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Description
The entrance to Mechanics’ Hall was at 519 Congress Street in Portland, the location of the Maine Charitable Mechanic Association since the 1850s. The building was built 1857-9 in Italianate architecture style. Thomas J. Sparrow, architect. The MCMA was founded by a group of skilled tradesmen in 1815 and the building was purchased in order to store their library. The ground floor was rented out to commercial businesses such as Carter Brothers Jewelers and Cressey & Allen, a piano store.
About This Item
- Title: Entrance of Mechanics' Hall, Portland, ca. 1958
- Creation Date: circa 1958
- Subject Date: circa 1958
- Location: Portland, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Dimensions: 25.4 cm x 20.3 cm
- Local Code: Box 2A, Folder 2
- Object Type: Image
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- Carter Brothers
- Cressey & Allen
- Maine Charitable Mechanic Association (Portland, Me.)
- Mechanics Hall (Portland, Me.)
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Mechanics' Hall519 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
828-337-6741
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