Item 94891 - The Allen Building, Presque Isle, ca. 1890
- Item 94891 - The Allen Building, Presque Isle, ca. 1890
- Contributed by Presque Isle Historical Society
- Item 94891
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Image Info The Allen Building was built on Presque Isle's Main Street in the early 1890s by Charles Plummer Allen. Allen was a prominent attorney and also served as the first President of the Presque Isle National Bank, Presque Isle's first bank.
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The Allen building housed Allen's law firm, the bank, and Presque Isle's first official post office. Allen served in the Civil War as did James Phair, Presque Isle's first Postmaster. Both men are visible in this photograph. Allen can be seen in the second floor window on the right. Phair, who had also been a hotelier, Sheriff, Captain of the Fire Department, and Town Fire Warden is seen in front center in a suit with a watch fob.
