This gorgeous brick building sits in Blue Hill, Maine and is an excellent example of a Greek Revival style institutional building found on the coast of that great state. The structure was built in 1833 and originally housed the Blue Hill Academy, a school which provided courses in Greek, Latin and (due to the town’s maritime economy), navigation. The original building was constructed decades earlier when the school was founded, but was quickly outgrown. When the George Steven Academy opened its doors a couple blocks away in 1898, the two institutions were merged. The American Legion eventually purchased this building, renting it to the Blue Hill Grammar School. Renovations in 1909 were designed by Blue Hill native, George A. Clough which likely included the portico and elaborate belfry. After years of deferred maintenance on the building by dwindling membership of the local American Legion post, the building’s future was uncertain. Thankfully, the Duffy-Wescott Post 85 stood up and funded preservation and planning for the building and make emergency repairs.
Buildings of New England 
I’d like to “correct” this statement “Thankfully, town residents stood up and acquired funding to at least preserve the building a..”
95% of the funding has come from Duffy-Wescott post 85! The town is not involved and the 5% has been from donations – most of the funding from that from two individuals. see http://www.duffy-wescottpost85.org for the plans and photos of the effort.
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Thank you, I made the edit to credit the Post 85
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