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词条 Thomas A. Hill House
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  1. Description and history

  2. See also

  3. References

  4. External links

{{Infobox NRHP
| name = Grand Army Memorial Home
| nrhp_type =
| image = Thomas A. Hill House, Bangor ME.jpg
| caption = Thomas A. Hill House
| location= 159 Union St., Bangor, Maine
| coordinates = {{coord|44|47|59|N|68|46|30|W|display=inline,title}}
| locmapin = Maine#USA
| built = {{Start date|1840}}
| architect = Richard Upjohn
| architecture = Greek Revival
| added = October 31, 1972
| area = {{convert|0.5|acre}}
| governing_body = Local
| refnum = 72000105[1]
}}

The Thomas A. Hill House, also formerly known as the Grand Army Memorial Home, is a historic house at 159 Union Street in Bangor, Maine. Now housing the collections of the Bangor Historical Society and an American Civil War collection, the house was built in 1836 to a design by Richard Upjohn. The house has been home to two of Bangor's mayors, and became a museum in 1944. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[1]

Description and history

The Hill House is located just southwest of downtown Bangor, at the northwest corner of Union and High Streets. Standing across Union Street is the Isaac Farrar Mansion, like the Hill House a brick Greek Revival house designed by Richard Upjohn. The Hill House is a 2-1/2 story structure, with a side gable roof, four end chimneys, and a granite foundation. A single-story shed-roof porch extends across the two street-facing facades, supported by fluted Ionic columns on short granite bases. The second story is set in a monitor, with small square diamond-pane windows, and elaborate three-window dormers projecting from the roof below the monitor section. The interior's historic integrity has been partially compromised by the conversion of the property for use as a museum.[2]

The house was commissioned from Richard Upjohn by Thomas A. Hill, a prominent local businessman, and was completed in 1836. Hill suffered financial reverses in the Panic of 1837, and was compelled to sell the property to Samuel and Matilda Dale. Dale, also a prominent businessman, served several terms as mayor of Bangor, entertaining President Ulysses S. Grant here in 1871.[2][3] Other prominent residents include Bangor's first mayor, Allan Gilman, and Dr. James F. Cox, who held his medical practice here. The house was acquired in 1944 by the local chapter of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, who established it as the Grand Army of the Republic Home. In 1952 the Sons allowed the Bangor Historical Society to store its collection on the second floor, resulting in alterations that included removal of a circular staircase and changes in the decor.[2] The historical society took ownership of the property in 1974.[3]

See also

  • National Register of Historic Places listings in Penobscot County, Maine

References

1. ^{{NRISref|version=2010a}}
2. ^{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|id=72000105}}|title=NRHP nomination for Grand Army Memorial Home|publisher=National Park Service|accessdate=2015-10-27}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.bangorhistoricalsociety.org/the-thomas-a-hill-house/|title=The Thomas A. Hill House|publisher=Bangor Historical Society|accessdate=2015-10-27}}

External links

  • Bangor Historical Society - Thomas A. Hill House
{{National Register of Historic Places}}

7 : Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Maine|Greek Revival houses in Maine|Houses completed in 1840|Houses in Bangor, Maine|Museums in Bangor, Maine|Grand Army of the Republic|National Register of Historic Places in Bangor, Maine

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