Maine Memory Network

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Montpelier

"… who popularized the Adamesque style that used elements found in classical Greek architecture. This elegant mansion was a home fit for royalty."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - MDI and the Fire of 1947

"… known with its hotels and B&Bs as a tourist spot while Seal Harbor and Northeast Harbor are now home to the summer population and their mansions."

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…"

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

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

Guilford, Maine - EVENTS - Page 1 of 3

"Later, on the Mansion was rebuilt to its former glory. (Trebor Mansion Inn 2002-2006) The Guilford Fire Department works hard at every fire."

Washburn-Norlands Living History Center

View collections, facts, and contact information for this Contributing Partner.

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…"

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

"… residence in the “Big House”--Swan’s abandoned mansion--a trend copied by many later settlers as they worked to build their own homes."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: The Funeral

"The group left the mansion and proceeded up Knox Street to what is now Main Street, and from there to a wood near Mill River, where Knox’s tomb was…"

Thomaston Historical Society

View collections, facts, and contact information for this Contributing Partner.

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: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: Lime Works

"… at the base of Knox Street, near where the Knox mansion had stood. Thomaston Historical Society Mr."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - The Abbott School

"But in 1900 the school experienced disaster. The Mansion burned, and with it went the 3000 volume library and all the early records of the school…"

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

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

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…"