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The Dingley Building stands near the eastern edge of Lewiston's commercial downtown area, on a lot bounded by Middle, Oak, and Bates Streets. It is a two-story masonry structure, built of red brick with stone trim. It is covered by a tall hip roof, and is set on a raised basement, from which it is
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separated by a stone beltcourse. The main entrance is recessed in a large round-arch opening, which shelters the stairs providing access. The entrance is set in a projecting gabled section, from which a turret rises at the left corner, topped by an open
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and a convex circular roof. Windows in the projecting section above the entrance are set in round-arch openings, in a group of four on the second level, and in a Palladian-style group of three in the gable.
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struck the Dingley Building in June 2008, causing no injuries, but resulting in moderate damage to the wooden tower as well as utilities.
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and was built in 1890. The name was changed to the Dingley Building in 1899 in honor of
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in 1976. It now houses the Lewiston school system's administrative offices.
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Dingley Building is located in Maine
Dingley Building is located in the United States
Lewiston, Maine
44°5′55″N 70°12′58″W / 44.09861°N 70.21611°W / 44.09861; -70.21611
George M. Coombs
Romanesque Revival
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Lewiston, Maine
Richardsonian Romanesque
George M. Coombs
National Register of Historic Places
belvedere
George M. Coombs
Nelson Dingley, Jr.
governor of Maine
Maine's second district
elementary school
lightning bolt
National Register of Historic Places listings in Androscoggin County, Maine


"National Register Information System"
National Register of Historic Places
National Park Service
"NRHP nomination for Oak Hill School"


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