Crescent Lodge
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| Location | Cape Elizabeth, Maine |
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| Built | 1855 |
| NRHP reference No. | 100002591[1] |
| Added to NRHP | 2018 |
Crescent Lodge also known as the Bowery Beach School is an historic schoolhouse in Cape Elizabeth, Maine, United States. Built in 1855 and used as a schoolhouse until 1930, it was then transferred to the Ladies Union, a local social club. In 1984, the building was transferred to the Cape Elizabeth Lions Club. According to Greater Portland Landmarks, it is "one of the last remaining schoolhouses that characterizes the bygone era of one room schoolhouses..."[2] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in June 2018.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "Bowery Beach School". Greater Portland Landmarks.
Categories:
- Former school buildings in the United States
- Defunct schools in Maine
- School buildings completed in 1855
- Cape Elizabeth, Maine
- One-room schoolhouses in Maine
- School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Maine
- National Register of Historic Places in Cumberland County, Maine
- 1855 establishments in Maine