Keywords: Real property.
Item 11148
William King real estate assessment, ca. 1847
Contributed by: Patten Free Library Date: 1847 Location: Bath Media: Ink on paper
Item 96522
Baldwin and Sebago lot map, ca. 1820
Contributed by: Baldwin Historical Society Date: circa 1805 Location: Baldwin; Sebago Media: ink on paper
Item 87465
Exchange Real Estate property, Messalonskee Road, Long Island, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Exchange Real Estate Use: Summer Dwelling
Item 89792
Jones Real Estate Co. property, South Side Fern Avenue, Long Island, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Jones Real Estate Co. Use: Shed
Item 151835
Birch Brook subdivision, Seal Harbor, 2000
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 2000 Location: Mount Desert Client: Richard G. Rockefeller Architect: Eyrie Properties, LLC
Item 150874
Plan of land owned by Frederick L. Olmsted, Deer Isle, 1944
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1944 Location: Deer Isle Client: unknown Architect: M. F. Sherman
Exhibit
John Hancock's Relation to Maine
The president of the Continental Congress and the Declaration's most notable signatory, John Hancock, has ties to Maine through politics, and commercial businesses, substantial property, vacations, and family.
Exhibit
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 Page
"… father, and later took control of his father's real estate. Josiah lost a hand in an explosion while supervising the blasting of a passage through…"
Site Page
Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Further Reading
"Somersworth: New Hampshire Pub. Co, 1975. Saxine, Ian. Properties of Empire: Indians, Colonists, and Land Speculators on the New England Frontier."
Story
Reverend Thomas Smith of First Parish Portland
by Kristina Minister, Ph.D.
Pastor, Physician, Real Estate Speculator, and Agent for Wabanaki Genocide
Story
Redlining and the Jewish Communities in Maine
by David Freidenreich
Federal and state policies created unfair housing practices against immigrants, like redlining.
