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{{Infobox NRHP
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| image = 227 Water Street, Augusta ME.jpg
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| location= 227-233 Water St., [[Augusta, Maine]]
| location = 227-233 Water St., [[Augusta, Maine]]
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| added = May 2, 1986
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The '''Libby-Hill Block''' is a historic commercial building at 227-233 Water Street in downtown [[Augusta, Maine]]. Built in 1866 by two prominent businessmen after a fire destroyed part of the downtown, it is one of the city's oldest granite commercial buildings. It was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1986.<ref name="nris"/>
The '''Libby-Hill Block''' is a historic commercial building at 227-233 Water Street in downtown [[Augusta, Maine]]. Built in 1866 by two prominent businessmen after a fire destroyed part of the downtown, it is one of the city's oldest granite commercial buildings. It was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1986.<ref name="nris"/>


==Description and history==
==Description and history==
The Libby-Hill Block is located on the east side of Water Street, Augusta's principal commercial business district, roughly midway between Bridge and Winthrop Streets. It is a three story masonry structure, built mainly out of rusticated granite blocks. It has a flat roof with a slightly projecting granite cornice, supported by granite brackets. The ground floor houses three storefronts, all of which have modernized facades of polished granite. The upper floors have sash windows set in unadorned rectangular openings.<ref name=NRHP>{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|86001694}}|title=NRHP nomination for Libby-Hill Block|publisher=National Park Service|accessdate=2016-06-02}}</ref>
The Libby-Hill Block is located on the east side of Water Street, Augusta's principal commercial business district, roughly midway between Bridge and Winthrop Streets. It is a three-story masonry structure, built mainly out of rusticated granite blocks. It has a flat roof with a slightly projecting granite cornice, supported by granite brackets. The ground floor houses three storefronts, all of which have modernized facades of polished granite. The upper floors have sash windows set in unadorned rectangular openings.<ref name=NRHP>{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|86001694}}|title=NRHP nomination for Libby-Hill Block|publisher=National Park Service|accessdate=2016-06-02}}</ref>


Augusta's Water Street commercial district was devastated in 1865 by a massive fire. This building was built the following year, built by B. Libby and Dr. H.H. Hill, two of the city's wealthiest residents. Its granite construction is relatively rare for commercial buildings in the state. Its early tenants included a book store, barber, and dry goods store on the ground floor, and a dance studio and school in the upper floors.<ref name=NRHP/>
Augusta's Water Street commercial district was devastated in 1865 by a massive fire. This building was built the following year, built by B. Libby and Dr. H.H. Hill, two of the city's wealthiest residents. Its granite construction is relatively rare for commercial buildings in the state. Its early tenants included a book store, barber, and dry goods store on the ground floor, and a dance studio and school in the upper floors.<ref name=NRHP/>
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==References==
==References==
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{{National Register of Historic Places}}
{{National Register of Historic Places}}


[[Category:Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Maine]]
[[Category:Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Maine]]
[[Category:National Register of Historic Places in Kennebec County, Maine]]
[[Category:National Register of Historic Places in Augusta, Maine]]
[[Category:Italianate architecture in Maine]]
[[Category:Italianate architecture in Maine]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures completed in 1866]]
[[Category:Commercial buildings completed in 1866]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Augusta, Maine]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Augusta, Maine]]

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Libby-Hill Block
Libby-Hill Block is located in Maine
Libby-Hill Block
Libby-Hill Block is located in the United States
Libby-Hill Block
Location227-233 Water St., Augusta, Maine
Coordinates44°18′58″N 69°46′27″W / 44.31611°N 69.77417°W / 44.31611; -69.77417
Area0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built1866 (1866)
Architectural styleItalianate
MPSAugusta Central Business District MRA
NRHP reference No.86001694[1]
Added to NRHPMay 2, 1986

The Libby-Hill Block is a historic commercial building at 227-233 Water Street in downtown Augusta, Maine. Built in 1866 by two prominent businessmen after a fire destroyed part of the downtown, it is one of the city's oldest granite commercial buildings. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]

Description and history

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The Libby-Hill Block is located on the east side of Water Street, Augusta's principal commercial business district, roughly midway between Bridge and Winthrop Streets. It is a three-story masonry structure, built mainly out of rusticated granite blocks. It has a flat roof with a slightly projecting granite cornice, supported by granite brackets. The ground floor houses three storefronts, all of which have modernized facades of polished granite. The upper floors have sash windows set in unadorned rectangular openings.[2]

Augusta's Water Street commercial district was devastated in 1865 by a massive fire. This building was built the following year, built by B. Libby and Dr. H.H. Hill, two of the city's wealthiest residents. Its granite construction is relatively rare for commercial buildings in the state. Its early tenants included a book store, barber, and dry goods store on the ground floor, and a dance studio and school in the upper floors.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b "NRHP nomination for Libby-Hill Block". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-06-02.
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