Contributed by Skowhegan History House
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Description
'The brick structure, extensively rebuilt, is now the home of the Skowhegan Trust Company. Tilson H. Dinsmore, whose sign shows on this building, was a prominent citizen of Skowhegan for many years. Fire insurance announcements indicate his activity for quite a part of his business life. The Second National Bank became the Skowhegan Trust Company.
Building at left bears the sign of J. & J. H. Malbon. They were market men here for a considerable period. A sign not readily deciphered appears to be that of H. B. Stafford, gunsmith. Building farther to the left carries the sign of W. R. G. Estes, who was a clothier in Skowhegan for many years. With Charles F. Ward as his partner, he once occupied the more easterly of the stores in the Coburn Hall Block."
~Roland T. Patten, Custodian of Historical Views, 1929
About This Item
- Title: Southerly Side of Water Street, ca. 1890
- Creation Date: circa 1890
- Subject Date: circa 1890
- Location: Skowhegan, Somerset County, ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Dimensions: 6 cm x 10 cm
- Local Code: 11.002.2
- Collection: Henry A. Wyman Collection
- Object Type: Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Business districts--Maine--Skowhegan
- Stores, Retail
- Business enterprises--Maine--Skowhegan--Photographs
- Water St. (Skowhegan, Me.)--Photographs
- Banks--Maine--Skowhegan
- J. and J. H. Malbon (Skowhegan, Me.)
- W.R.G. Estes (Skowhegan, Me.)
- Skowhegan Trust Co.--History--Photographs
- Second National Bank (Skowhegan, Me.)--History--Photographs
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Other Keywords
- bank
- block
- clothier
- Coburn Hall
- fire insurance
- gunsmith
- market
- Second National Bank
- Skowhegan Trust Company
- Water Street
For more information about this item, contact:
Skowhegan History House66 Elm Street, PO Box 832, Skowhegan, ME 04976
(207) 474-6632
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