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Historical Items

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Item 105237

Maine General Hospital entrance, Portland, ca. 1960

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1960 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 8821

Burnham School, Garland, 1949

Contributed by: Garland Historical Society Date: 1949 Location: Garland Media: Photographic print

Item 7790

The Causeway in Naples, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Naples Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Naples Media: Postcard

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 151274

White-Levy residence driveway, Lewisboro, New York, 1975-1996

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1975–1996 Location: Lewisboro Client: Leon Levy Architect: Patrick Chasse; Landscape Design Associates

Item 150288

Garage Addition Misses Elizabeth & Ann Bass, Wilton, 1913-1949

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1913–1949 Location: Wilton Client: J. R. Bass Architect: John Howard Stevens; John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects

Item 150292

House at 25 Craigie Street for John Howard Stevens, Portland, 1904-1949

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1904–1949 Location: Portland; Portland Client: John Howard Stevens Architect: John Howard Stevens; John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects

Online Exhibits

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Exhibit

Farm-yard Frames

Throughout New England, barns attached to houses are fairly common. Why were the buildings connected? What did farmers or families gain by doing this? The phenomenon was captured in the words of a children's song, "Big house, little house, back house, barn," (Thomas C. Hubka <em>Big House, Little House, Back House, Barn, the Connected Farm Buildings of New England,</em> University Press of New England, 1984.)

Exhibit

The Arrival of Winter

The astronomical arrival of winter -- also known as the winter solstice -- marks the year's shortest day and the season of snow and cold. It usually arrives on December 21.

Exhibit

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.

Site Pages

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Site Page

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Architect James Overlock

"… Knox Street, formerly known as Knox’s Lane or driveway, became a public street when portions of the Knox estate were sold to private developers."

Site Page

Surry by the Bay - Broadway by the Bay

"… the lobby as chauffeurs lined up in the circular driveway to deposit their well dressed patrons. It wasn’t only for the well-to-do."

Site Page

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Interviews - Page 2 of 2

"… neighbor’s tree fell across another part of our driveway so we had to move that. Fortunately, my son was home from college and his car didn’t go in…"

My Maine Stories

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Story

Born in Bangor 1936
by Priscilla M. Naile

Spending time at the Bangor Children's Home

Story

A Story in a Stick
by Jim Moulton

A story about dowsing for a well in Bowdoin

Story

My father's world - the old farm in Richmond, Maine
by Donald C. Cunningham

A story about my father and our family.