Camden Public Library and Amphitheatre


  • Address: 55 Main St
  • Vicinity: N of Atlantic Ave
  • Travel Genus: Sight , Sight , Sight
  • Sight Category: Historic District
  • Locale Type: Outdoor Space

Camden Public Library, the only library in the village of Camden, Maine and the adjacent Camden Amphitheatre are notable for their landscaping. The Amphitheatre retains its historic integrity, setting, original materials and the quality of original workmanship and design. - AsNotedIn


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Timeline

Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1928/00/00 Mary Louise Curtis Bok Zimbalist Benefactor The Camden Public Library is constructed at the highest point on Main Street. Architects Parker Morse Hooper and Charles Greely Loring chose to position their building close to the street, under the shade of existing elms and maples
1928/00/00 Parker Morse Hooper Architect The Camden Public Library is constructed at the highest point on Main Street. Architects Parker Morse Hooper and Charles Greely Loring chose to position their building close to the street, under the shade of existing elms and maples
1930/00/00 Fletcher Steele Landscape Architect Amphitheater is designed and built between 1928 and 1931. Steele's landscape design blends elements of Neoclassical with French Moderne (Art Deco) and successfully marries the ideals of the Renaissance Italian garden theater with Maine's native landscape.
1931/00/00 Mary Louise Curtis Bok Zimbalist Benefactor Mary Louise Curtis Bok donates the Harbor Park and Camden Amphitheatre to the Camden Public Library.

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Particulars for Camden Public Library and Amphitheatre:
Architectural Style American Colonial Revival
Sight Category Building
Category for Historic Use Government
Sight Category Historic District
Area of Significance Landscape Architecture
Historic Use Library
Historic Use Outdoor recreation
Locale Type Outdoor Space
Historic Use Park




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