Maine Memory Network

The General Henry Knox Museum

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - II. Pinkies, wherries, skiffs and chebaccos: Early Settlement

"They built log houses with simple furniture, surviving on the island’s resources through long winters with only the occasional sailboat connecting…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Educating Blue Hill

"… only built one house, sometimes also called the "mansion house." Although George Stevens had no children of his own - except for a foster son - he…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 2 of 4

"Southgate Mansion, Scarborough, ca. 1900Scarborough Historical Society & Museum Per family tradition, Dr."

Washburn-Norlands Living History Center

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Architecture & Landscape database - Maine Architectural Renderings

"The Maine Historical Society owns Wilkinson’s pencil and wash drawing of Mansion House alterations made during this period."

Moosehead Historical Society

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Historic Hallowell - Important Buildings and Institutions

"Today, a walk along Hallowell's mansion-studded streets, through the vibrant business district and along the restored waterfront, provides clues to…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - General Henry Knox Museum

"… an elegant reconstruction of the nineteen room mansion Knox built as a retirement home in Thomaston, the museum offers guided tours, programs, and…"

Museum at Portland Head

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: The Old Church on the Hill

"… who had built a reconstruction of Knox’s mansion Montpelier right next door in 1930. Their intention was to restore the church and make it part of…"

Architecture & Landscape database - Frederick A. Tompson

"… examples of his work in Portland include the West Mansion on the Western Promenade (1911), the Emerson School on Munjoy Hill (1897-98), the Wilde…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston is Incorporated - 1777

"… along the river was that of Montpelier, a stately mansion built in 1793-94 at the former site of Fort Wharf for Major General Henry Knox."

Thomaston Historical Society

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Rustication

"They were 60-room mansions with clipped lawns and formal gardens, estates reflecting their owners' wealth and rank."

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"… that the Pinkham and Bennett’s stores and the Mansion House were entirely burned… the American Express Co."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"Louis. These families put up summer “cottages,” mansions that rivaled the finest on the mainland. With the establishment of Islesboro’s summer…"