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to be used for the construction. The vestibule was modeled after the Greek design with columns 18 feet high and 25 inches in circumference. Woodwork of fine oak is found on the fireplace mantels and oak pillars. The original library located in Lewiston City Hall was known as the Manufacturers and
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Mechanics Library. The library was formed on January 26, 1861, and existed until the first Lewiston City Hall burned on January 7, 1890. The current library still has several volumes that have the Manufacturers and Mechanics library stamps in them.
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The building was significantly renovated in 1996, including moving the main entrance one block to the west. The Marsden Hartley Cultural Center was opened in 2005 and is named for Lewiston's native son
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donated $ 60,000 for a new granite building with the understanding that the city would fund staff, books, and materials. Granite was acquired from
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University and college buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places
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List of jails and prisons on the National Register of Historic Places
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Lewiston, Maine
http://lplonline.org/
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Lewiston, Maine
44°32′38″N 70°07′33″W / 44.544°N 70.1258°W / 44.544; -70.1258
Coombs & Gibbs
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Carnegie library
Lewiston, Maine
culture
education

Andrew Carnegie
North Jay
Norridgewock
Colonial Revival
Coombs & Gibbs
National Register of Historic Places

Marsden Hartley
National Register of Historic Places listings in Androscoggin County, Maine
"National Register Information System"
National Register of Historic Places
National Park Service
"Lewiston Public Library | Lewiston, ME - Official Website"
"New England Carnegies: Lewiston Public Library"
"Manufacturers and Mechanics Library, Lewiston, ca. 1890"
"Lewiston Public Library - News - Evri"

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