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brick piers separating them. The upper levels are nine bays wide, with the floors separated by courses of corbelled brickwork. Windows on the second through fourth floors are set in segmented-arch openings, while the top floor windows are set in round-arch openings, all organized in groups of three. The building is topped by a projecting modillioned cornice.
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The Journal Building stands on the east side of Water Street, Augusta's principal downtown thoroughfare, near its southern end. It is a five-story masonry structure, built out of red brick with granite trim. The ground floor has three storefronts, now remodeled with modern plate glass and metal, with
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was founded in 1825, and occupied leased spaces until the construction of this building in 1899. It was designed by local architect Arthur Wing, whose career was shortened by his untimely death in 1912. Although downtown Augusta has several Renaissance style buildings, including the one just to the
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south, this building is one of the least-altered of the style. It presently houses the art and architecture departments of the
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Journal Building (Augusta, Maine) is located in Maine
Journal Building (Augusta, Maine) is located in the United States
Augusta, Maine
44°18′50″N 69°46′30″W / 44.31389°N 69.77500°W / 44.31389; -69.77500
Arthur G. Wing
MPS
Augusta Central Business District MRA
86001692
Augusta, Maine
Arthur G. Wing
Kennebec Journal
National Register of Historic Places
University of Maine at Augusta
Kennebec Journal
University of Maine at Augusta
National Register of Historic Places listings in Kennebec County, Maine


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