Larrabee Church | Route 92, Machiasport, Maine

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Larrabee Church | Route 92, Machiasport, Maine

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Machiasport, Maine From Sunrise County Architecture (2nd revised and enlarged edition) 1996, p.53: LARRABEE CHURCH William C. Bowker of Machias was the architect and master builder for the Larrabee Baptist Church. The exterior was completed in 1874, but the pews were not installed and interior details finished until 1880. The Baptist Church was dedicated in June, 1880. This wooden clapboarded church is a simple example of the Italianate period of arch itecture. It has a double entrance on the gable end facing the street, with ornamental lintels over each doorway. A square bell tower sits on the gabled roof. The Larrabee Baptist Church is located on Route 92. AFN