Keywords: guest house
Item 23769
Guest room, Wadsworth-Longfellow House, Portland, 1902
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1902 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative
Item 25546
Menu, Poland Spring House, 1940
Contributed by: Poland Spring Preservation Society Date: 1940 Location: Poland Spring Media: Ink on paper
Item 150241
William A. Richardson residence & guest house, Penobscot, 1972
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1972 Location: Penobscot Client: William A. Richardson Architect: Eaton W. Tarbell
Item 151266
Green residence, Brooksville, 1996-2001
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1996–2001 Location: Brooksville Client: Fred Green Architect: Patrick Chasse; Landscape Design Associates
Exhibit
Home: The Longfellow House & the Emergence of Portland
The Wadsworth-Longfellow house is the oldest building on the Portland peninsula, the first historic site in Maine, a National Historic Landmark, home to three generations of Wadsworth and Longfellow family members -- including the boyhood home of the poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. The history of the house and its inhabitants provide a unique view of the growth and changes of Portland -- as well as of the immediate surroundings of the home.
Exhibit
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.
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Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln House Hotel
"… clean bathrooms, sweep, and also clean the guests' rooms. Then I have lunch break and dinner break. I don’t start work until 9 in the morning."
