Union Hall

Local entrepreneur Frank Lane constructed Union Hall in 1860. Boston architect George Harding designed it as a venue for traveling and local theater productions and community receptions. Before the school had a court, it was also used for basketball in the 1940s and 50s. The Town Office located here in 1964. Photographs show the original interior and the exterior with tennis court. The hose tower at the fire house is visible in the upper right corner; fiber fire hoses had to be drained in winter before they froze, and the tower allowed them to be reeled high enough to drain and be ready for the next time. The original bell tower on the Congregational Church is also visible.

Searsport, Maine · United States