Doughty Block

Doughty Block
Location 265 Water St., Augusta, Maine
Coordinates 44°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
Area 0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built 1890 (1890)
Architectural style Italianate
MPS Augusta Central Business District MRA
NRHP Reference # 86001691[1]
Added to NRHP May 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. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 "NRHP nomination for Doughty Block" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
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