Wilfred E. Mansur
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Wilfred E. Mansur was the most prominent architect in late 19th and early 20th Century Bangor, Maine
. He designed many private and municipal buildings, including the Penobscot County Courthouse and at least seven schools. His masterpieces are probably the Nichols Block and Columbia Building (both 1892), in which he used a Romanesque Revival style with exuberant patterned brickwork, and the Graham Building of 1911, among the most prominent landmarks in downtown Bangor. Mansur's largest number of commissions came following the Great Fire of 1911
, which destroyed half of the city's commercial district (and a number of his own buildings). At least eleven Mansur-designed buildings are preserved on the National Register of Historic Places
, many in Bangor's Great Fire of 1911 Historic District
.
Mansur's brother George I. Mansur was also an architect.
Mansur was a member of the American Institute of Architects
, the Boston Society of Architects
, and the Maine Society of Architects. He was also a prominent Mason.
List of Mansur-designed buildings (all in Bangor, Maine):
Bangor, Maine
Bangor is a city in and the county seat of Penobscot County, Maine, United States, and the major commercial and cultural center for eastern and northern Maine...
. He designed many private and municipal buildings, including the Penobscot County Courthouse and at least seven schools. His masterpieces are probably the Nichols Block and Columbia Building (both 1892), in which he used a Romanesque Revival style with exuberant patterned brickwork, and the Graham Building of 1911, among the most prominent landmarks in downtown Bangor. Mansur's largest number of commissions came following the Great Fire of 1911
Great Fire of 1911
The Great Fire of 1911 took place in Bangor, Maine. A small fire that started in a Downtown shed went out of control and destroyed hundreds of commercial and residential buildings.-History:It started in the afternoon of April 30, 1911 on Broad Street...
, which destroyed half of the city's commercial district (and a number of his own buildings). At least eleven Mansur-designed buildings are preserved on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
, many in Bangor's Great Fire of 1911 Historic District
Great Fire of 1911 Historic District
The Great Fire of 1911 Historic District is located in downtown Bangor, Maine, and has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1984. It preserves Maine's most significant collection of early 20th century public and commercial buildings, and commemorates an urban re-building...
.
Mansur's brother George I. Mansur was also an architect.
Mansur was a member of the American Institute of Architects
American Institute of Architects
The American Institute of Architects is a professional organization for architects in the United States. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., the AIA offers education, government advocacy, community redevelopment, and public outreach to support the architecture profession and improve its public image...
, the Boston Society of Architects
Boston Society of Architects
One of the oldest and largest chapters of the AIA, the Boston Society of Architects is a nonprofit membership organization committed to architecture, design and the built environment .-History:...
, and the Maine Society of Architects. He was also a prominent Mason.
List of Mansur-designed buildings (all in Bangor, Maine):
- Nichols BlockNichols BlockThe Nichols Block is a prominent Romanesque Revival style commercial building in downtown Bangor, Maine. Designed by local architect Wilfred E. Mansur, it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the Great Fire of 1911 Historic District. The building is one of few in the...
, Exchange St. (1892) - Columbia Building, Corner Hammond St. and Columbia St. (1892)
- Morse & Co. Office Building (1895)
- Unitarian Church Vestry (later Penobscot Theatre Company)
- Bangor Hose House No. 5Bangor Hose House No. 5Bangor Hose House No. 5 , also known as the State Street Fire Station, is an historic fire station in Bangor, Maine. The building was built in 1897 from a design by Bangor architect Wilfred E. Mansur and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 11, 1997...
, State St. (now Fire Museum) - Bangor Fire Engine House No. 6Bangor Fire Engine House No. 6Bangor Fire Engine House No. 6, is located in Bangor, Maine. The fire station was built in 1902 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 7, 1988....
, Central St. - Penobscot County Courthouse, Hammond St.
- Wellman Commons, Bangor Theological SeminaryBangor Theological SeminaryLocated in Bangor, Maine, and Portland, Maine, Bangor Theological Seminary is an ecumenical seminary, founded in 1814, in the Congregational tradition of the United Church of Christ. It is the only accredited graduate school of religion in Northern New England....
- Superintendent's House, Bangor Water Works
- St. Mary's School, State St.
- Valentine School, Union St.
- Larkin St. School, Larkin St.
- Hannibal HamlinHannibal HamlinHannibal Hamlin was the 15th Vice President of the United States , serving under President Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War...
School, Union St. (demolished) - Central Building, Central St. (1912)
- Graham Building, Corner State and Harlow St. (1912)
- Stetson BlockCharles StetsonCharles Stetson was a United States Representative from Maine, and the eldest member of a powerful Bangor political family. He was born in New Ipswich, New Hampshire on November 2, 1801, but moved with his parents to Hampden, Maine in 1802. His father Simeon Stetson kept a store and a sawmill,...
, Exchange St. (1911) - Stearns Block, Exchange St. (1911)
- Hall Block, Exchange St. (1911)