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Description
The Leavitts, who moved from Alfred to Sanford in the early 1890s, built this commercial block at the corner of Washington and School Streets. The Leavitt Block was built on the site of the old Sanford Post Office and as soon as the new building was completed, the new post office occupied the corner portion of the building. Consequently, the building was often referred to as the Post Office Block. On September 29, 1899 it burned to the ground and a new and much larger Leavitt Block went up in its place.
About This Item
- Title: Leavitt Block, Sanford, ca. 1895
- Creator: Fred Philpot
- Creation Date: circa 1895
- Subject Date: circa 1895
- Location: Sanford, York County, ME
- Media: Print from Glass Negative
- Dimensions: 13.27 cm x 20.21 cm
- Local Code: C151
- Collection: Index to the Glass Negatives
- Object Type: Image
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Standardized Subject Headings
- School Street (Sanford, Me.)
- Washington Street (Sanford, Me.)
- Post Offices--Maine--Sanford
- Buildings--Maine--Sanford
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Sanford-Springvale Historical SocietyP. O. Box 276 505 Main Street, Springvale, ME 04083
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