The First McGillicuddy Block is an historic commercial building at 133 Lisbon Street in
Lewiston, Maine
Lewiston (; ; officially the City of Lewiston, Maine) is the second largest city in Maine and the most central city in Androscoggin County. The city lies halfway between Augusta, the state's capital, and Portland, the state's most populous ci ...
. The block was built in 1895 by
Daniel J. McGillicuddy, and is one of two surviving local examples of the work of local architect Jefferson Coburn. The block, a fine example of late Victorian architecture, was added to the
National Register of Historic Places
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in 1986.
Description and history
The First MicGillicuddy Block is located at the northwest corner of Lisbon and Ash Streets, occupying a prominent position on Lewiston's principal downtown street. It is a four-story brick structure, trimmed with metal and stone. Its main facade faces Lisbon Street, and is three bays wide, the corner bay rounded at the upper levels and capped by a conical roof. Windows are varied, including large round-arch and segmented-arch windows, and paired narrow windows, all with arches highlighted by orange brick voussoirs and granite keystones. An orange brick beltcourse lies just below the pressed metal cornice of the roof. The ground floor storefront is modern. The Ash Street facade is less ornate, but has two oriel window bays, two stories in height, at the second and third floors.
The building was designed by
Jefferson L. Coburn & Sons, noted local architects who also designed the adjacent
Osgood Building
The Osgood Building is an historic commercial building at 129 Lisbon Street in Lewiston, Maine. Built in 1893, it is one of few known surviving commercial works by local architect Jefferson L. Coburn, and the only known use of imported English ...
. It was built for
Daniel J. McGillicuddy, a prominent local lawyer, who had served in the state legislature and as mayor of Lewiston,
[ and later served in the ]United States Congress
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.
See also
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References
{{National Register of Historic Places
Commercial buildings completed in 1895
Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Maine
Buildings and structures in Lewiston, Maine
National Register of Historic Places in Lewiston, Maine