Granite Block / Un Bâtiment en granit

Granite Block / Un Bâtiment en granit (HM23I0)

Location: Augusta, ME 04330 Kennebec County
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N 44° 18.874', W 69° 46.464'

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The Museum in the Streets

Amid the destruction of the 1865 Great Fire, a new and magnificent building was already rising. Granite Block, built at the corner of Water Street and Market Square, was a three-story edifice faced with granite. The third floor had a 1500 seat hall and large stage to accommodate civic events and theatrical touring companies. Granite Hall was a popular location for meetings - Maine suffrage women organized here in 1873. Many famous actors appeared, including Laura Keene and Joseph Jefferson. The building was damaged twice by fire, but rebuilt. In 1930 it was renovated into the Capitol Movie Theater. After entertaining several generations of Augusta moviegoers, it closed. In the 1960s local groups tried to maintain the building, but another fire led to demolition in 1983.
Au milieu des décombres du Grand Incendie de 1885, un nouveau bâtiment magnifique vit le jour. Granite Block, construit au coin de Water Street et de la place Market Square, était un bâtiment de trois étages avec une façade en granit. Le troisième étage possédait une salle de 1500 places avec une grande estrade pour toutes sortes de manifestations et tournées théâtrales - Granite Hall était un lieu populaire pour toutes sorties de réunions - les suffragettes du Maine y fondèrent leur mouvement en 1873. De nombreux acteurs
célèbres y jouèrent, dont Laura Keene et Joseph Jefferson. Le bâtiment brûla deux fois, mais on le reconstruisit. En 1930 il fut transformé en cinéma, le Capitol Movie Theater. Après avoir divèrti plusieurs générations de cinéphiles à Augusta, il ferma ses portes. Dans les années 60, plusieurs associations locales tentèrent de préserver le bâtiment, mais un autre incendie engendra sa démolition en 1983.
[Photo captions, from left to right, read]
· Granite Block, c. 1879
· Postcard view of Granite Block showing Kennebec Savings Bank, c. 1918.
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HM NumberHM23I0
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Placed ByAugusta Historic Preservation Commission, Kennebec Savings Bank, and the Maine Community Foundation
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Date Added Tuesday, December 5th, 2017 at 10:01pm PST -08:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)19T E 438242 N 4907103
Decimal Degrees44.31456667, -69.77440000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 44° 18.874', W 69° 46.464'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds44° 18' 52.4400" N, 69° 46' 27.8400" W
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Area Code(s)207
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling North
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 295 Water St, Augusta ME 04330, US
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