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Year Listed - 1999
NEW! SAVED! Read the Story Here! The Bangor Water Works is one of the most impressive historic structures on the Penobscot River. This Victorian era civic industrial structure was completed in 1875 and supplied water for the city of Bangor until 1957, and electricity until 1972. In the mid-1970s, the complex was vacated and began to suffer from deferred maintenance. The city of Bangor, owner of the site, has sought an adaptive use development solution for years. It is working to reuse the site for housing, but its access point, which crosses a railroad right-of-way, is currently inaccessible. The right-of-way, dating back to the 1860s, allowed for city officials to cross over the rail line to reach the water works. That has since expired making it legally impossible for traffic to flow across the rail tracks to reach the site. A grant has been sought through the National Park Service for stabilization efforts, but the right-of-way remains a serious issue in the successful renovation of this structure. For more information, contact Code Enforcement Officer Dan Wellington at 73 Harlow Street, Bangor, ME 04401, or call (207) 945-4400 x124.
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