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The Allen Building was built on Presque Isle's Main Street in the early 1890s by Charles Plummer Allen. Allen was a prominent attorney and also served as the first President of the Presque Isle National Bank, Presque Isle's first bank.
The Allen building housed Allen's law firm, the bank, and Presque Isle's first official post office. Allen served in the Civil War as did James Phair, Presque Isle's first Postmaster. Both men are visible in this photograph. Allen can be seen in the second floor window on the right. Phair, who had also been a hotelier, Sheriff, Captain of the Fire Department, and Town Fire Warden is seen in front center in a suit with a watch fob.
About This Item
- Title: The Allen Building, Presque Isle, ca. 1890
- Creation Date: circa 1890
- Subject Date: circa 1890
- Location: Presque Isle, Aroostook County, ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Object Type: Image
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Presque Isle Historical SocietyPO Box 285, Presque Isle, ME 04769
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