Maine Memory Network

John Martin: Expert Observer - Gate no 7 design, Bangor, 1867

"He continued that he would use the design, "if ever I am so lucky as to build one again and should be compelled to use wooden posts." He noted that…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin gate design, Bangor, 1867

"John Martin gate design, Bangor, 1867 Contributed by Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Description John Martin (1823-1904)…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Barnyard gate design, Bangor, 1867

"Martin, an accountant and shopkeeper in Bangor, who was interested in architecture, landscape design, gardening, dancing, and numerous other topics…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Gate no 2 design, Bangor, 1867

"Gate no 2 design, Bangor, 1867 Contributed by Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Description John Martin, an accountant and…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Design for rustic fence, gate, Bangor, 1867

"Design for rustic fence, gate, Bangor, 1867 Contributed by Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Description In one of five…"

Architecture & Landscape database - Database Overview

"1850 through the present. Represented works include Maine architects and designers; commissioned projects in Maine or for Maine residents; and to a…"

Architecture & Landscape database - Database Collections

"… represented in the Maine Architecture & Landscape Design Database, organized by contributing repository."

Architecture & Landscape database - Gridley Barrows

"Harriman in Auburn, where he worked as a designer from 1956 to 1961. From 1961 until his retirement in 1978, he directed Harriman’s design department."

Architecture & Landscape database - Project Background and Partners

"… provided an opportunity to expand landscape design holdings and build a network of partners to support converting the database to a Maine Memory…"

Architecture & Landscape database - Eaton W. Tarbell

"… of Architecture at the Harvard Graduate School of Design. That year the noted German architect Walter Gropius joined the department as a faculty…"

Architecture & Landscape database - Biographies

"… of Architects in Maine; while others do not yet have a listing. Researchers are encouraged to review both resources for a given designer."

Architecture & Landscape database - Search the Database

"If an architect or designer worked on the same project over time, or if a different architect worked on a given project at a later date, the database…"

Architecture & Landscape database - John Calvin Stevens

"… and developed friendships with such influential designers as William R. Emerson and Robert S. Peabody."

Architecture & Landscape database - Elmer I. Thomas

"… 1895 at the age of thirty-two, he was active in designing homes, churches, public buildings, and business blocks."

Architecture & Landscape database - John P. Thomas

"John P. Thomas was a highly accomplished designer who favored the Georgian Revival style for commercial buildings such as the United States Trust…"

Architecture & Landscape database - Maine Architectural Renderings

"Between 1896 and 1899 the partnership designed changes to the Mansion House, the first inn at the Ricker family’s famous Poland Spring resort."

Architecture & Landscape database - Frederick A. Tompson

"… Tompson gained a reputation as a skilled designer of houses, schools, churches, public buildings, and commercial blocks."

Architecture & Landscape database - George Coombs

"Shettleworth, Jr. Home for Joseph Briggs designed by George M. Coombs, 1884 Maine Historical Society George Millard Coombs (1851-1909) was born…"

Architecture & Landscape database - Lost Gardens of Eden

"Lost Gardens of Eden “Paradise Lost, Paradise Found: the landscape of Mount Desert Island” by Patrick Chassé."

Architecture & Landscape database - Plans for the Dwelling House Jos. Briggs, Winthrop, 1884

"Plans for the Dwelling House Jos. Briggs, Winthrop, 1884 Contributed by Maine Historical Society Description Architecture commission for…"

Architecture & Landscape database - Tower shopping complex, Bangor, ca. 1975

"Tower shopping complex, Bangor, ca. 1975 Contributed by Maine Historical Society Description Architecture commission for Development…"

Architecture & Landscape database - Study for the LDM Sweat Memorial Art Museum, Portland, ca. 1911

"Study for the LDM Sweat Memorial Art Museum, Portland, ca. 1911 Contributed by Maine Historical Society Description Architecture…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1950-1960 - Page 4 of 4

"Said to be a Dior design, but lacking any labeling, the collection's 1960s bouffant short prom dress and matching stole could fall into the category…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1940-1950 - Page 2 of 3

"… fashion blazed its trail, European and American designers experimented, producing some exotic creations."