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Keywords: Home renovations

Historical Items

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Item 80918

Davison Home, Monson, ca. 1890

Contributed by: Monson Historical Society Date: circa 1890 Location: Monson Media: Photographic print

Item 69120

Food demonstration, Farmington State Normal School, ca. 1916

Contributed by: Mantor Library at UMF Date: circa 1916 Location: Farmington Media: Photographic print

Item 100037

George Merrill Home, Weld Street, Dixfield, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Dixfield Historical Society Date: circa 1910 Location: Dixfield Media: Photographic print

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 151778

Alterations & additions to Maurice Small residence, Lewiston, 1928

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1928 Location: Lewiston Client: Maurice L. Small Architect: Pulisfer & Eye
This record contains 19 images.

Item 151829

Cox-Keller residence, Seal Harbor, 2003-2007

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 2003–2007 Location: Mount Desert Clients: T. A. Cox; Arthur Keller Architect: Elliott Elliott Norelius Architecture

Item 151851

Forbes residence, New Canaan, CT, 1999

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1999 Location: New Canaan Clients: Walter Forbes; Carin Forbes Architect: Patrick Chasse; Landscape Design Associates

Online Exhibits

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Home: The Longfellow House & the Emergence of Portland

The Wadsworth-Longfellow house is the oldest building on the Portland peninsula, the first historic site in Maine, a National Historic Landmark, home to three generations of Wadsworth and Longfellow family members -- including the boyhood home of the poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. The history of the house and its inhabitants provide a unique view of the growth and changes of Portland -- as well as of the immediate surroundings of the home.

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Home: The Wadsworth-Longfellow House and Portland - The Longfellow Era: 1807-1901

"… added a brick side entrance to the house during renovations following a chimney fire in 1814. He then moved his law office to the house."

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Summer Folk: The Postcard View

Vacationers, "rusticators," or tourists began flooding into Maine in the last quarter of the 19th century. Many arrived by train or steamer. Eventually, automobiles expanded and changed the tourist trade, and some vacationers bought their own "cottages."

Site Pages

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Site Page

John Martin: Expert Observer - Wood pile, 130 Center St., Bangor, ca. 1864

"He bought the house in 1854 and immediately began renovating it and re-landscaping the grounds. A few pages earlier in the journal, he had drawn the…"

Site Page

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin's Journal

"… Pendleton & Ross, various business uncertainties, renovations of house, gardens   Part 7, pages 452-534 Births of Annie, Junior, Elmer…"

Site Page

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Summer Resorts

"… Cottage, Islesboro Sporting Club, the newly renovated Islesboro Community Center, and the town itself offer programs benefitting summer residents…"

My Maine Stories

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Story

The Village Cafe - A Place We Called Home
by Michael Fixaris

The Village Cafe was more than a restaurant. It was an extension of our homes and our families.

Story

History of Forest Gardens
by Gary Libby

This is a history of one of Portland's oldest local bars

Story

Spiros Droggitis: From Biddeford to Washington DC and back
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center

A Greek family's impact: from the iconic Wonderbar Restaurant to Washington DC