The City Hall, Bangor
- Item sets
- Art Work of Bangor, 1895
- Title
- The City Hall, Bangor
- Creator
- W.H. Parish Publishing Co.
- Date
- 1895
- Description
- The fine public buildings seem to congregate on Hammond street, for in addition to those already named, are the new city hall and Columbia block. The former is an attractive and commodious building, well suited to the needs of the various city departments, and a building to which every citizen may point with pride, and through which every visitor should pass before leaving Bangor. It is owing to the energy and persistency of the present mayor, Hon. F. O. Beal, that the present attractive edifice is there, and then it was in the face of great opposition on the part of some who were opposed to the plan proposed for raising the money. The late Gen. Samuel F. Hersey left $100,000 to found a public library, and this money was to be put at interest, the income to be used for the purpose named. The city used this money to build its city hall, which is called the Hersey Memorial building, and the interest continues to go for the benefit of the library, which in turn is planning to build a home of its own on the corner of State street and Davenport square, next to the First Congregational church.
- Type
- Photographs
- Spatial Coverage
- Bangor (Me.)
- Language
- English
- Is Part Of
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Art Work of Bangor, Maine
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