Keywords: Portland Merchant Exchange
Item 102079
Ruins of the Merchant Exchange / U.S. Custom House, Portland, 1854
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1857 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print
Item 22425
Old Exchange, Portland, in 1845
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1845 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper
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.
Exhibit
The Life and Legacy of the George Tate Family
Captain George Tate, mast agent for the King of England from 1751 to the Revolutionary War, and his descendants helped shape the development of Portland (first known as Falmouth) through activities such as commerce, shipping, and real estate.
Site Page
Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 1 of 3
"… public building north of Boston, the Merchants Exchange was built at Middle and Exchange Streets in Portland from designs by the Boston architect…"
Site Page
Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 2 of 3
"… Taken in 1845 or 1846, this view of buildings on Exchange Street in Portland is one of Maine’s oldest datable outdoor photographs."
