Photos, Videos & Contractors for
The Legion Hall/Blue Hill Academy Building
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To support this effort, please see the DONATIONS Page or contact
Butler Smythe by phone/text: 207-374-3838, or via email at thbsmythe@gmail.com.
To date, we have spent $585,000, with approximately $250,000 needed to complete
We have funded major brickwork, foundation repair, basement floor replacement, new windows, gutters, paint,
portico rebuild, the engineer & architect and miscellaneous other work.
We receive no funds from the American Legion, State, Town or any entities related to Historical Preservation.
Funding has only come from the sale of Legion Beach and a small group of donors to date.
Butler Smythe by phone/text: 207-374-3838, or via email at thbsmythe@gmail.com.
To date, we have spent $585,000, with approximately $250,000 needed to complete
We have funded major brickwork, foundation repair, basement floor replacement, new windows, gutters, paint,
portico rebuild, the engineer & architect and miscellaneous other work.
We receive no funds from the American Legion, State, Town or any entities related to Historical Preservation.
Funding has only come from the sale of Legion Beach and a small group of donors to date.
CONTRACTORS - 2016 to date
PROJECT MANAGEMENT, DEMOLITION, CONSTRUCTION & ONSITE NEEDS
Butler Smythe
Butler Smythe
BRICKWORK
Alpha Omega
DESIGN & ENGINEERING
Bruce Stahnke (Architect)
Thornton Tomasetti (Engineering)
ELECTRICAL
Haskell Electric
EXCAVATION
Bill Cousins (Excavation & drainage repair)
Michael A. Astbury (Excavation, drainage & fill)
FOUNDATION/BASEMENT FLOOR
Jacob Gaspar (Concrete floor removal)
Oliver Cousins Inc. (Foundation & Basement Floor)
Ken Jordan (Building Support)
INSULATION
Builders Installed Products
Alpha Omega
DESIGN & ENGINEERING
Bruce Stahnke (Architect)
Thornton Tomasetti (Engineering)
ELECTRICAL
Haskell Electric
EXCAVATION
Bill Cousins (Excavation & drainage repair)
Michael A. Astbury (Excavation, drainage & fill)
FOUNDATION/BASEMENT FLOOR
Jacob Gaspar (Concrete floor removal)
Oliver Cousins Inc. (Foundation & Basement Floor)
Ken Jordan (Building Support)
INSULATION
Builders Installed Products
PAINTING
McVay (Exterior)
PORTICO
Compass Pt. Construction
ONSITE STORAGE
WEBCO
WASTE CONTAINERS & REMOVAL
BHD Containers
WELL (our 1st)
Taplin
WINDOWS/DOORS/ROOFING/GUTTERS
Mainely Vinyl
McVay (Exterior)
PORTICO
Compass Pt. Construction
ONSITE STORAGE
WEBCO
WASTE CONTAINERS & REMOVAL
BHD Containers
WELL (our 1st)
Taplin
WINDOWS/DOORS/ROOFING/GUTTERS
Mainely Vinyl
LOTS of Work Remaining - INTERIOR & EXTERIOR
BRICKWORK, WALLS, WINDOW FRAMING, ELECTRICAL, UTILITIES (Heat...), INSULATION, PLUMBING, DOORS, FLOORING, STRUCTURAL IMPROVEMENTS/REPAIRS, PAINTING, GUTTERS & DRAINAGE, LANDSCAPING & FIBER INTERNET!
BRICKWORK, WALLS, WINDOW FRAMING, ELECTRICAL, UTILITIES (Heat...), INSULATION, PLUMBING, DOORS, FLOORING, STRUCTURAL IMPROVEMENTS/REPAIRS, PAINTING, GUTTERS & DRAINAGE, LANDSCAPING & FIBER INTERNET!
Interior
July 2017
Brick
Before & After
Interior & Exterior (2024-2025)
Debris removal incl. insulation,
1st & 2nd floor walls, ceilings, basement concrete floor, etc.
Exterior Painting
Brickwork, Foundation & Basement Floor (2024-2025)
11th Dumpster Filled! (2024 - 2025)
Handwriting found
under the tin!
The remaining plaster & lath - most was removed during early 1900's "rebuild" adding the exterior buttresses. The plaster, incl. plaster chalk boards, were uncovered when tin was removed. Handwriting & music notations were generally dated during 1897/1898. 1898 was the last year Blue Hill Academy operated independently. The Oct 1904 date noted was during the "rebuild" period.
