Contributed by Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum
Description
In 1894 William S. Perks and Charles E. Perks built the Perks Building on Market Square. Both brothers, trained as pharmacists, operated the drug store on the main floor, rented the second floor for offices and rented the top floor hall to the Ancient Order of the Hibernians.
Information source: Cora Putnam, "The Story of Houlton," 1958.
About This Item
- Title: Perks Brothers Building, Houlton, 1894
- Creation Date: 1894
- Subject Date: 1894
- Location: Market Square, Houlton, Aroostook County, ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Dimensions: 20 cm x 15 cm
- Object Type: Image
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- Drugstores--Maine--Houlton
- Stores & shops--Maine--Houlton
- Business enterprises
- Perks Building (Houlton, Me.)--Photographs
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Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum109 Main Street, Houlton, ME 04730
207-532-4216
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