Maine Memory Network

Presque Isle: The Star City - Unitarian Church, Presque Isle, 1895

"… bell was purchased by a local person during the razing and given to the Methodist Church, which exhibited the bell at the front entrance of its…"

Historic Hallowell - Joppa

"… longer exists and many of the houses have been razed in the past ten years, but the name clings to the section and probably will for years to come."

The General Henry Knox Museum

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Historic Hallowell - History Celebrated, Threatened and Preserved

"… widening Water Street to a four-lane highway, by razing all the buildings between the Kennebec River and Water Street, including the commercial…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Maine State Prison

"… Prison stood in Thomaston from 1824 until it was razed in 2002. When Maine became a state as part of the Missouri Compromise in 1820, a prison was…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Economic History of Main Street, Northeast Harbor - Page 2 of 3

"… society, along with the town engineer, proposed razing numerous buildings on Main Street, replacing them and widening the road."

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

"Unfortunately they were never able to finance their plans, and the church had to be razed in 1964."

Thomaston Historical Society

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Guilford, Maine - Historic Buildings - Page 1 of 2

"This beautiful building was razed in 2000 to make way for the Rite Aid store which currently stands at this location."

Guilford, Maine - BUSINESSES - Page 3 of 3

"The building that was there before was razed to make way for the new store. The Rite Aid store is still located at 3 Hudson Avenue in Guilford."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Early Settlements

"… in size following the 1929 Depression and finally razed in 1950, most of the houses that were built by the visitors to the hotel are still standing."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"… halls, bars, and other small businesses, until razed in 1957 due to its dilapidated condition. The Central Congregational Church merged with the…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… latter having replaced the Universalist Church razed in 1863. The prosperity of these times not only brought more workers to the shipyards of Bath…"