The Museum in the Streets
Holiday shoppers on Water Street in 1932 had a brand new store to shop! That year, the S.S. Kresge five and dime store opened in a modern Art Deco building unique in downtown Augusta. The new building replaced an Italianate block building that once housed the Dirigo Business School, which operated at various sites in Augusta from 1867 to 2003. The new store featured 4,500 square feet of floor space, mahogany counters, and a modern soda fountain. Three large display windows with pink granite bases and ornate copper moldings were a striking feature of the façade. In 1978, Richard Cummings purchased the building and moved his Hallmark Store, named for his daughter Stacy, to the site. In 2007 the façade and its decorative copper were restored to their Art Deco flair.HM Number | HM23L1 |
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Placed By | Augusta Historic Preservation Commission, Kennebec Savings Bank, the Maine Community Foundation, and Stacy's Hallmark Shop |
Marker Condition | No reports yet |
Date Added | Friday, December 8th, 2017 at 7:01pm PST -08:00 |
UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 19T E 438267 N 4907223 |
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Decimal Degrees | 44.31565000, -69.77410000 |
Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 44° 18.939', W 69° 46.446' |
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 44° 18' 56.34" N, 69° 46' 26.76" W |
Driving Directions | Google Maps |
Area Code(s) | 207 |
Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling South |
Closest Postal Address | At or near 244 Water St, Augusta ME 04330, US |
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