Maine Memory Network

Bath's Historic Downtown - 94 Front Street

"It spread north along Front Street, damaging or destroying many businesses including Walter Webber’s Drugstore. Following Walter G."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Student Exhibits

"… Grant Building The Patten Free Library The Railroad Station Sagadahoc Block and Sagadahock House The Sagadahoc County Courthouse 94 Front Street"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Welcome

"… Room at the Patten Free Library? X Front Street, From Post Office Square, Bath. ca. 1930Patten Free Library A year-long learning…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Merchants' Row

"The wind carried the fire along the west side of Front Street burning down everything in its path, almost impossible to stop."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Columbian Block

"Front Street looking north from Arch Street, Bath, ca. 1870Patten Free Library Before the fire of 1895 this part of Front Street was occupied by the…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Dreamland and Liberty

"It was given a false front to make the building look bigger. The theatre changed its name in 1919 to the Liberty Theatre, to honor the end of World…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"Throughout the nineteenth century, as the lowest of these areas were filled in and Commercial Street was added to the east of Front Street, the…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Bath Savings Institution and Hyde Block

"Front Street at Arch Street, Bath, ca. 1892Patten Free Library Before the Hyde Block was built in 1871, the site at Broad and Front Streets was…"

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

"Former Town/City Hall, Bath, ca. 1933Patten Free Library Downtown Centre Street, Bath, 1948Patten Free Library The Grant Building was built at…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Lincoln Block

"… The Lincoln Block, located at 52, 54, and 56 Front Street, originally known as the Sagadahock Bank Block, was built in 1878."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Davenport Memorial and City Hall

"George P. Davenport was born at 55 Front Street, his father's home, and died on December 29, 1926 at his home on 1135 Washington Street due to a…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahock House and The Sagadahoc Block

"… the street, caught on the wooden building across Front Street. Gas tanks exploded and walls fell every couple of minutes, causing screams from the…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Church Block

"… Library The Church Block is located at 44 to 50 Front Street in downtown Bath. The foundation of the Italianate style Church Block is made out of…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"This store, located at 782 Washington Street (the southwest corner of the intersection), did very well, surviving for more than 20 years despite…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Customs House

"… The construction of the Customs House, at 1 Front Street, south of Lambard Street, was started in 1852 and finished in 1858."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Ledyard Block

"The permission to shut down the streets was passed by the city. The owner at the time, William Ledyard, had to buy another property to hold the…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahoc County Courthouse

"There are three tablets on the front. One tablet says, “HONOR THE BRAVE.” Below that the tablet says, “Erected by the City of Bath A.D."

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Railroad Station

"… south of downtown at the south end of Commercial Street, was built in 1941. The new station was constructed completely out of brick, as protection…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Project Partners

"33 Summer Street Bath, Maine 04530 (207) 443-5141 ext. 18 http://www.patten.lib.me.us/history email: history@patten.lib.me.us Sagadahoc History Room…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Patten Free Library

"… The Patten Free Library, located at 33 Summer Street in Bath, Maine, is architecturally unique. It was designed by architect George Harding, in a…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Entertainment- Alameda and Opera House

"It had been located at 66 Centre Street since 1913, when construction finished. Before that, the Alameda was there."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Project Overview

"Project Overview In June of 2008, the community partnership of the Sagadahoc History & Genealogy Room at the Patten Free Library, the Bath…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Project Resources

"… Project Resources From the Sagadahoc History & Genealogy Room at the Patten Free Library Books & Manuscripts Baker, William Avery, 1973, “A…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Welcome

"Welcome What do you get when you combine Bath history, curiosity, and technology with 60 seventh graders and their teachers from Bath Middle School…"