National Register of Historic Places

Mallett, E. B., Office Building

Freeport, Cumberland County, Maine
Listed
February 19, 1982
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
82000747

About this property

The E.B. Mallett Office Building is a historic commercial building on Mill Street in Freeport, Maine. Now part of the Freeport Village Station shopping complex, it is an Italianate brick building constructed in 1888 and designed by Portland architect Francis Fassett for Freeport's leading businessman of the period. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. The Mallett Office Building stands on the east side of Mill Street, at its intersection with Depot Street, now an access road separating the Freeport Village Station shopping complex to the east, and its parking area to the west. The building is surrounded on three sides by modern elements of the complex, which it is now part of. It is a two-story masonry structure, built out of brick with granite trim. It has a high hip roof and a single chimney. The main facade is three bays wide, with a central entrance flanked by sash windows. The windows have granite sills and hoods with granite keystones and ears. The building was erected in 1888 to a design by Portland architect Francis Fassett, for Freeport businessman Edmund Buxton Mallett Jr. Mallett was a transformative force in Freeport's economy, building shoe factories, a sawmill, grist mill, and coal yard, in addition to the granite quarry and brickyard that produced the materials used in construction of this building. These businesses were instrumental in shifting Freeport's economy from one based on coastal maritime pursuits. National Register of Historic Places listings in Cumberland County, Maine

Location

Freeport, Cumberland County, Maine
43.85617, -70.10314

Categories

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Nearby Historic Sites

Freeport Main Street Historic District
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0.1 mi
Pettengill House and Farm
Industrial
1.3 mi
Harraseeket Historic District
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1.6 mi
Pote, Capt. Greenfield, House
Colonial
2.1 mi
Mallett Hall
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4.7 mi

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When was Mallett, E. B., Office Building listed on the National Register?

Mallett, E. B., Office Building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 19, 1982.

What type of historic resource is Mallett, E. B., Office Building?

Mallett, E. B., Office Building is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Mallett, E. B., Office Building is recorded as the industrial era.

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