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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The Thomaston Academy

"The Academy building is a fine example of Greek Revival architecture, with a triangular pediment, entablature and columned portico."

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Historic Hallowell - Portrait of the Proprietor

"1900Hubbard Free Library Bodwell purchased a Greek Revival house in 1866 and selected a rather grandiose version of the mansard design for his…"

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The Mall on West Main Street

"Fine examples of Greek Revival, Gothic Revival, Italianate and Victorian architecture reflect the affluence of the times."

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Captain Samuel Watts House

"… Watts first built a substantial cape style Greek Revival on Knox Street in which he and his family lived in 1842."

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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."

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Historic Clothing Collection - 1930-1940 - Page 4 of 4

"For her 1938 wedding to her husband to be, Greek immigrant Peter Spanos at Portland’s Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, Bessie Rodis wore a wedding…"

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - North Church

"A minister who studied Greek said the words are not of the Christian Era he studied. The window shows black hands passing/receiving a torch and some…"

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Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 3 of 3

"… Society A daguerreotype of a white columned Greek Revival house is believed to be the Mobile, Alabama home of Kiah Bailey Sewall and his wife…"

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Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Architecture

"… Museum 4-SquareNylander Museum Greek RevivalNylander Museum From the first humble log cabin beginnings, Colony architecture has come…"

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - 1940 to Present Day

"… 19th century structures - including Federal, Greek Revival, Gothic Revival, Italianate, French Second Empire and Queen Anne examples, most of which…"

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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VII. Flow and ebb: the effects of industrial peak & global upheaval (1900-1955) - Page 1 of 3

"… but you could also hear German, Dutch, Albanian, Greek, Yiddish, Spanish, Chinese, Turkish, Danish, Polish, Russian and Italian."

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Bangor Historical Society

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Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 1 of 2

"… development of Maine before the Civil War, the Greek Revival cape style house enjoyed widespread popularity."

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Kennebunkport Historical Society

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 1 of 3

"… 1900," Grange rituals incorporated a mixture of Greek and Roman mythology and Bible lessons. Titles and rituals also borrowed from the Masonic…"

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 1 of 3

"A rambling vernacular Greek Revival farmstead was built on this road by Joel White. In the 1850s it was Morrill Farm."

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Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 1 of 3

"Considered the finest Greek Revival public building north of Boston, the Merchants Exchange was built at Middle and Exchange Streets in Portland from…"

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Architecture & Landscape database - John P. Thomas

"… was inspired by the classicism of the American Greek Revival style. Thomas was at his best when designing in the English Tudor style."

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Bath's Historic Downtown - Merchants' Row

"… Library The buildings on Merchants' Row were all Greek Revival buildings. 108 Front Street was built in 1832 and was the only building that…"

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Bath's Historic Downtown - Davenport Memorial and City Hall

"… mix of Classical Revival, Georgian, Federal, and Greek Revival. It was built as a City Hall and memorial to Charles Davenport."

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Skowhegan History House

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Presque Isle: The Star City - National Community Christmas Tree - 1959

"A Greek Orthodox vespers service closed the first night of the program. The President was introduced by Fred Seaton, Secretary of the Interior."

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Bath's Historic Downtown - Ledyard Block

"… is a brick building that combined elements of the Greek Revival and Italianate styles of architecture. It is a large three-story brick edifice."

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Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"Its Greek-Revival lines of brick and granite sill and lintel were repeated throughout “Merchants’ Row” after the fire."