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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1985-06-10 85-217 ORDINANCE85-21] Introduced by cwc, lI= Willey, 3une 10, 1985 ��_<" CITY OF BANGOR (TITLE.) (OrbiltarIn, pmendipS Historic Preservation ordinance B" orkdacd by dw City Cvameg of ane City ofBawn as Nrtounc THAT, Chapter VII, Article 4, sec. 5.3 be amended to add a provision which reads as follows: 5.3.20 East Bengox Church. The land and holdings located at 401 Pushaw Rd. and more spebr ficallly described on City of Bangor Assessor's Map R-30, Parcel 5. 85- 217 ORDINANCE Q5 IN CITY COUNCIL ( THU,I _ AMndina xistariC P[eservatiW vy Tune 10, 1985 Referred to Code and MainBme ordinance CJJ9fC �"y Co tee - Con C RA URL Cy IN CI24 C' TU June 24, 1985 Passes by following yes ese amino votes. Councilors gyay.0 D voting yea: Brown, Cox, 0 avi Wheeler, McCarthy,dllyx111ey, Wheeler and Willesent: . C or erosanm 85-21] To the Honorable City Council At a public hearing on May 28, 1985. the Hangar Historic Preservation Commission unanimously approved the designation proposed by its owners of the East Bangor Church as a local historic landmark. An application for its designation by the National Register of Historic Places is now being prepared. A brief description of the significance of the building by commission member Deborah Thompson is enclosed. This designation has received the written approval of the State Historic Preservation Officer. I hearby request that the City Council take the necessary steps to designate the East Bangor Church as a historic landmark under Ch. vllx Art. 4/%ection 5.3 of the Ordinance of the City of Bangor. Sincerely yours, J an C Woodcoc Bangor Hi oraa Preservation Comaission 85-217 The East Bangor Church The East Bangor Church was built in 1849 by Martin Mower, whose descendants still farm n Pushav Road and a embers of the board of the Church. It w one of a handful of churches which (beginning with the Worth Bangor, w yeasts, s church) were organized in districts of Bangor which w mote from the First Parish Church, making regular .church attendance difficult. The East Bangor Church was organized as a non -denominational (union) type of society. When Bangor was settled it consisted of a number of settlements an sites beside the two rivers where sawmills could be erected. Bangor later developed antral district at the confluence of the genduskeag and Penobscot, but towns like Hampden, Frankfort and Winterport (originally part of Frankfort) retain their former settlement pattern. The East Bangor community developed from one of the original riverine settlements. Me East Bangor Church isexample of a Greek Revival distyle-in-antis village church, befitting its suburban location. Because of its fine proportions and details, it is attributed to Benjamin B. Deane in my book on Bangor's architectural history. It is like Deane's village churches inother Maine ommunities, and -at the time it'was built, Deane was the only professional architect active in Bangor. The building has been well maintained and it largely =changed on the interior and euterior.- A similar church, probably also designed by Deane, was recently demolished in Orrington. In its situation beside Maple Grove Cemetery, the East Bangor Church presents ie of the most beautiful historic pictures in the city. We should be proud that ts owners ish to commit themselves to preserving its exterior without any material change. The Bast Bangor Church Merits designation as a historio landmark on the local and national level because it is a fine building in itself and as an enduring witness to the historic settlement pattern of the city and district. Deborah Thompson Architectural Historian and Historic Preservation Commission member May, 1985 =OA<_ 3J36p0 t I TY CITY RURAL,' SHEET 30 A.S. 3-3 M 0 sro p � A o b.i Z7AR.S. h'% my 7. 7 A°- 3G-2 NOOO19,3 73- A`-20 Y� S1: p I/ A°: 6.5 A� =OA<_ 3J36p0 t I TY R.S.20 a u 5CALE- 1w200 6ir :cq 3)g000 CITY /So z a 0 � A o b.i A4 h'% my 7. 7 A°- R.S.20 a u 5CALE- 1w200 6ir :cq 3)g000