Maine Memory Network

Architecture & Landscape database - Database Overview

"… this database includes architecture and landscape design commissions from ca. 1850 through the present."

Architecture & Landscape database - Search the Database

"Search the Database The Maine Architecture & Landscape Database organizes and searches for items at the commission (project) level."

Architecture & Landscape database - John P. Thomas

"… major examples of residential architecture built by men of wealth during the boom years of the 1920s. For John P."

Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 2 of 3

"Landscape Photography Mussey's Row, Middle Street, Portland, ca. 1856Maine Historical Society Taken in 1845 or 1846, this view of buildings…"

Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 1 of 2

"Landscape Photography Connor and Hathorn Building, Pittsfield, ca. 1860Maine Historical Society Early outdoor photographs are…"

Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 1 of 3

"Landscape Photography Casco Engine Co. No. 1 firemen's muster and parade, Portland, 1846Maine Historical Society The Maine Historical Society…"

L.C. Bates Museum/Good Will-Hinckley

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou - Page 5 of 6

"Curtis purchased 40 acres of land on the Eastern bank of Northeast Harbor, built three houses by the time of his death, and forged a close…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Maps

"… provide a geographic context of how Farmington’s landscape has changed throughout its history. In a very basic sense, maps help us analyze and…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Harbor Cottage, The Old Ell (“Mame’s House”), and the Big Barn

"During these stays artists explored and interpreted Mount Desert Island’s landscapes through pencil sketches and paintings that were finished, shared…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion

"Frank Blaisdell, a landscape and civil engineer, designed this and several other amusement parks, including Riverton in Portland."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - "Fly Rod" Crosby - Page 2 of 3

"… afterwards and opened a studio specializing in landscape and portrait photography. Starbird released a series of photographs called “The Woods of…"

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 1 of 5

"There was nothing there before except an empty landscape. It is a normal building, made of wood, and not too much insulation."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Bryants and Rockefellers: Two Seal Harbor Families

"… cottages started appearing across the landscape. The final push was when Acadia National Park was formed, putting Mount Desert Island on the map as…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Cumberland's Prince Memorial Library : Evolution of a Community Institution

"… plant was added and the library grounds were landscaped at the same time the addition was constructed."

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 3 of 4

"… its sparkling bay, its inlets, its shores, its landscapes of hill, dale and plain…” The same qualities began to bring summer vacationers to town…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Rustication

"… service, mostly artists drawn by its dramatic landscape. And these artists' paintings convinced wealthy east-coast businessmen and their families…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… that surrounded the Point created a problematic landscape where several bridges were needed to extend Centre Street, to create Front Street, to…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"… Farmington in 1859, Farmington’s agricultural landscape took another giant step. Farmer’s now had a way to get surplus crops, livestock and produce…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou - Page 4 of 6

"Ever vigilant of the natural landscape while not losing sight of furthering the commercial attractiveness of Asticou, Charles came into his own…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Blue Hill Spearheads Development on the Downeast Coast

"… its sparkling bay, its inlets, its shores, its landscape of hill, dale, and plain ; they were pleased with it, and the testimony of a century and a…"

Acadian Archives

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Highlighting Historical Hampden - Riverside Park

"Landscape and civil engineer Frank Blaisdell drew up the plans for the park; he was an excellent candidate for the job, with vast experience…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 2 of 4

"… that created three-dimensional images of landscapes, plants and animals), low-quality televisions, radios, and projectors."