Readfield Union Meeting House
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| Location | 22 Church Rd., Readfield, Maine |
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| Coordinates | 44°23′22″N 69°58′1″W / 44.38944°N 69.96694°W |
| Area | 0.3 acres (0.12 ha) |
| Built | 1828 |
| Architect | Multiple |
| Architectural style | Federal |
| NRHP reference No. | 82000756[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 08, 1982 |
The Readfield Union Meeting House is a historic brick meeting house at 22 Church Road in Readfield, Maine. Built in 1828, it is a particularly fine example of Federal period architecture for a rural context. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]
Description and history
[edit]The Readfield Union Meeting House stands in Readfield's main village, on the west side of Church Road, a short way north of its junction with Maine State Route 41. It is a single-story brick building, with a gable roof topped by a frame tower. The tower projects slightly from the front facade, and has a single tall round-arch window at the center of first level, with a low pedimented gable separating the brick base from the upper stages. The tall second stage is square, with a clock in the upper section; it is topped by an octagonal belfry with louvered openings flanked by Doric pilasters. It is covered by a bell-cast roof. Flanking the tower on the front facade are bays with building entrances at the ground level, with round-arch windows above. The side walls have tall round-arch windows set in recessed openings.[2]
Originally built in 1828, the church is an unusually fine example of Federal period church architecture in rural interior Maine.[2] The building was remodeled in 1866-1868 by Hubbard Lovejoy, an architect and builder of central Maine.[3] Part of this renovation included the painting of the walls and ceiling in the trompe-l'œil style, claimed to be the work of artist Charles J. Schumacher of Portland, Maine.[2][3]
More information is available on the Readfield Union Meeting House Official Website: https://www.unionmeetinghouse.org.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b c "Readfield Union Meeting House". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
- ^ a b John Hale (August 1, 2014). "Fundraiser for Readfield Union Meeting House set". Retrieved 2015-05-05.
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