Maine Memory Network

Goodall Mansion, Sanford, ca. 1905

Contributed by: Sanford-Springvale Historical Society Date: circa 1905 Location: Sanford Media: Photographic print

Deering Mansion, Saco, 1937

Contributed by: Dyer Library/Saco Museum Date: circa 1937 Location: Saco Media: Photographic print

103-113 Danforth Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Louise H Libby Use: Dwelling - Single family

73-81 Park Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Stuart O. Symonds Use: Dwelling - Two family

Plans for Bay Point Hotel, Rockland, 1889-1902

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1889–1902 Location: Rockland Client: H. Ricker and Sons Architect: George M. Coombs; Coombs and Gibbs Architects

Barn at Deering Mansion on Bedford Street, Portland, 1946

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1946 Location: Portland Client: unknown Architect: John Howard Stevens and John Calvin Stevens II Architects

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."

Student Exhibit: Historic Buildings on Madison Ave in Skowhegan

Take a tour and see some of the beautiful old buildings that used to be on Madison Avenue, Skowhegan? A few still remain, but most have been torn down.

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Montpelier

"… who popularized the Adamesque style that used elements found in classical Greek architecture. This elegant mansion was a home fit for royalty."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - MDI and the Fire of 1947

"… known with its hotels and B&Bs as a tourist spot while Seal Harbor and Northeast Harbor are now home to the summer population and their mansions."

Monument Square 1967
by C. Michael Lewis

The background story and research behind a commissioned painting of Monument Square.