Union Church (Columbia Falls, Maine)

The former Union Church built in 1849 is an historic wooden Greek Revival building located in Columbia Falls

Columbia Falls, Maine

Columbia Falls is a town in Washington County, Maine, United States. The population was 599 at the 2000 census.-History:The town began as Township 13 SD, BPP, which was joined together with Township 12 by the Massachusetts General Court on February 8, 1796 and incorporated as Columbia. It was...

, Maine

Maine

Maine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, New Hampshire to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is both the northernmost and easternmost...

, in the United States

United States

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. In 1902, the church gave the building to the town and it became the Town Hall of Columbia Falls and now houses the town library and historical archives. On July 5, 2000 , it was added to the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...

National Register listing

Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style: Greek Revival
Area of Significance: Politics/Government, Entertainment/Recreation, Architecture
Historic Function: Government, Recreation And Culture, Religion
Historic Sub-function: City Hall, Religious Structure, Sport Facility
Current Function: Education
Current Sub-function: Library

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