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916: 91: 66: 49: 273:. The complex included several connected buildings, dominated by a large three-story brick building with a four-story tower projecting from its center. The building had vernacular Italianate style, with a flat-roof tower, and windows set in segmented-arch openings. The broad gabled roof had a corbelled brick cornice. Additions, principally brick in construction, were added to the main structure. The complex also included three smaller wood frame structures. 927: 98: 73: 284:, known as "Webster Mill No. 1-1/2". In 1922 this complex was acquired by the Pine Tree State Rubber Heal Company, and converted to the production of rubber components of shoes. The mill remained in production until the early 1990s, and stood vacant afterwards. In 2011, the town acquired the property through a tax lien. It was demolished in 2018. 951: 805: 900: 836: 820: 810: 966: 293: 895: 841: 482: 862: 764: 956: 795: 729: 694: 769: 674: 634: 459: 1001: 734: 724: 719: 699: 815: 649: 564: 684: 679: 554: 774: 739: 644: 619: 253:, it was a fixture of the town's economy well into the 20th century, and is good local example of industrial Italianate architecture. The property was listed on the 759: 709: 689: 664: 654: 639: 629: 614: 594: 569: 559: 549: 779: 754: 659: 599: 579: 574: 544: 534: 714: 669: 609: 584: 539: 276:
The town of Sabbatus was settled in 1774 and incorporated as Webster in 1788. Its main village, called Sebattis , grew as an industrial village at the mouth of
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The former Webster Rubber Company plant is located on the west side of the village center of the town, between the western bank of the
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in 1989. In 2015, the property was vacant, and it was demolished in 2018. It was delisted from the National Register in 2024.
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Industrial buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Maine
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University and college buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Androscoggin County, Maine
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and Greene Street, the main road leading northwest from the village toward
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National Register of Historic Places in Androscoggin County, Maine
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Buildings and structures in Androscoggin County, Maine
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Webster Rubber Company Plant is located in Maine
Webster Rubber Company Plant is located in the United States
Sabattus, Maine
44°7′12″N 70°6′35″W / 44.12000°N 70.10972°W / 44.12000; -70.10972
89001701
Sabattus, Maine
textile mill
National Register of Historic Places
Sabattus River
Greene
Sabattus Pond
textile mill
National Register of Historic Places listings in Androscoggin County, Maine


"National Register Information System"
National Register of Historic Places
National Park Service
"WEEKLY LIST OF ACTIONS TAKEN ON PROPERTIES: 8/23/2024 THROUGH 8/30/2024"


"NRHP nomination for Webster Rubber Company Plant"
"The old Webster mill: What to do? Town has to decide"
Sun Journal
"Old Webster mill's swan song: Sabattus selectmen award bid to knock it down"
Sun Journal
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