D.W. Adams Department Store / Le grand magasin de D.W. Adams

D.W. Adams Department Store / Le grand magasin de D.W. Adams (HM23LO)

Location: Augusta, ME 04330 Kennebec County
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N 44° 18.995', W 69° 46.411'

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The Museum in the Streets

In 1910, Delbert W. Adams opened a store on Water Street offering "strictly first-class goods at a fair margin of profit." In 1920, Adams moved across the street to 190 Water Street, where the store operated until it closed in 1982. The Bussell & Weston Co. building and inventory that Adams purchased in 1920 gave him the location he wanted, and he gave Augusta one of the biggest markdown sales ever! Pictured here are clerks who worked at D. W. Adams in 1960: Dot Woodard, Florence Lennon, Beatrice Rich, Margaret Lee, Eleanor Goodwin, Marion Alcop, Nellie Cloutier, and Rene Pelletier. The 1909 building is significant today as an unaltered early 20th century department store. Chicago style windows mark the upper floors and large display windows line the store façade.
En 1910, Delbert W. Adams ouvrit un magasin dans la rue Water qui offrait « des marchandises de qualité au juste prix. » En 1920, Adams déménagea en face au 190 rue Water où le magasin demeura jusqu'à sa fermeture en 1982. Le bâtiment de Bussell & Weston Co. et l'inventaire qu'Adams acheta en 1920 lui fournissaient l'emplacement qu'il désirait, et il offrit les soldes les plus avantageuses qu'Augusta ait jamais connues ! On voit ici des employés qui travaillaient à D.W. Adams en 1960 : Dot Woodard, Florence Lennon, Beatrice Rich, Margaret
Lee, Eleanor Goodwin, Marion Alcop, Nellie Cloutier, and René Pelletier. Le bâtiment de 1909 est aujourd'hui représentatif d'un grand magasin du début du vingtième siècle dans son état original. Les fenêtres de style Chicago ornent les étages supérieurs et de grandes vitrines s'alignent sur la façade du magasin.
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D.W. Adams sales staff on the 50th anniversary of D. W. Adams, July 1960.
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HM NumberHM23LO
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Placed ByAugusta Historic Preservation Commission, Kennebec Savings Bank, and the Maine Community Foundation
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Date Added Saturday, December 9th, 2017 at 10:01pm PST -08:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)19T E 438314 N 4907326
Decimal Degrees44.31658333, -69.77351667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 44° 18.995', W 69° 46.411'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds44° 18' 59.7" N, 69° 46' 24.66" 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 187 Water St, Augusta ME 04330, US
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