Louis I. Bussey School

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Louis I. Bussey School
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Location U.S. 202, Dixmont, Maine
Coordinates 44°40′50″N69°9′45″W / 44.68056°N 69.16250°W / 44.68056; -69.16250 Coordinates: 44°40′50″N69°9′45″W / 44.68056°N 69.16250°W / 44.68056; -69.16250
Area 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built 1808 (1808)
Architectural style Greek Revival
NRHP reference # 76000108 [1]
Added to NRHP November 7, 1976

The Louis I. Bussey School is a historic school building on United States Route 202 in Dixmont, Maine. Built about 1808, it is the only surviving schoolhouse from the period of the town's early settlement. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. [1]

Dixmont, Maine Town in Maine, United States

Dixmont is a town in Penobscot County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,181 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Bangor Metropolitan Statistical Area.

National Register of Historic Places federal list of historic sites in the United States

The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance. A property listed in the National Register, or located within a National Register Historic District, may qualify for tax incentives derived from the total value of expenses incurred preserving the property.

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Description and history

The Bussey School is located in the rural village center of Dixmont, on the south side of US 202/Maine State Route 9, east of its junction with Maine State Route 7. It stands just west of the Dixmont Corner Church. It is a single-story wood frame structure, with a gable roof and clapboard siding. The front-facing gable extends over a porch supported by chamfered square posts, with pilasters at the building corners. There are two identical entrances, each framed by sidelight windows and a simple architrave. [2]

Maine State Route 9 highway in Maine

State Route 9 (SR 9) is a numbered state highway in Maine, running from the New Hampshire border at Berwick in the west to the Canada–US border with New Brunswick at Calais in the east. SR 9 runs a total of 289 miles (465 km).

Maine State Route 7 highway in Maine

State Route 7 (SR 7) is part of Maine's system of numbered state highways, running from an interchange with U.S. Route 1 (US 1) in Belfast, to an intersection with SR 15 in Dover-Foxcroft. Route 7 is 61.9 miles (99.6 km) long.

Dixmont Corner Church church building in Maine, United States of America

The Dixmont Corner Church is a historic church on United States Route 202 in Dixmont, Maine. Built in 1834-35, it is one of the oldest churches in rural Penobscot County, and one of its earliest examples of Carpenter Gothic architecture. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

The township that became Dixmont was granted in 1794 to Bowdoin College, which sold it in 1801 to Dr. Elijah Dix. In 1808 Dix gave the budding town funds for the construction of five district schools, of which this is the only one to survive. It was probably built with only modest vernacular styling of that period, its Greek Revival exterior probably the result of 1836 alterations. The school is named in honor of another community supporter. When it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976, it was owned by the Dixmont Ladies Club, and was used as a community meeting place. [2]

Bowdoin College private liberal arts college in Brunswick, Maine

Bowdoin College is a private liberal arts college in Brunswick, Maine. At the time Bowdoin was chartered, in 1794, Maine was still a part of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The college offers 34 majors and 36 minors, as well as several joint engineering programs with Columbia, Caltech, Dartmouth College, and The University of Maine.

See also

National Register of Historic Places listings in Penobscot County, Maine Wikimedia list article

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Penobscot County, Maine.

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