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of the city. It is set on a triangular lot defined on the north by Main Street and the east by Beaver Street. It is 2-1/2 story brick structure, with mansard roofing along the long sides that meet at a gable-topped single-bay side that faces the intersection. That gable, along with those of the
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dormers that pierce the roof, feature decorative cresting. The dormer windows have the shape of Gothic lancet points, a detail repeated in a window on the short facade. The ground floor of the building has modern store windows, while the second floor has sash windows with carved lintels above.
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and built in 1878-79 by Israel Wood Parker of Belfast, when the city was at its height as a shipping and shipbuilding center. This pair also notably collaborated on Belfast's
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The Belfast National Bank Building stands at the five-way intersection of Main, Beaver, and Church Streets at the
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is a historic commercial building at Main and Beaver Streets in downtown
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Belfast National Bank is located in Maine
Belfast National Bank is located in the United States
Belfast, Maine
44°25′32″N 69°0′26″W / 44.42556°N 69.00722°W / 44.42556; -69.00722
George M. Harding
Belfast Commercial Historic District
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Belfast, Maine
George M. Harding
National Register of Historic Places
historic commercial center

Portland
George M. Harding
Masonic Hall
National Register of Historic Places listings in Waldo County, Maine


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