Wilfred E. Mansur Explained

Wilfred E. Mansur (1855–1921) was the most prominent architect in late 19th and early 20th century Bangor, Maine.

Life and career

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.

Personal life

Mansur's brother George I. Mansur was also an architect. After working in his brother's office for many years, George I. Mansur succeeded to the practice after his death.[1]

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.

Mansur married in 1892, to Charlotte Elizabeth Brown of Bangor.[2]

Architectural works

References

Deborah Thompson, Bangor, Maine, 1769-1914: An Architectural History (Orono: U. of Maine Press, 1988)

Gregory Clancey (Me. Historic Preservation Commission), "Great Fire of 1911 Historic District", National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form, on file at Maine Historic Preservation Commission, 55 Capitol St., Augusta, Maine

Notes and References

  1. "Business," American Contractor 42, no. 25 (June 18, 1921): 42.
  2. "Married," Bangor Daily Whig and Courier, June 17, 1892, 2.
  3. Mayor's Address; also, the Annual Reports of the Several Departments, and the Receipts and Expenditures offor the Municipal Year 1882-83 (Bangor: City of Bangor, 1883)
  4. Lydia Vandenbergh and Earle G. Shettleworth Jr., Revisiting Seal Harbor and Acadia National Park (Charleston: Arcadia Publishing, 1997)
  5. "To Contractors," Bangor Daily Whig and Courier, MArch 13 1885, 2.
  6. "Local Matters," Bangor Daily Whig and Courier, July 23, 1885, 3.
  7. "Local Matters," Bangor Daily Whig and Courier, August 10, 1887, 3.
  8. "Brewer High School," Bangor Daily Whig and Courier, December 17, 1888, 3.
  9. https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/80000257 Belfast Commercial Historic District NRHP Registration Form
  10. "Local Matters," Bangor Daily Whig and Courier, July 4, 1889, 3.
  11. "Local Matters," Bangor Daily Whig and Courier, February 14, 1890, 3.
  12. "Local Matters," Bangor Daily Whig and Courier, February 2, 1889, 3.
  13. "New Hotel," Bangor Daily Whig and Courier, March 11, 1889, 3.
  14. https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/88001844 Whitney Park Historic District NRHP Registration Form
  15. "The Corner Stone Laid," Bangor Daily Whig and Courier, September 2, 1890, 3.
  16. "A Handsome Structure," Bangor Daily Whig and Courier, February 19, 1892, 3.
  17. "The New Block," Bangor Daily Whig and Courier, February 18, 1892, 3.
  18. "A Handsome Block," Bangor Daily Whig and Courier, December 22, 1893, 3.
  19. "Local Matters," Bangor Daily Whig and Courier, May 27, 1893, 3.
  20. https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/77000080 Bangor Theological Seminary Historic District NRHP Registration Form
  21. https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/84001479 Great Fire of 1911 Historic District NRHP Registration Form
  22. "Local Matters," Bangor Daily Whig and Courier, May 13, 1892, 3.
  23. https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/80000214 Market Square Historic District NRHP Registration Form
  24. "Building Intelligence," American Architect and Building News 47, no. 1002 (March 9, 1895): xiii.
  25. https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/89002340 Aroostook County Courthouse and Jail NRHP Registration Form
  26. "The Nichols Residence," Bangor Daily Whig and Courier, September 24, 1895, 1.
  27. "New Office Building," Bangor Daily Whig and Courier, January 28, 1895, 3.
  28. "Notice to Builders," Bangor Daily Whig and Courier, July 9, 1895, 2.
  29. https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/97001130 Bangor Hose House No. 5 NRHP Registration Form
  30. https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/87000232 Hinckley Good Will Home Historic District NRHP Registration Form
  31. "Notice to Builders," Bangor Daily Whig and Courier, September 4, 1897, 4.
  32. "Notice to Builders," Bangor Daily Whig and Courier, March 19, 1898, 3.
  33. "Eastport News," Bangor Daily Whig and Courier, October 16, 1899, 7.
  34. "One Thing Sure," Bangor Daily Whig and Courier, March 29, 1899, 3.
  35. https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/74000187 Mount Hope Cemetery District NRHP Registration Form
  36. https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/88000394 Bangor Fire Engine House No. 6 NRHP Registration Form
  37. "Buildings," Engineering News 45, no. 21 (May 23, 1901): 180.
  38. https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/13000867 William M. Shaw House NRHP Registration Form
  39. "New Schools," School Board Journal 33, no. 5 (November 1906): 26.
  40. https://fpmaine.com/news/2011/06/28/frenchs-point-our-history/ A Brief History of French’s Point
  41. https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/78000331 Church Street Historic District NRHP Registration Form
  42. "Buildings," Engineering News-Record 84, no. 25 (June 17, 1920): 426.

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