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252: 48: 811: 87: 62: 822: 248:. West Bath had as many as four school districts, and this school is the only one to surviving without significant alteration. It remained in service as a municipal school until 1946. From 1946 until 1975 it was used as a clubhouse by the West Bath Men's Club, and was then abandoned. The town sought its demolition beginning in 1998, but local outcry resulted in the formation of a nonprofit dedicated to its care and restoration. 94: 69: 237:
roof and clapboard siding. The building is oriented facing south, with the roof gable parallel to the road. Its main facade consists of a pair of sash windows flanking a center entrance, all with simple framed surrounds. The side facing the street has three sash windows, while the west side has a projecting
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The Mill Cove School is located near the geographic center of West Bath, on the west side of Berrys Mill Road, one of the community's major north-south routes, about 0.1 miles (0.16 km) south of its junction with Hill Road. It is a single-story wood frame structure, with a tall pitched gabled
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The school was built about 1853, for use in the Mill Cove District, which had been in existence since the 1770s, when the area was still part of
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ell. The interior retains some 19th-century fixtures and trim, including a blackboard.
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The Littlefield School in West Bath, Maine ca. 1939
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Mill Cove School is located in Maine
Mill Cove School is located in the United States
West Bath, Maine
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West Bath, Maine
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