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Item 16783

Wadsworth-Longfellow house well, Portland, ca. 1935

Contributed by: Longfellow Garden Club Date: circa 1935 Location: Portland Media: Lantern slide

Item 23018

House and Garden -Interior of Fairview Acres Unfurnished Apartment, 1944

Contributed by: Presque Isle Historical Society Date: 1944-07-22 Location: Presque Isle Media: Photographic print

Item 78914

Carl Schilling's cabin, Byron, ca. 1970

Contributed by: Byron Historical Society Date: circa 1970 Location: Byron Media: Photographic print

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 149140

Forbes residence kitchen garden masonry remodeling, New Canaan, CT, 1999

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1999 Location: New Canaan Clients: Walter Forbes; Carin Forbes Architect: Patrick Chasse; Landscape Design Associates

Item 149142

Smith Cove residence preliminary planting plan, Brooksville, 2001-2003

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 2001–2003 Location: Brooksville Clients: Lawrence MacElree; Jane MacElree Architect: Patrick Chasse; Landscape Design Associates

Online Exhibits

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Wadsworth-Longfellow House, Congress Street, Portland, ca. 1890

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

Front Door, Yellow House, Gardiner, ca. 1985

Inside the Yellow House

Photographer Elijah Cobb's 1985 portfolio of the Laura E. Richards House, with text by Rosalind Cobb Wiggins and Laura E. Putnam.

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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.

Site Pages

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Mount Desert Island Historical Society

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Old Ell, Rye Field Lane, Northeast Harbor 1939

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Old Ell is Born

"… move was just to the east of the present day Sand Garden feature in the Asticou Azalea Gardens. During the early part of the 20th century, The Old…"