Eighth Maine Regiment Memorial
Eighth Maine Regiment Memorial | |
Peaks Island, Portland, Maine | |
Coordinates | 43°39′9″N 70°11′32″W / 43.65250°N 70.19222°W |
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Area | 0.6 acres (0.24 ha) |
Built | 1891 |
Architect | Francis Fasset & Frederick Tompson |
Architectural style | Shingle Style |
NRHP reference No. | 06000919[1] |
Added to NRHP | October 4, 2006 |
The Eighth Maine Regiment Memorial, now the 8th Maine Lodge, is a historic summer fraternal meeting house at 13 Eighth Maine Avenue on
Description and history
The Eighth Maine Memorial is located on the south coast of Peaks Island, a large island at the southeastern edge of Casco Bay east of downtown Portland. It is a large two-story rectangular structure, with a gabled roof whose sides are punctuated by large cross gables. The main roof extends down to the first floor, where it transitions into the roof of a porch that wraps around the entire structure. The walls are finished in a combination of clapboards, wooden and vinyl shingles, and asphalt shingles. The building rests on a fieldstone foundation that slopes down toward the shore, exposing part of the basement. At one corner an octagonal three-story tower rises. The building interior is organized with public spaces on the ground floor, kitchen and service facilities in the basement, and living quarters on the second floor.[2]
The memorial was erected in 1891 for the use of the 8th Maine Regiment Association, a fraternal society of
See also
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System – (#06000919)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b "NRHP nomination for Eighth Maine Regiment Memorial". National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-12-02.
External links
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