Doughty Block

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Doughty Block
265 Water Street, Augusta ME.jpg
Doughty Block is located in Maine
Doughty Block
Location265 Water St., Augusta, Maine
Coordinates44°18′55″N 69°46′28″W / 44.31528°N 69.77444°W / 44.31528; -69.77444Coordinates: 44°18′55″N 69°46′28″W / 44.31528°N 69.77444°W / 44.31528; -69.77444
Area0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built1890 (1890)
Built byCharles Fletcher
Architectural styleItalianate
MPSAugusta Central Business District MRA
NRHP reference No.86001691[1]
Added to NRHPMay 2, 1986

The Doughty Block is a historic commercial building at 265 Water Street in downtown Augusta, Maine. Built in 1890, it is the downtown's only example of a 19th-century high rise. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]

Description and history[]

The Doughty Block stands in Augusta's downtown commercial district, on the east side of Water Street, opposite the Key Plaza just north of Front Street. It is a six-story masonry structure, noticeably taller than the other 19th-century buildings lining the east side of Water Street. It is built out of red brick with stone trim. The front facade is three bays wide, with a modern storefront (c. 1970) on the ground floor. The upper levels are divided by stone stringcourses, emphasizing the building horizontally, and its windows are set in round-arch openings, whose voussoirs alternate between stone and brick. It has a project cornice at the top, studded with a combination of Italianate brackets and modillions.[2]

The block was built in 1890 for Charles Doughty by Charles Fletcher, a prominent local builder. The building's styling is somewhat retardaire, as the Italianate was out of fashion when it was built. However, the styling of the windows gives it a suggestion of Renaissance style, which was then coming into fashion.[2]

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References[]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System – (#86001691)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b "NRHP nomination for Doughty Block". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
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