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Timeline

Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1885/00/00 Francis H Fassett Architect The County Commissioners engage Portland architect Francis H Fassett to draw up plans for a new County Jail.
1886/04/00 Joseph Philbrook and Son Builder Constructed by J and J Philbrook of Lewiston, the Hancock County Jail opens.

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Particulars for Hancock County Jail:
Area of Significance Architecture
Criteria Architecture-Engineering
Sight Category Building
Criminal Justice Correctional Facility
Criteria Historic Event
Historic Use Institutional housing
Area of Significance Politics-government
Owner Private
Architectural Style Queen Anne
Architectural Style Renaissance Revival
Historic Use Single dwelling



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration: 24th January 2008

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name: Hancock County Jail
Registry Address: 40 State St.
Registry Number: 07001445
Resource Type: Building
Owner: Private
Architect: Fasset, Francis; Philbrook, J J, (contractors)
Architectural Style: Queen anne, Renaissance
Contributing Buildings: 1
Other Certification: Date received-pending nomination
Certification: Listed in the National Register
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: Local
Area of Significance: Politics-government, Architecture
Applicable Criteria: Event, Architecture-Engineering
Significant Year: 1885, 1886
Historic Function: Government, Domestic
Historic Sub-Function: Single dwelling, Correctional facility, Institutional housing
Current Function: Recreation and Culture
Current Sub-Function: Museum

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