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Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 1 of 5

"A new three story brick building was erected in its place shortly after. It was rebuilt in the same design, except that the building’s rear was…"

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 4 of 5

"The building was built with bricks and had a slate roof. Slate was used a lot because of the slate quarry in Monson."

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 2 of 5

"It was built out of wood and then later out of brick. It was a hardware store on the first floor and the First National Bank on the second floor."

Guilford, Maine - Historic Buildings - Page 1 of 2

"… contstruction began and the dedication of the new brick building was held in 1904. French & Elliott Company, Masonic Hall, Odd Fellows Hall…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - The Brick Inn

"Door of Brick Inn. Notice the complex brick work around the entrance. (photo taken in 2020) X Who actually turned a one-family home into…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Old Town Hall and Grant Building

"The Grant building is brick with a front of granite and limestone in the art deco style. There were 473 Grant stores nationwide."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: Brick Works

"Several projects that may have used those bricks were in the works: Charles Bulfinch, a prominent Boston architect and principal in the Broad Street…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Building Boom, early 19th century

"When not building ships, craftsmen became architects and house builders, evidenced by the many architectural details used in ship construction."

Lubec, Maine - Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - Page 1 of 3

"But work remained. A bright new brick building was erected to house permanently U.S. Customs and the U.S. Postal Service under a single roof."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The Carr O'Brien Block

"This imposing four-storey brick building has served as a bank, commercial shops, sail loft, boot and shoe factory, clothing factory, and now houses…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The Watts Block

"He built an impressive three-storey brick hip-roof building and presented it to the town of Thomaston."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Training School, Presque Isle, ca. 1920

"… in March of 1927 and was replaced soon after by a brick structure. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Perry Opera House

"In 1903, it was re-built, this time from brick. Again, it was three stories tall, with the ground floor being stores."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Prison Industries

"The Carr O’Brien brick building on the opposite corner of Wadsworth Street and Route One, directly adjacent to the prison grounds, was built in 1852…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - 1870 to 1915

"… constructed and presented the Watts Block, a brick building on the southwest corner of Knox and Main Streets, to the town for use by its residents…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Green's Department Store

"Green rented the building and added on to the store in 1923. Throughout the years he added a shoe department, a ladies’ and a children’s department…"

Guilford, Maine - BUSINESSES - Page 3 of 3

"The dedication of the brick building was held in 1904. In 1912 this location became the North Guilford School House."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Prison Fires - 1849 to 1924

"… and the guardroom, along with the Warden’s brick dwelling. The hospital and some of the workshops were spared."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston Expands - 1805 to 1846

"Several businessmen joined together to build the brick Union Block, each constructing their own unit, sharing common walls."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - 1850 to 1870

"… Historical Society, to this day, this 1796 brick building survives and serves as its headquarters. <- Prev. Page .................."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox

"… logging, lime burning, canals, ship building and brick making all over what was then Lincoln County."

Guilford, Maine - Special Events

"… and Odd Fellows Hall burned in 1902, a large brick building was built on the same footprint. When finished in 1904, a huge dedication ceremony took…"

Guilford, Maine - Modern History: 1966 to Present

"National Merit Award, a new brick and bronze war memorial was built on Water Street, the Abaris Club won a grant to assist the town in rebuilding its…"