Keywords: Bodwell House
Item 16009
The Bodwell Home, School Street, Sanford, ca. 1905
Contributed by: Sanford-Springvale Historical Society Date: circa 1905 Location: Sanford Media: Print from Glass Negative
Item 29315
Bodwell House, Hallowell, ca. 1900
Contributed by: Jim Sullivan through Hubbard Free Library Date: circa 1900 Location: Hallowell Media: Postcard
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This collection of images portrays many buildings in Sanford and Springvale. The images were taken around the turn of the twentieth century.
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Throughout New England, barns attached to houses are fairly common. Why were the buildings connected? What did farmers or families gain by doing this? The phenomenon was captured in the words of a children's song, "Big house, little house, back house, barn," (Thomas C. Hubka <em>Big House, Little House, Back House, Barn, the Connected Farm Buildings of New England,</em> University Press of New England, 1984.)
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Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln House Hotel
"The Lincoln House Hotel was built in the 1820s, but it was demolished on March 9th, 1958. It had a stable for travelers, horses, and carriages."
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - The McCormick house
"Roosevelt's 'Fireside Chats.' The house was built around 1845 by Asa Joyce, and although the back section of the house is new the front retains the…"
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History of Forest Gardens
by Gary Libby
This is a history of one of Portland's oldest local bars
