Maine Memory Network

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The Humphrey House

"He built the impressive Monk Humphrey House on Wadsworth Street, a grand three-storey Federal style house, which was dismantled around 1940."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The Fales Edgarton House

"… Fales Edgarton House Fales Edgarton House, Thomaston, ca. 1870Thomaston Historical Society There are no remains of the early 1630 trading…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Architect William Keith

"1960sThomaston Historical Society William R. Kieth House, Main Street, Thomaston, Maine 2008Thomaston Historical Society Thomaston’s streets…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Building Boom, early 19th century

"When not building ships, craftsmen became architects and house builders, evidenced by the many architectural details used in ship construction."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Raymond Wallace

"Did your dad work? He was a boat builder so he had to find some other jobs to help out with money. Were kids affected? I think they all were."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Early Wharves and Yards - 1795 to 1825

"As lumber supplies there were depleted, several individuals relocated their shipyards downriver to Thomaston, which became the more active of the two…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Prison is built - 1823 to 1824

"Fifty builders and two lighters (unpowered barges used to transfer cargo under tow) for the transport of granite from St."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Additions and New Wing - 1824 to 1843

"Warden Joel Miller House, Main Street, Thomaston, Maine c 1870Thomaston Historical Society Joel Miller, who was also a Senator and later Judge of…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Shipbuilding Industry Expands - 1850 to 1857

"During this period, Thomaston Down Easters, designed with fewer sails that required smaller crews and built with larger and deeper hulls, greatly…"