Over the past year or so the Public Works Department of Corinna has expanded and improved the parking lot behind the Stewart Library Building. As they were able to get to it, their work developed the area into a parking lot that can accommodate up to 60 or more cars….
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Here is a short video of the east side (front) of the Stewart Library Building, Corinna, Maine. In the past three years the building has been preserved with significant work on the exterior masonry, especially the clock tower. Renovations include the addition of the atrium at the north entrance (right),…
We are constructing a climate-controlled, special collections room in the basement of the Stewart Library Building. The room is designed to provide conditions that will preserve books and documents. Three things that harm preserved items are temperature, humidity, and sun light. As a well insulated, sealed unit, the room will…
The construction of a climate-controlled, special collections room in the basement is a major part of the Levi M. Stewart Private Library Museum Project. The room will house most of Mr. Stewart’s book collection and artifacts. Historic elements of the Public Library collection and Town documents and records will also…
Maine Preservation is a statewide historic preservation organization, based in Yarmouth, working to promote and preserve historic places and strengthen the cultural and economic vitality of Maine communities. In a ceremony at the Portland Country Club in Falmouth on November 7, 2017 Maine Preservation presented Honor Awards to sixteen projects…
The noisy unit heaters that hung from the ceiling are gone. They have been removed from the auditorium. The new HVAC system will start up next week.
If you have attended an event in the Jones Nutter Auditorium on the second floor of the Stewart Library Building during the heat of summer or the cold of winter you know that the ventilation and heating in the auditorium is not adequate. It is hot and stuffy in the…
The work of renovating and preserving the Stewart Library Building has included some large projects, carried out from long-term plans. However, along the way a number of smaller issues have come up, things we did not anticipate ahead of time, things that became obvious as the major projects moved along….
In the summer, the second floor auditorium of the Stewart Library Building, now known as the Jones Nutter Auditorium, can be hot and stuffy. Originally the room was ventilated by openings to the attic in the decorative woodwork around the middle lights. Those openings were closed due to fire regulations…
Some are concerned that the walkway leading to the new entrance at the Stewart Library Building does not have a railing. The photo below shows the concrete base, poured today, to accommodate a railing that will be added in the future.