Maine Memory Network

Stone and stucco house, 6 Richards Street, South Portland, ca. 1920

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1920 Location: South Portland Media: Photographic print

Richards Wing at Maine Medical Center, Portland, 1968

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1968 Location: Portland Media: photographic print

Richards property, N. Side A Street, Peaks Island, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Linda E. Richards Use: Summer Dwelling

257 Auburn Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Phillip Richards Use: Dwelling - Single family

Alterations to stable on Vaughan St. for Fred E. Richards, Portland, ca. 1894

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1894 Location: Portland; Portland Client: Fred E. Richards Architect: Frederick A. Tompson

Richards house, Portland, 1893-1925

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1893–1925 Location: Portland; Portland Client: F. E. Richards Architect: John Calvin Stevens

Portland Hotels

Since the establishment of the area's first licensed hotel in 1681, Portland has had a dramatic, grand and boisterous hotel tradition. The Portland hotel industry has in many ways reflected the growth and development of the city itself. As Portland grew with greater numbers of people moving through the city or calling it home, the hotel business expanded to fit the increasing demand.

Shaarey Tphiloh, Portland's Orthodox Synagogue

Shaarey Tphiloh was founded in 1904 by immigrants from Eastern Europe. While accommodating to American society, the Orthodox synagogue also has retained many of its traditions.

Mercy Hospital - Founding of Mercy

"It soon opened as a maternity department of the hospital, supervised by Josephine McLaughlin, R.N., of Portland."

Mercy Hospital - McAuley Residence

"192-194 Spring Street, Portland, 1924 The first McAuley Residence buildingCity of Portland - Planning & Development To conduct the research, Sister…"

History of Forest Gardens
by Gary Libby

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