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Keywords: Railroad Avenue

Historical Items

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Item 16399

Railroad Station, Springvale, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Sanford-Springvale Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Sanford Media: Print from Glass Negative

Item 148226

Maine Central Railroad Bridge, Portland Street, Portland, 1887

Contributed by: City of Portland - Planning & Development Date: 1887-07-09 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 28902

View upriver, Main Avenue, Gardiner, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Seashore Trolley Museum Date: circa 1910 Location: Gardiner Media: Postcard

Tax Records

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Item 32828

Railroad, Allen Avenue, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Portland Terminal Company Style: Railroad Victorian Use: Railroad - Gate Tender's Shanty

Item 54899

755 Forest Avenue, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Portland Terminal Company Use: Railroad - Baggage

Item 55760

1197 Forest Avenue, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Portland Terminal Company Use: Railroad - Signalmen's Shanty

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 151342

Brown Memorial Library, Clinton, 1903

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1899–1903 Location: Clinton; Clinton Client: Town of Clinton Architect: John Calvin Stevens

Item 151710

House for Jessie Wright, Cape Elizabeth, 1913-1924

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1913–1924 Location: Cape Elizabeth Client: Jessie Wright Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects

Online Exhibits

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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.

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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.

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A Snapshot of Portland, 1924: The Taxman Cometh

In 1924, with Portland was on the verge of profound changes, the Tax Assessors Office undertook a project to document every building in the city -- with photographs and detailed information that provide a unique view into Portland's architecture, neighborhoods, industries, and businesses.

Site Pages

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Bath's Historic Downtown - The Railroad Station

"After the clinic moved, the station stayed vacant for seven years. In 2007 the building was restored and reopened as the Maine Eastern Railroad…"

Site Page

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 2 of 4

"The Baptist Church is located just down Plymouth Avenue hill. The English-speaking Anglicans from England constructed a unique structure from stones…"

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Ridlonville

"… Howard Hall, Goodwin cottages, Day Hill, Richards Avenue, Wills Block, Packard Block, to name a few."

My Maine Stories

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Monument Square 1967
by C. Michael Lewis

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

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History of Forest Gardens
by Gary Libby

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