Searsport in Waldo County, Maine — The American Northeast (New England)
Union Hall
Searsport, Maine
— The Museum in the Streets —
Local entrepreneur Frank Lane constructed this building in 1860. A Boston architect, George Harding, designed it as a venue for traveling and local theater productions and community receptions. It was also used for basketball in the 1940s and 50s before the school had a court. The Town Office located here in 1964. The photographs show the original interior and the exterior with tennis court. One can see the hose tower in the fire house in the upper right corner. Fire hoses were made of fiber and had to be drained in the winter, before they froze. The tower allowed them to be reeled high enough so they could drain and be ready for the next time. The original bell tower on the Congregational Church is also visible.
Erected 2009 by The Museum in the Streets®. (Marker Number 3.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Entertainment. In addition, it is included in the The Museum in the Streets®: Searsport, Maine series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1860.
Location. 44° 27.593′ N, 68° 55.461′ W. Marker is in Searsport, Maine, in Waldo County. Marker is at the intersection of Union Street and Reservoir Street, on the left when traveling east on Union Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Searsport ME 04974, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. First Day at Central School: Circa 1900 / Premier jour d'école : Central school ca. 1900 (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Civil War Soldiers' Monument / Monumnet aux soldats et La Guerre de Sécession (about 400 feet away); Liberty Tree Memorial (about 400 feet away); Carver Memorial Library / La Bibliothèque Carver (about 400 feet away); Making a Living / Gagner sa vie (about 400 feet away); Main Street, 1875 (about 400 feet away); Peter Ward, Ship Carpenter: Living and Working in a Neighborhood of Artisans (about 600 feet away); The Growth of Ship Building: Isaac Carver / Le développement des chantiers navals : Isaac Carver (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Searsport.
More about this marker. Marker #3 (of 17) in "The Museum in the Streets". The text on the Marker is in English, followed by a French translation.
Credits. This page was last revised on December 3, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 30, 2011, by James True of Newark, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 558 times since then and 5 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 30, 2011, by James True of Newark, New Jersey. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
Editor’s want-list for this marker. Transcription of the French text • Can you help?