Keywords: New Auburn
Item 18379
St. Louis Chapel School, New Auburn, ca. 1895
Contributed by: Franco-American Collection, University of Southern Maine Libraries Date: circa 1895 Location: Auburn Media: Ink on paper
Item 81585
Ruins of New Auburn Fire, 1933
Contributed by: Franco-American Collection, University of Southern Maine Libraries Date: 1933-05-15 Location: Auburn Media: Photographic print
Item 150540
New offices in Fitz Bros. Last Factory, Auburn, 1897
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1897 Location: Auburn Client: Fitz Bros. Architect: Coombs, Gibbs, and Wilkinson Architects
Exhibit
Like many cities in France, Lewiston and Auburn's skylines are dominated by a cathedral-like structure, St. Peter and Paul Church. Now designated a basilica by the Vatican, it stands as a symbol of French Catholic contributions to the State of Maine.
Exhibit
St-Jean-Baptiste Day -- June 24th -- in Lewiston-Auburn was a very public display of ethnic pride for nearly a century. Since about 1830, French Canadians had used St. John the Baptist's birthdate as a demonstration of French-Canadian nationalism.
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Architecture & Landscape database - George Coombs
"Most of this work was in the Lewiston-Auburn area. After Stevens’ death in 1880, Coombs continued to practice architecture on his own."
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Architecture & Landscape database - Gridley Barrows
"Harriman in Auburn, where he worked as a designer from 1956 to 1961. From 1961 until his retirement in 1978, he directed Harriman’s design department."
Story
The New Normal
by Darlene Reardon
COVID-19 Poem
Story
Pandemic Blues
by Darlene Reardon
Covid 19 Portland poem
