M. Jackson and Company | 84 Water Street, Eastport, Maine | Eastport Historic District

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M. Jackson and Company | 84 Water Street, Eastport, Maine | Eastport Historic District

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-WATER084 Built:1887 Address: 84 Water Street Eastport, Maine National Register HISTORIC DISTRICT Eastport Historic District From Eastport Walking Tour Brochure, 2010: 8) M.A_ Jackson & Co. (NR), a part of the Jackson Block, 84 Water St., 1887, Italianate. Millard Jackson ran a fruit and confectionery store on the first floor. He also had a soda fountain, which served warm beverages in the winter and cold beverages in the summer. The oyster cafe on the second floor was accessed by an outside stairway. The main room consisted of ten marble slabs that seated five people each. From National Register of Historic Places Eastport Historic District Nomination Form, p.2: 2. Fenderson Insurance Agency, 1887. 82 Water Street . Italianate, 2 stories, wood frame. Henry Black, Architect.