Porter Memorial Library
Porter Memorial Library is the public library of Machias, Maine. It is located at 92 Court Street in the center Machias, in an architecturally distinguished Romanesque Revival building, whose construction was funded by native son Henry Homes Porter.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Library
- Description: library in Machias, Maine
- Also known as: “Porter Library”
- Address: 92 Court Street, Machias, ME 04654
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Washington County Courthouse and Washington County Jail.
Washington County Courthouse
Courthouse
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The Washington County Courthouse is located at 85 Court Street in Machias, the county seat of Washington County, Maine. Now home to the Machias District Court and other county offices, it is an 1853 Italianate brick building designed by Benjamin S.
Washington County Jail
Prison
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The Washington County Jail is located at 83 Court Street in Machias, the county seat of Washington County, Maine. The jail was built in 1858 to a design by Gridley James Fox Bryant, and is one of the county's architecturally significant Italianate buildings. Washington County Jail is situated 340 feet north of Porter Memorial Library.
Machias Post Office and Customhouse
Historic building
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The former Machias Post Office and Customhouse is a historic government building at Maine and Center Streets in Machias, Maine. Built in 1872, it is a prominent local example of Italianate architecture executed in brick. Machias Post Office and Customhouse is situated 520 feet east of Porter Memorial Library.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Machias and Marshfield.
Machias
Town
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Machias is a town in and the county seat of Washington County in Down East Maine, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town population was 2,060. It contains the census-designated place of the same name.
Marshfield
Village
Marshfield is a town in Washington County, Maine, United States. The population was 528 at the 2020 census.
Whitneyville
Village
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Whitneyville is a town in Washington County, Maine, United States. The town was named after Colonel Joseph Whitney, a mill owner. The population was 202 at the 2020 census. Whitneyville is situated 3 miles west of Porter Memorial Library.
Porter Memorial Library
- Categories: main library, public library, building, public building, and education
- Location: Town of Machias, Washington, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
44.71542° or 44° 42′ 56″ northLongitude
-67.45972° or 67° 27′ 35″ westElevation
72 feet (22 metres)Open location code
87PJPG8R+54OpenStreetMap ID
way 1323958078OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=libraryOpenStreetMap feature
building=publicGeoNames ID
4975792Wikidata ID
Q17064731
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