473 Main Street, The A.M. Smith Block

Presque Isle Yesterday & Today

The A.M. Smith Block depicted here was originally constructed in the 1870’s by David Dudley. Dudley sold the building to A.M. Smith in 1880. The building was destroyed by June of 1909.

The A.M. Smith Block was rebuilt in 1911 after it was destroyed by fire in 1909. The second picture is today’s original building from 1911.

Black-and-white photograph of a historic commercial street in Presque Isle, Maine, showing early 20th-century wooden and brick storefront buildings, including a prominent corner structure with a pitched roof and large display windows. Pedestrians walk along an unpaved street, utility poles line the road, and signage indicates small local businesses during the town’s early commercial era.

Color photograph of a two-story historic commercial corner building in Presque Isle, Maine, with a light shingle-style exterior, decorative cornice, and ground-floor storefront windows. Modern traffic lights hang over the intersection, leafless trees line the street, and the building reflects continued commercial use in the present day.