The Printers' Exchange Block is a historic
commercial building
Commercial may refer to:
* (adjective for) commerce, a system of voluntary exchange of products and services
** (adjective for) trade, the trading of something of economic value such as goods, services, information or money
* a dose of advertising ...
located at 103–107
Exchange Street in the
Old Port of Portland, Maine
The Old Port (sometimes known as the Old Port Exchange) is a district of Portland, Maine, known for its cobblestone streets, 19th-century brick buildings and fishing piers. The district contains boutiques, restaurants and bars.
Geography
The Old ...
. The building, which was designed in 1866 by
Charles Q. Clapp, was built the same year. It wraps around the block that stands at the intersections of Exchange,
Federal and Market Streets. Its alternative addresses have been given as 174–178 Federal Street and 114–116 Market Street during its history.
Description and history
The block was built by Horatio N. Jose in 1866, in the wake of Portland's
great 1866 fire, to
Charles Q. Clapp's design. Deacon Brown Thurston moved his business here after his previous one, at the corner of Fore Street and Union Street, burned.
The building was originally known as the Printers' Exchange, and was the home of the ''
Eastern Argus'' and the ''
Portland Daily Press,'' among other newspapers.
In 1924, the building was owned by Clinton W. Davis Agent. By 1965, it was the home of Dow and Pinkham Insurance Company.
Interior
File:Printers' Exchange Block interior 2023.jpg
References
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Commercial buildings in Portland, Maine
Historic district contributing properties in Maine
Commercial buildings completed in 1866
1866 establishments in Maine
Old Port of Portland, Maine