▁l int els , ▁with ▁project ing ▁brick ▁pi ers ▁at ▁the ▁corners ▁and ▁ends ▁of ▁the ▁section . ▁A ▁broad ▁bra cket ed ▁cor nice ▁to ps ▁the ▁structure . ▁The ▁four - story ▁section ▁continues ▁the ▁same ▁sty ling , ▁the ▁only ▁notable ▁difference ▁being ▁a ▁second - floor ▁loading ▁bay ▁facing ▁Church ▁Street , ▁set ▁under ▁a ▁project ing ▁cor nice . ▁This ▁section ▁also ▁houses ▁the ▁former ▁opera ▁house , ▁a ▁ 1 3 0 0 - se at ▁performance ▁space ▁with ▁relatively ▁rest rained ▁decor ation . ▁ ▁The ▁Hay ford ▁Block ▁was ▁built ▁by ▁B elf ast ▁Mayor ▁Ax el ▁Hay ford ▁after ▁a ▁dev ast ating ▁fire ▁swe pt ▁through ▁dow nt own ▁B elf ast ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 5 , ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁major ▁construction ▁to ▁take ▁place . ▁The ▁three - story ▁section ▁was ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 6 , ▁and ▁the ▁four - story ▁section ▁was ▁added ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 9 . ▁The ▁opera ▁house ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁city ' s ▁leading ▁performance ▁ven ues , ▁playing ▁host ▁to ▁travel ing ▁the ater ▁companies , ▁v au dev ille ▁shows , ▁and ▁local ▁entertain ment . ▁ ▁The ▁building ▁was ▁listed ▁on ▁the ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁on ▁August ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 1 9 7 7 . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁list ings ▁in ▁Wal do ▁County , ▁Maine ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Com mer cial ▁buildings