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The library is named for Llewellyn Lithgow, an Augusta merchant, who bequeathed $20,000 to the City of Augusta to build a public library. [3] The building's construction consumed those funds plus a $9,000 gift from Andrew Carnegie, [4] plus money raised through the sale of subscriptions to local citizens. The cornerstone of the library was laid ...
Martha Ballard. Martha Moore Ballard (February 20, 1735 – June 9, 1812) was an American midwife and healer. Unusual for the time, Ballard kept a diary with thousands of entries over nearly three decades, which has provided historians with invaluable insight into colonial frontier-women's lives. [1] Ballard was made famous by the publication ...
Augusta is included in the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine metropolitan New England city and town area. [ 5 ] The city's population was 18,899 at the 2020 census , [ 6 ] making it the 12th most populous city in Maine , and 3rd least populous state capital in the United States after Montpelier, Vermont , and Pierre, South Dakota .
December 30, 2008. The Winthrop Street Historic District encompasses a predominantly residential area of Augusta, Maine encapsulating about 100 years of residential home development. The area features high-quality and well-preserved examples of homes from the early 19th to early 20th centuries, as well as two churches and the Lithgow Library.
The Augusta Civic Center is a convention center located in Augusta, Maine. It has a total of 49,000 square feet (4,600 m 2) and 26 rooms. The main room is 32,000 sq ft (3,000 m 2). The facility includes a main auditorium, two ballrooms, and 23 meeting rooms and full catering services. The arena can host many events such as concerts, gatherings ...
The Former Augusta City Hall is located at 1 Cony Street in Augusta, Maine. Built in 1895-96, it is a well-preserved local example of civic Renaissance Revival architecture, and served as Augusta's city hall until 1987. The building, now an assisted living facility called The Inn At City Hall, was listed on the National Register of Historic ...
The Fuller-Weston House is a historic house at 11 Summer Street in Augusta, Maine. Built in 1818, it is a fine local example of Federal period architecture, and is further notable for several of its occupants, who include the Chief Justice of the United States Melville Fuller. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in ...
W. Water Street (Augusta, Maine) Whitehouse Block. Williams Block. Categories: Augusta, Maine. Buildings and structures in Maine by populated place. Buildings and structures in Kennebec County, Maine.