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a feature in the elliptical hood, which surmounts the door. The gable is supported by a pair of console brackets. To the left of the entry are paired sash windows with multi-pane upper and two-pane lower; to the right there are three such windows. The interior of the library is divided into three spaces: the center has the circulation desk, the right side has a reading area, and the left side has the stacks. The stacks consist of original wooden shelving with Craftsman style pedestals at the ends. The reading room has a large brick fireplace.
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The library is a single-storey wood-frame structure, with a hip roof, walls sheathed in wood shingles, and a granite foundation. A slightly projecting gable hangs over the entrance, which is centered on the three-bay main facade. The doorway is flanked by sidelight windows with diamond panes, echoing
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architect John Calvin Stevens to design the building. The property on which it stands was donated to the town, and the building was completed in 1901. Long and his relatives provided an initial collection of books. The library is one of a series designed by Stevens for a number of small Maine
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communities around the turn of the 20th century; the design of the Long library was influential in his work on the
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in honor of his father Zadoc, and was the town's first library. The library was listed on the
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and built in 1901. It was a gift to the town from Buckfield native
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Zadoc Long Free Library is located in Maine
Zadoc Long Free Library is located in the United States
Buckfield, Maine
44°17′22″N 70°21′55″W / 44.28944°N 70.36528°W / 44.28944; -70.36528
John Calvin Stevens
MPS
Maine Public Libraries MPS
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Buckfield, Maine
John Calvin Stevens
John Davis Long
National Register of Historic Places
John Davis Long
Governor of Massachusetts
United States Secretary of the Navy
William McKinley
Portland
Rumford Public Library
Cary Library
Houlton
National Register of Historic Places listings in Oxford County, Maine


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