Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "This three story building is constructed of brick with classical pilasters extending the height of the upper floor windows. Abowe the windows is brick work patterns in the form of a stylized classical entablature. Originally this facade was terminated by a stepped parapet. Sometime between 1912-1920 the large over-hanging cornice supported on brackets was added. The original store front consists of a recessed central entrance flanked by large plate glass display windows. The second and third story windows are tri-partite fixed metal sash with metal panels marking the second floor level. The windows on all three levels are surmounted by multi-pane transom lights. The large open interior space is original, complete with iron columns, wooden staircase and pressed metal ceiling.This building is historically important as one of the best surviving unaltered structures constructed as a department store in Maine. Erected in 1909, it is distinctive for its original exterior features such as large display windows, Chicago style upper floor windows and spacious interior. This building was used as a department store until 1985.Bussell & Weston, the dry goods firm which erected this building, selected a Boston firm to design a structure which radically departed from the predominant Italianate character of the street. The large windows, interrupted only by pilasters, the use of white vitrified brick, and the flat facade are all characteristic of early twentieth century retail architecture. Ironically, the cornice, which was added between 1912-1926, departed from this concept and makes the building blend more with its neighbors."@en }
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- D.V._Adams_Co.-Bussell_and_Weston abstract "This three story building is constructed of brick with classical pilasters extending the height of the upper floor windows. Abowe the windows is brick work patterns in the form of a stylized classical entablature. Originally this facade was terminated by a stepped parapet. Sometime between 1912-1920 the large over-hanging cornice supported on brackets was added. The original store front consists of a recessed central entrance flanked by large plate glass display windows. The second and third story windows are tri-partite fixed metal sash with metal panels marking the second floor level. The windows on all three levels are surmounted by multi-pane transom lights. The large open interior space is original, complete with iron columns, wooden staircase and pressed metal ceiling.This building is historically important as one of the best surviving unaltered structures constructed as a department store in Maine. Erected in 1909, it is distinctive for its original exterior features such as large display windows, Chicago style upper floor windows and spacious interior. This building was used as a department store until 1985.Bussell & Weston, the dry goods firm which erected this building, selected a Boston firm to design a structure which radically departed from the predominant Italianate character of the street. The large windows, interrupted only by pilasters, the use of white vitrified brick, and the flat facade are all characteristic of early twentieth century retail architecture. Ironically, the cornice, which was added between 1912-1926, departed from this concept and makes the building blend more with its neighbors.".
- Q22059336 abstract "This three story building is constructed of brick with classical pilasters extending the height of the upper floor windows. Abowe the windows is brick work patterns in the form of a stylized classical entablature. Originally this facade was terminated by a stepped parapet. Sometime between 1912-1920 the large over-hanging cornice supported on brackets was added. The original store front consists of a recessed central entrance flanked by large plate glass display windows. The second and third story windows are tri-partite fixed metal sash with metal panels marking the second floor level. The windows on all three levels are surmounted by multi-pane transom lights. The large open interior space is original, complete with iron columns, wooden staircase and pressed metal ceiling.This building is historically important as one of the best surviving unaltered structures constructed as a department store in Maine. Erected in 1909, it is distinctive for its original exterior features such as large display windows, Chicago style upper floor windows and spacious interior. This building was used as a department store until 1985.Bussell & Weston, the dry goods firm which erected this building, selected a Boston firm to design a structure which radically departed from the predominant Italianate character of the street. The large windows, interrupted only by pilasters, the use of white vitrified brick, and the flat facade are all characteristic of early twentieth century retail architecture. Ironically, the cornice, which was added between 1912-1926, departed from this concept and makes the building blend more with its neighbors.".