Sturtevant Hall is a historic academic building on the campus of

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in Hebron, Maine. Built in 1891, this Romanesque and

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brick building is an elegant design of Maine architect,

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. It is one of the main focal points of the school's modern campus, and was listed on the

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in 1977.

Architecture

The hall is a large 2-1/2 story red brick structure, with a

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and resting on a raised cut stone foundation. The building is visually dominated by a four-story tower, which has an open belfry topped by a pyramidal roof. The main entry is in the base of the tower, with a triple window above, and a

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window in the third level. The hall's shape is basically rectangular, with pairs of chimneys at each end, and gabled dormers in each roof section. As designed by Stevens, the building's interior included an assembly hall, a library, seven classrooms, a science lab, and music and art studios. Hebron Academy was established in 1804, and is one of the oldest

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s in the country. By the 1880s its existing facilities were recognized as inadequate, and the school began fundraising for a building campaign. Its single largest donor was Benjamin Sturtevant, for whom this hall and Sturtevant House (built 1900) are named. Stevens, a prolific and influential architect based in

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, designed this hall and three other buildings now standing on the academy's campus.

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Architecture

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