Keywords: Builders
Item 8403
Pier builders, Penobscot River, ca. 1900
Contributed by: Patten Lumbermen's Museum Date: circa 1900 Location: Costigan Media: Photographic print
Item 36583
Ship Builders trade banner, Portland, 1841
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1841 Location: Portland Media: Oil on linen
Item 36888
167-169 Clark Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Charles E Sawyer Use: Shops
Item 151469
Schudroff residence, Kennebunk, 1966-2016
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: 1966–2016
Location: Kennebunk; Kennebunk
Clients: Michael Schudroff; Bebe Schudroff
Architect: Carol A. Wilson; Carol A. Wilson Architect
This record contains 2 images.
Item 151325
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: 1929–1931
Location: Bingham
Client: Central Maine Power Company
Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects
This record contains 3 images.
Exhibit
Mural mystery in Westport Island's Cornelius Tarbox, Jr. House
The Cornelius Tarbox, Jr. House, a well-preserved Greek Revival house on Westport Island, has a mystery contained within--a panoramic narrative mural. The floor-to-ceiling mural contains eight painted panels that create a colorful coastal seascape which extends through the front hallway and up the stairwell. The name of the itinerant painter has been lost over time, can you help us solve the mystery of who he or she was?
Exhibit
Britain was especially interested in occupying Maine during the Colonial era to take advantage of the timber resources. The tall, straight, old growth white pines were perfect for ships' masts to help supply the growing Royal Navy.
Site Page
Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Shipbuilding Today
"They continue to validate the Town Seal and to uphold Thomaston’s reputation as a builder of world-renowned vessels. <-Prev."
Site Page
Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The Humphrey House
"… Historical Society Howland Rogers was another builder brought to Thomaston by General Knox. He built the impressive Monk Humphrey House on…"
Story
Sam Smithwick:From Southern rock star to local community builder
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center Voices of Biddeford project
Sam found his home in Maine and dedicates his talents to the growth of our evolving community.
Story
Jennie Aranovitch - honoring family legacy and Jewish identity
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center
Her great-grandparents journey from Belarus through current day Jewish experience in Biddeford.
Lesson Plan
Portland History: Signalizing and Non-Verbal Communications at the Portland Observatory
Grade Level: 3-5
Content Area: English Language Arts, Social Studies, Visual & Performing Arts
This lesson is an overview of Captain Lemuel Moody's (builder of the Observatory) signaling system used at the Portland Observatory. Activities range from flag making to mapping and journal writing. The "Signals" slide show allows students to look at Captain Moody's general and private signals notebooks. Students are asked a series of questions about the notebooks and Moody's signaling system allowing for a better understanding of the principles behind the Observatory.
