Person/Organization: Dow, Frederick N
Item 102121
Frederick Dow, Portland, ca. 1890
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1890 Location: Portland Media: Crayon Enhanced Photographic Print
Item 35763
10 Brown Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Frederick N Dow Use: Dwelling & Store
Item 35765
12-16 Brown Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Frederick N Dow Use: Stores & Rooming House
Exhibit
Port of Portland's Custom House and Collectors of Customs
The collector of Portland was the key to federal patronage in Maine, though other ports and towns had collectors. Through the 19th century, the revenue was the major source of Federal Government income. As in Colonial times, the person appointed to head the custom House in Casco Bay was almost always a leading community figure, or a well-connected political personage.
