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Elms (Mechanic Falls, Maine)

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791: 87: 62: 236:. It is 2-1/2 stories high, with a gable roof. The main facade, facing Elm Street to the southwest, is five bays wide, with a temple-front appearance. The porch is a full two stories in height, with four fluted square posts topped by capitals, and a fully pedimented gable above. The porch balustrade, composed of urn-like balusters, extends fully across the second floor, and is open between the center columns on the first floor. 802: 48: 94: 69: 243:
The Elms was built in 1859 by the A. C. Denison Company, and operated as the Eagle Hotel, with a reported capacity of forty rooms. A. C. Denison took over the property as his private residence in 1870. By 1887 it had again been opened as a hotel, this time as the "Hotel Elms". The building has had
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The main facade is five bays wide, with long sash windows on both main levels, and a centered entry which is flanked by sidelight windows and pilasters, and topped by a transom window and entablature. In the gable tympanum there are two sash windows with a single half-round window centered near the
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apex of the gable. The side elevations are six bays long, and roof has four equally spaced gable dormers on each side. A single-story porch lines the rear elevation. The building's interior has retained some of its original period woodwork.
208:. Built as a hotel in 1859 and used for a variety of purposes since then, the substantial building is a fine late expression of Greek Revival architecture, and a reminder of the town's heyday as an industrial center. It was listed on the 826: 685: 841: 253: 770: 716: 357: 737: 639: 831: 670: 604: 569: 644: 549: 509: 334: 609: 599: 594: 574: 690: 524: 439: 559: 554: 429: 649: 614: 519: 494: 634: 584: 564: 539: 529: 514: 504: 489: 469: 444: 434: 424: 654: 629: 534: 474: 454: 449: 419: 409: 589: 544: 484: 459: 414: 721: 619: 499: 464: 675: 624: 579: 479: 387: 372: 327: 403: 805: 320: 126: 795: 86: 367: 220:
The Elms is a large rectangular wood frame structure, situated on 0.5 acres (0.20 ha) of land at the junction of Lewiston and Elm Streets (
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a long association with the paper mill (which stands just to the north). The building currently houses an antiques and crafts shop.
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National Register nomination for The Elms; available by request from the National Park Service.
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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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Elms (Mechanic Falls, Maine) is located in Maine
Elms (Mechanic Falls, Maine) is located in the United States
Mechanic Falls, Maine
44°6′38″N 70°23′25″W / 44.11056°N 70.39028°W / 44.11056; -70.39028
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Mechanic Falls, Maine
National Register of Historic Places
Maine State Route 11
Maine State Route 121
Mechanic Falls, Maine
Little Androscoggin River
National Register of Historic Places listings in Androscoggin County, Maine


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