:November 2, 1973
224:
169:
168:
166:
165:
164:
159:
155:
152:
151:
150:
147:
117:
111:
110:
104:
92:
86:
85:
79:
65:
21:
1019:
1018:
1014:
1013:
1012:
1010:
1009:
1008:
974:
973:
972:
967:
947:
945:
937:
904:
883:
857:
816:
549:
503:
498:
468:
467:
457:
455:
450:
449:
442:
437:. July 9, 2010.
423:
422:
415:
410:
398:
311:
302:
278:
162:
160:
156:
153:
148:
145:
143:
141:
140:
121:
120:
119:
118:
115:
114:
113:
112:
95:
94:
93:
90:
89:
88:
87:
52:
48:
39:
30:
19:
12:
11:
5:
1017:
1015:
1007:
1006:
1001:
996:
991:
986:
976:
975:
969:
968:
966:
965:
955:
942:
939:
938:
936:
935:
930:
925:
924:
923:
912:
910:
906:
905:
903:
902:
897:
891:
889:
885:
884:
882:
881:
876:
871:
865:
863:
859:
858:
856:
855:
853:Virgin Islands
850:
845:
840:
835:
830:
828:American Samoa
824:
822:
818:
817:
815:
814:
809:
804:
799:
794:
789:
784:
779:
774:
769:
764:
762:South Carolina
759:
754:
749:
744:
739:
734:
729:
727:North Carolina
724:
719:
714:
709:
704:
699:
694:
689:
684:
679:
674:
669:
664:
659:
654:
649:
644:
639:
634:
629:
624:
619:
614:
609:
604:
599:
594:
589:
584:
579:
574:
569:
564:
557:
555:
554:Lists by state
551:
550:
548:
547:
545:Property types
542:
537:
532:
527:
522:
517:
511:
509:
505:
504:
499:
497:
496:
489:
482:
474:
466:
465:
440:
412:
411:
409:
406:
405:
404:
397:
394:
310:
307:
301:
298:
277:
274:
252:
251:
248:
244:
243:
240:
236:
235:
231:
230:
225:
218:
217:
207:
203:
202:
199:
195:
194:
191:
187:
186:
183:
179:
178:
175:
171:
170:
138:
134:
133:
127:
123:
122:
106:
105:
99:
98:
97:
96:
81:
80:
74:
73:
72:
71:
70:
67:
66:
58:
57:
54:
53:
44:
41:
40:
35:
32:
31:
28:
25:
24:
17:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1016:
1005:
1002:
1000:
997:
995:
992:
990:
987:
985:
982:
981:
979:
964:
956:
954:
944:
943:
940:
934:
931:
929:
926:
922:
919:
918:
917:
914:
913:
911:
907:
901:
898:
896:
893:
892:
890:
886:
880:
877:
875:
872:
870:
867:
866:
864:
860:
854:
851:
849:
846:
844:
841:
839:
836:
834:
831:
829:
826:
825:
823:
819:
813:
810:
808:
805:
803:
802:West Virginia
800:
798:
795:
793:
790:
788:
785:
783:
780:
778:
775:
773:
770:
768:
765:
763:
760:
758:
755:
753:
750:
748:
745:
743:
740:
738:
735:
733:
730:
728:
725:
723:
720:
718:
715:
713:
710:
708:
707:New Hampshire
705:
703:
700:
698:
695:
693:
690:
688:
685:
683:
680:
678:
675:
673:
670:
668:
667:Massachusetts
665:
663:
660:
658:
655:
653:
650:
648:
645:
643:
640:
638:
635:
633:
630:
628:
625:
623:
620:
618:
615:
613:
610:
608:
605:
603:
600:
598:
595:
593:
590:
588:
585:
583:
580:
578:
575:
573:
570:
568:
565:
562:
559:
558:
556:
552:
546:
543:
541:
538:
536:
533:
531:
528:
526:
523:
521:
518:
516:
513:
512:
510:
506:
502:
495:
490:
488:
483:
481:
476:
475:
472:
453:
447:
445:
441:
436:
432:
431:
426:
420:
418:
414:
407:
403:
400:
399:
395:
393:
389:
387:
383:
379:
375:
370:
368:
364:
360:
356:
352:
351:Bates College
348:
347:Durham, Maine
344:
340:
337:
335:
334:Nathan Cutler
329:
325:
323:
318:
316:
308:
306:
299:
297:
295:
291:
282:
275:
273:
271:
267:
263:
259:
249:
245:
241:
239:Added to NRHP
237:
232:
229:
226:
219:
215:
211:
208:
204:
200:
196:
192:
188:
184:
180:
176:
172:
167:
139:
135:
132:
128:
124:
103:
78:
68:
64:
59:
55:
51:
47:
42:
38:
33:
26:
22:
16:
767:South Dakota
757:Rhode Island
752:Pennsylvania
732:North Dakota
458:December 16,
456:. Retrieved
428:
390:
371:
341:
338:
330:
326:
319:
315:Chesterville
312:
309:Significance
303:
287:
276:Architecture
257:
255:
15:
888:Other areas
848:Puerto Rico
682:Mississippi
597:Connecticut
161: /
137:Coordinates
978:Categories
797:Washington
717:New Mexico
712:New Jersey
587:California
408:References
294:Jay, Maine
214:ID94001551
201:Beaux Arts
807:Wisconsin
772:Tennessee
677:Minnesota
652:Louisiana
378:North Jay
272:in 1973.
190:Architect
149:70°8′55″W
146:44°40′9″N
963:Category
792:Virginia
742:Oklahoma
722:New York
697:Nebraska
687:Missouri
672:Michigan
662:Maryland
647:Kentucky
627:Illinois
602:Delaware
592:Colorado
582:Arkansas
396:See also
367:Portland
355:Lewiston
228:73000104
126:Location
909:Related
812:Wyoming
787:Vermont
692:Montana
632:Indiana
612:Georgia
607:Florida
577:Arizona
567:Alabama
374:granite
300:History
206:Part of
185:1901-03
747:Oregon
702:Nevada
642:Kansas
617:Hawaii
572:Alaska
508:Topics
363:Europe
359:Auburn
290:Auburn
879:Palau
777:Texas
657:Maine
622:Idaho
382:slate
182:Built
833:Guam
782:Utah
737:Ohio
637:Iowa
460:2014
256:The
174:Area
386:oak
353:in
223:No.
980::
443:^
433:.
427:.
416:^
563::
493:e
486:t
479:v
462:.
216:)
212:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
