The 1899 house formerly located at 15 Western Ave. traveled on the back of a moving truck Sunday morning.
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History on the move: Historic Augusta building being relocated Sunday
The 6,200-square-foot, 3-story house at 15 Western Ave., a John Calvin Stevens design from 1899, will be driven through the middle of Maine’s capital city.
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A once-grand Gardiner home could be deemed ‘dangerous.’ Its owner has a history of unkept promises.
Merrill Memorial Manor, a former home turned nursing home, is falling apart on Dresden Avenue in Gardiner.
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Work gets underway to move historic Augusta building
Richard Parkhurst plans to move a 6,200-square-foot, 3-story historic house across Memorial Circle and onto a new lot to make way for a new Kennebec Savings Bank office building.
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Kennebec Savings Bank, developer agree to move historic Augusta building
The bank had applied to demolish the 1899 John Calvin Stevens house on Western Avenue, but Richard Parkhurst’s last-ditch proposal appears to have saved it — if the move clears several engineering and permitting hurdles.
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Hallowell’s oldest house to be restored, pending final agreements
Row House, the city’s historical preservation society, is fundraising for renovations to the 1792 Dummer House on Second Street.