Maine Memory Network

House sketch, Cushing Island, ca. 1883

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1883 Location: Portland Media: Architectural drawing

Poland Springs House, Poland Springs, ca. 1938

Contributed by: Boston Public Library Date: circa 1938 Location: Poland Spring Media: Linen texture postcard

Waterside Inn, Newburyport, Massachusetts, 1998-1999

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1998–1999 Location: Newburyport Clients: Graham Gund; Ann Gund Architect: Patrick Chasse; Landscape Design Associates

The Samoset, Rockport, 1917

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1917 Location: Rockport Client: The Samoset Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects

Summer Folk: The Postcard View

Vacationers, "rusticators," or tourists began flooding into Maine in the last quarter of the 19th century. Many arrived by train or steamer. Eventually, automobiles expanded and changed the tourist trade, and some vacationers bought their own "cottages."

Designing Acadia

For one hundred years, Acadia National Park has captured the American imagination and stood as the most recognizable symbol of Maine’s important natural history and identity. This exhibit highlights Maine Memory content relating to Acadia and Mount Desert Island.

Architecture & Landscape database - Maine Architectural Renderings

"… inn at the Ricker family’s famous Poland Spring resort. The Maine Historical Society owns Wilkinson’s pencil and wash drawing of Mansion House…"

Architecture & Landscape database - Lost Gardens of Eden

"The development of the area as a summer resort and prestigious destination was the impetus of the garden and landscapes we find there at the start of…"