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Historical Items

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Item 29252

Spring and Summer, Hallowell Granite Works, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Hubbard Free Library Date: circa 1900 Location: Hallowell Media: Photographic print

Item 13056

Portland Breakwater Lighthouse, 1962

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1962 Location: South Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 103368

Charles F. Achorn house, Coopers Mills, Whitefield, ca. 1910

Contributed by: An individual through Whitefield Historical Society Date: circa 1910 Location: Whitefield Media: Postcard

Tax Records

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Item 41770

52-56 Cross Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: J.B. Brown & Sons Use: Shop - Metal

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 150371

Plan for Mechanics Savings Bank Building, Auburn, 1888

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1888 Location: Auburn Client: Mechanics Savings Bank Architect: George M. Coombs

Item 151204

City Hall main building exterior and cornices, Portland, 1908-1910

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1908–1910 Location: Portland Client: City of Portland Architect: Carrere & Hastings

Online Exhibits

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John Bapst High School

John Bapst High School was dedicated in September 1928 to meet the expanding needs of Roman Catholic education in the Bangor area. The co-educational school operated until 1980, when the diocese closed it due to decreasing enrollment. Since then, it has been a private school known as John Bapst Memorial High School.

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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.

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400 years of New Mainers

Immigration is one of the most debated topics in Maine. Controversy aside, immigration is also America's oldest tradition, and along with religious tolerance, what our nation was built upon. Since the first people--the Wabanaki--permitted Europeans to settle in the land now known as Maine, we have been a state of immigrants.

Site Pages

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Historic Hallowell - Nature's Bounty - Raw Material, Close at Hand

"Cornice stones for Boston's Quincy Market, for example, were produced beginning in 1815. Largest Granite Slab cut from Hains Ledge Quarry…"

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Bath's Historic Downtown - Merchants' Row

"… details like mouse toothing, decorative cornices, and decorative brickwork. This striking architecture tends to be found only on the front of…"