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Walker Memorial Hall

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roof is pierced by wall dormers with false half-timbering, and a three-story tower rises at the southwest corner, topped by an open belfry and pyramidal roof with mini-gables decorated with Stick style woodwork. The main entrance is in the base of the tower, with a small hip-roofed portico projecting to the west.
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Walker Memorial Hall is set in a rural-suburban residential area north of the Bridgton's town center, on the east side of Highland Road north of the golf course. It is a two-story wood-frame structure, with a hip roof and an exterior of clapboard and wooden shingles. The street-facing side of the
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The hall was built in 1892 with funds bequested to the community by Joseph Walker, a wealthy summer resident of the town. The hall has been used for church services, private parties, dances, and theatrical productions. It was designed by
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architect Frederick A. Tompson, one of the area's leading architects of the late 19th century.
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Cumberland County, Maine
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is a historic community meeting hall on Highland Road in
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Walker Memorial Hall, Kilbirnie
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Walker Memorial Hall is located in Maine
Walker Memorial Hall is located in the United States
Bridgton, Maine
44°4′50.26″N 70°43′31.46″W / 44.0806278°N 70.7254056°W / 44.0806278; -70.7254056
Frederick A. Tompson
https://walkermemorialhall.org/
83003639
Bridgton, Maine
Frederick A. Tompson
National Register of Historic Places
Portland
National Register of Historic Places listings in Cumberland County, Maine


"National Register Information System"
National Register of Historic Places
National Park Service


"NRHP nomination for Walker Memorial Hall"
Categories
Event venues on the National Register of Historic Places in Maine
Buildings and structures in Bridgton, Maine
National Register of Historic Places in Cumberland County, Maine

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