Public Buildings in the Past

Oakland (ME) Area Historical Society


Oakland In The Past

Public Buildings


Grange Hall, Belgrade Road

The Jail, aka Strickland's Hotel.

Oakland Public Library

Built with a Carnegie grant in 1914, the library underwent renovation and a major addition in 2002-2003.

Soldier's Memorial Hall
Built in 1870 as a monument to Oakland's Civil War dead

Memorial Hall

Memorial Hall

Memorial Hall

Messalonskee Hall, 1903
Built as a car barn for the street railway

Messalonskee Hall, view of boat house under car barn

Messalonskee Hall, car barn
rebuilt smaller, and later demolished.

Messalonskee Hall, stairway upstairs where dances were held and basketball games were played.

Odd Fellows Hall, Church St

Post Office, c1910
Middle (now Center) St

Post Office, c1910
Middle (now Center) St

Post Office, c1910
Middle (now Center) St

Post Office, ca 1960, Main St, until replaced by new post office on Water Street.

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