Keywords: Municipal Buildings
Item 108636
High school building, Topsham, ca. 1910
Contributed by: Penobscot Marine Museum Date: circa 1910 Location: Topsham Media: Glass Plate Negative
Item 10787
City Buildings, Biddeford, ca. 1860
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1860 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print
Item 151584
Skowhegan municipal building, Skowhegan, 1907-1914
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1907–1914 Location: Skowhegan Client: Town of Skowhegan Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects
Item 151583
Skowhegan municipal building, Skowhegan, 1907-1908
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1907–1908 Location: Skowhegan Client: Town of Skowhegan Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects
Exhibit
From Sewers to Skylines: William S. Edwards's 1887 Photo Album
William S. Edwards (1830-1918) was a civil engineer who worked for the City of Portland from 1876-1906. Serving as First Assistant to Chief Engineer William A. Goodwin, then to Commissioner George N. Fernald, Edwards was a fixture in City Hall for 30 consecutive years, proving indispensable throughout the terms of 15 Mayors of Portland, including all six of those held by James Phineas Baxter. Edwards made significant contributions to Portland, was an outstanding mapmaker and planner, and his works continue to benefit historians.
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.
Site Page
Presque Isle: The Star City - Presque Isle’s Historic Fire Station
"The 1912 building served as the municipal court (top floor), fire house (main floor) and jail (cellar)."
Site Page
Guilford, Maine - Modern History: 1966 to Present
"… were modernizing and expanding, there was no municipal debt, several new businesses including a credit union arrived and even another great…"
Story
Biddeford City Hall: an in-depth tour of this iconic building
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center Voices of Biddeford project
Visual tour and unique insights of Biddeford’s historical landmark
