Russell Hall (North Yarmouth Academy)

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Russell Hall
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The building in 2011, looking north from Main Street
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Location141 Main Street, Yarmouth, Maine
Coordinates 43°48′00″N70°11′02″W / 43.7999°N 70.1839°W / 43.7999; -70.1839 Coordinates: 43°48′00″N70°11′02″W / 43.7999°N 70.1839°W / 43.7999; -70.1839
Built1841(181 years ago) (1841)
Architectural style Greek Revival
NRHP reference No. 75000097
Added to NRHPMarch 4, 1975 [1]

Russell Hall is one of the main annex buildings on the campus of North Yarmouth Academy (NYA) in Yarmouth, Maine. Completed in 1841, the building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. [2] It stands immediately to the west of Academy Hall at the corner of Main Street and Bridge Street. [3] It is named for the Russell family, who donated the land on which it stands. [4]

It was originally built as a dormitory for students for NYA, which was established in 1814. [2]

The building's façade was formerly topped by a domed Greek Revival belfry, which was removed in 1900. The east and west side walls of the building are identical. The terrain on which it stands slopes away to the north, towards the Royal River, [5] revealing the above-ground brick foundation on the sides and at the rear. Four tall chimneys rise up along each side of the roof. [2]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. 1 2 3 "NRHP nomination for North Yarmouth Academy". National Park Service. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
  3. North Yarmouth Academy Campus Legend – North Yarmouth Academy
  4. North Yarmouth Academy – The Cultural Landscape Foundation
  5. Chamber of Commerce Journal of Maine, Volume 28 (1915), p. 353