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937: 87: 62: 290:, a gable-roofed section centered on the middle third of the main facade that has a large round arch, in which the entrance is recessed. A rectangular stone panel above the arch identifies the building, and there are a trio of sash windows above that, with a small round stone panel near the peak of the gable. A belt course of stone separates the main floor from the raised basement, which is also finished in brick. A modern addition was added to the original block in 1969. 948: 48: 94: 69: 442: 826: 921: 857: 841: 831: 972: 1002: 916: 862: 340: 309:
The first library established in the Rumford area was a private circulating collection of 1,000 volumes established by A. Z. Cates. A campaign for a permanent public library was enhanced by a $ 10,000 grant from the
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University and college buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places
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in 1903. The architecturally distinguished building was listed on the
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Oxford County, Maine
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in 1903, with the gift of shelving and books by local industrialist
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Libraries on the National Register of Historic Places in Maine
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Rumford Public Library is located in Maine
Rumford Public Library is located in the United States
Rumford, Maine
44°32′49″N 70°32′58″W / 44.54694°N 70.54944°W / 44.54694; -70.54944
John Calvin Stevens
Romanesque
MPS
Maine Public Libraries MPS
88003023
Rumford, Maine
John Calvin Stevens
Andrew Carnegie
National Register of Historic Places
gable roof
Romanesque
pavilion
vestibule
wainscoting
Carnegie Foundation
Hugh J. Chisholm
Portland
John Calvin Stevens
List of Carnegie libraries in Maine
National Register of Historic Places listings in Oxford County, Maine


"National Register Information System"
National Register of Historic Places

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