Vienna Town House

	Vienna Town House
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	ME 41, Vienna, Maine
Coordinates	44°32′24″N 70°00′01″W / 44.54005°N 70.00034°W
Area	0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built	1854
Architectural style	Greek Revival, Italianate
NRHP reference No.	82000424
Added to NRHP	October 29, 1982

The Vienna Town House is a historic government building on Maine State Route 41 in Vienna, Maine. Built in 1854–55, it is a well-preserved local example of transitional Greek Revival-Italianate architecture. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.^[1] It continues to be used for municipal functions.

Description and history

The Vienna Town House is located northwest of the village center of Vienna, on the south side of Town House Road (SR 41) east of its junction with Mineral Springs Road. It is a single-story wood-frame structure, with a gabled roof, clapboarded exterior, and granite foundation. The gable and eaves have paired brackets, and the main facade is symmetrical, with two entrances flanking a sash window, all set in round-arch openings. A half-round louver is set in the gable, above the entrance's and a marble panel honoring the building's donor. Windows along the sides are six-over-six sash, set in rectangular openings.^[2]

The town house was built in 1854–55, and was a gift of Vienna native Joseph Whittier. Its architect is unknown; it may have been a Boston architect, as that is where Whittier was based at the time of his donation. The building exhibits more architectural sophistication than many similar town houses in Maine's smaller communities.

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ Frank Beard; Robert Bradley (1982). "NRHP nomination for Vienna Town House". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-07-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) with photos from 1982

[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[NRHP-2] Frank Beard; Robert Bradley (1982). "NRHP nomination for Vienna Town House". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-07-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) with photos from 1982

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