National Register of Historic Places

Union Hall

Searsport, Waldo County, Maine
Listed
March 20, 1986
Type
Building
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
86000478

About this property

Union Hall is the town hall of Searsport, Maine. It is located at 3 Reservoir Street in the town center. Built in 1863, it is a remarkably sophisticated example of Italianate architecture for a relatively small town, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986 for its architecture. Union Hall is located in the village center of Searsport, on the east side of Reservoir Street a short way north of United States Route 1. It is a 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure, with a gabled roof and clapboard siding. The ground floor is relatively low, housing town offices, while the upper level is tall, housing the auditorium space. The building has quoined corners, bracketed eaves, and entrances on the short ends that are flanked by pilasters. Ground floor windows are rectangular sash, while the upper floor windows are mainly very tall round-arch windows. On the ends there are paired segmented-arch windows in the gables. The building originally had a cupola. Its interior has modest but high quality woodwork, most of it original. The hall was designed by Portland architect George M. Harding, and was built in 1863, at the height of the American Civil War. It is one of Maine's more imposing small-town town halls. In addition to the loss of the cupola, other minor alterations include the loss of a balcony on one end, and the provision of a fire escape door on the western end. National Register of Historic Places listings in Waldo County, Maine

Location

3 Reservoir St.
Searsport, Waldo County, Maine
44.45961, -68.92400

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Nearby Historic Sites

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Searsport Historic District
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Carver Memorial Library
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Union School
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When was Union Hall listed on the National Register?

Union Hall was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 20, 1986.

What type of historic resource is Union Hall?

Union Hall is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Union Hall?

The period of significance for Union Hall is recorded as the civil_war era.

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