Maine Memory Network

Bath's Historic Downtown - Davenport Memorial and City Hall

"Davenport Memorial and City Hall Text by Rebecca Black, Christie Duffy, Courtney McKinney, and Brook Mitchell 7th grade students at Bath Middle…"

Mercy Hospital - Mercy & the Community

"Located on State Street less than a block from Mercy Hospital, and near other local medical facilities, in 2018, Gary’s House celebrates two decades…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 2 of 4

"… long stove, using odd pieces of discarded shovel blocks.” Everyone used the same long-handled dipper to drink from the pail of fresh water."

Lincoln, Maine - Telegraphs & Telephones

"This switchboard was located on Plumly Block, which now is the area where Rite Aid is located today."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 195-277

"… Market Hall Stricklands Block Stetson Block Anna Raynes Rufus Prince First Baptist Church Gordon Percival Brick kilns Steamer Bangor Cyrus Goss…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Cheese Factory

"Large round blocks of cheese were stored in round wooden boxes. These boxes were often used as pantry storage boxes. Return to Student Research"

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"… caught soon after, being situated next to the Block and was soon a mass of ruins. Plaisted Tannery Fire, Lincoln, 1899Lincoln Historical…"

Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 2 of 3

"The handsome Federal style block in the center was built for the Maine Fire and Marine Insurance Company in 1803-04 from plans by Alexander Parris."

Architecture & Landscape database - Elmer I. Thomas

"… the Camden Opera House (1893), the Atkinson Block in Lewiston (1892), the Syndicate Block in Rockland (1892), Brunswick High School (1892), and the…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Ridlonville

"… cottages, Day Hill, Richards Avenue, Wills Block, Packard Block, to name a few. Ridlonville was a good place to live and raise children."

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 5 of 5

"Over the years it was used as a store, church, parsonage, meeting house, home, and even a working farm! STUDENT CORNER HOME"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VIII. Changing course and new beginnings (1955-Present) - Page 1 of 2

"… (1955-Present) Shops in the Exchange Block, Biddeford, ca. 1915McArthur Public Library Throughout Maine during these years most of the…"

Architecture & Landscape database - Frederick A. Tompson

"… churches, public buildings, and commercial blocks. Notable extant examples of his work in Portland include the West Mansion on the Western…"

Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 1 of 3

"… in 1852-53 with a four story brick commercial block that burned in the Great Fire of 1866. The site is now occupied by a small park."

Architecture & Landscape database - George Coombs

"… for houses, churches, schools, business blocks, and factories. Most of this work was in the Lewiston-Auburn area."

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future

"North New Portland saw the creation of the Congregational Church in 1862. New Portland is a land rich with natural resources such as water and wood."

Guilford, Maine - Historic Buildings - Page 1 of 2

"SCALES BLOCK AND BANK SQUARE Scales Buildings, Guilford, ca. 1880Guilford Historical Society This photograph shows the beginning of the Scales…"

Guilford, Maine - Pre-Settlement And The First 100 Years

"Pond Block, Guilford, ca. 1890Guilford Historical Society In 1827 Guilford began to grow and prosper and by 1865 there were saw mills, law offices…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield's Tuscan Opera House

"Block burned down this evening about eleven." The architecture indicates that the current building was then reconstructed upon the original…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Interviews - Page 2 of 2

"… A: It was pretty incredible that roads were blocked off with trees that had fallen over. And we had a couple of trees in our yard that we couldn’t…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… towns is well supplied with handsome mercantile blocks, with banks, electric lights, water systems equal to the best, and sewerage systems well…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"… held classes on the second floor of Beale's block on Broadway until their new building could be finished."

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - North New Portland Village

"… was directly across the street beside the Kimball Block (Kennison's Drugstore). This building that was built by Dennis was later taken down."

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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