Dingley Building
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Oak Street School | |
 Oak Street School | |
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| Location | Lewiston, Maine |
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| Coordinates | 44°5′55″N 70°12′58″W / 44.09861°N 70.21611°WCoordinates: 44°5′55″N 70°12′58″W / 44.09861°N 70.21611°W |
| Built | 1890 |
| Architect | George M. Coombs |
| Architectural style | Other, Romanesque Revival |
| NRHP Reference # | [1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 8, 1976 |
The Dingley Building is a historic building at 36 Oak Street in Lewiston, Maine.
The Romanesque Revival-style building was designed by architecture George M. Coombs and was built in 1890. It was originally known as the Oak Street School, because it was the location of the Oak Street Training School, a normal school that trained schoolteachers.[2] The name was changed to the Dingley Building in 1899 in honor of Nelson Dingley, Jr., a former governor of Maine and longtime congressman from Maine's second district.[2] It was later used as an elementary school, then the headquarters for the Lewiston Board of Education.[2] It remains the central office for the school district today.[3] The Lewiston Historical Commission also meets in the building.[4]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places (on which it is listed as the Oak Street School) in 1976.
A lightning bolt struck the Dingley Building in June 2008, causing no injuries, but resulting in moderate damage to the wooden tower as well as utilities.[5]
References
- ↑ Staff (2007-01-23). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- 1 2 3 Dingley Building, Oak Street School, Lewiston, Maine Memory Network.
- ↑ Lewiston Public Schools administration
- ↑ Lewiston Historical Commission
- ↑ Max Mogensen, Lightning strikes Dingley building, Lewiston-Auburn Sun Journal, July 1, 2008.
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