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Historical Items

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Item 14234

Shingling Christian Endeavor Cottage at Good Will, ca. 1916

Contributed by: L.C. Bates Museum / Good Will-Hinckley Homes Date: circa 1916 Location: Fairfield Media: Photographic print

Item 8395

Victor Michaud laying shakes on roof, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Patten Lumbermen's Museum Date: circa 1900 Media: Photographic print

Item 7083

Atwood Hotel roof, Lewiston, ca. 1890

Contributed by: Lewiston Public Library Date: circa 1890 Location: Lewiston Media: Phototransparency

Tax Records

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Item 86350

Assessor's Record, Shelter Roof, Custom House Wharf, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Proprietors of Custom House Wharf Use: Shelter Roof

Item 86347

Assessor's Record, Shelter Roof, Custom House Wharf, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Proprietors of Custom House Wharf Use: Shelter Roof

Item 86849

422-426 Commercial Street (leased land), Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Elias Hersey Roofing Company Use: Storage for Roof material

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 151397

Von Mayrhauser residence, New York, New York, 2015

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 2015 Location: New York Client: Peter von Mayrhauser Architect: Carol A. Wilson

Item 151631

Fitzgerald house, Brighton, Vermont, 1888

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1888 Location: Brighton Client: George H. Fitzgerald Architect: John Calvin Stevens

Item 151408

Isaacson residence, Lewiston, 1960

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1960 Location: Lewiston Client: Philip Isaacson Architect: F. Frederick Bruck; F. Frederick Bruck, Architect

Online Exhibits

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Home: The Wadsworth-Longfellow House and Portland - Streetscape, 1790-1930

"The brick house had a hipped roof, hidden by a parapet around the roof perimeter, single chimneys at each end, and chimneys along the back wall."

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The Barns of the St. John River Valley: Maine's Crowning Jewels

Maine's St. John River Valley boasts a unique architectural landscape. A number of historical factors led to the proliferation of a local architectural style, the Madawaska twin barn, as well as a number of building techniques rarely seen elsewhere. Today, these are in danger of being lost to time.

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Immigrant workers at Hall Quarry, Mount Desert, 1905

Extracting Wealth

Maine's natural resources -- granite, limestone and slate in particular -- along with its excellent ports made it a leader in mining and production of the valuable building materials. Stone work also attracted numerous skilled immigrants.