Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - Johnson Brothers and Their Shoe Factory

"The building was made of wood with a brick foundation. Charles Weiner became the president of this establishment, and David Haskell was the treasurer."

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahoc County Courthouse

"The original building was made of brick with wood dentils and very detailed window borders; the foundation was made of granite."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Church Block

"… wooden bay window that was added in 1909, and the bricks that make up the outer facade are painted green, yellow, and tan."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Davenport Memorial and City Hall

"It is a fireproof structure made of limestone and bricks with a granite foundation. There are columns at its entrance to define the curved front…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 3 of 4

"… to raise funds that resulted in the attractive brick library building on the corner of Main Street and Parker Point Road that opened its doors in…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 3 of 4

"They later built a large brick home on what is now Route 1. Eleven of their twelve children died before reaching middle age. Dr."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 1 of 4

"A boot and shoe factory, a brick mill, a sawmill and a clothespin factory opened, and other businesses that followed also flourished because people…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Leonard Trask, the Wonderful Invalid

"He moved to Carthage to make bricks at $11.50 a month. He returned to Hartford to build a stone wall 100 rods long in eight weeks for $100."

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."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Meeting House Park

"That small brick structure set back away from the road. The flames however crossed Main Street and took the Baptist Church, stayed on the west side…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - John Crosby

"Among the enterprises he was involved with were a brick store that he built and a share in Wheeler’s mills and the Long Wharf, located at the end of…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec's 1911 Centennial Celebration - Page 2 of 2

"Since then, no trace. The brick edifice, at Water and Main Streets, still stands as of 2010, but no one seems to know what happened to the gift from…"

Guilford, Maine - BUSINESSES - Page 3 of 3

"The dedication of the brick building was held in 1904. In 1912 this location became the North Guilford School House."

Guilford, Maine - Special Events

"… and Odd Fellows Hall burned in 1902, a large brick building was built on the same footprint. When finished in 1904, a huge dedication ceremony took…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"It was a nice brick store, but as the years went on the location became inadequate for Sears. When Bath rejected a massive urban renewal project in…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - 94 Front Street

"Built around 1850 by Oliver Moses, the brick building at 94 Front Street is a three-story building designed originally in Greek Revival style…"

Guilford, Maine - Modern History: 1966 to Present

"National Merit Award, a new brick and bronze war memorial was built on Water Street, the Abaris Club won a grant to assist the town in rebuilding its…"

Prince Memorial Library

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Peru

"… that traveled into West Peru village to service a brick factory and other businesses. A pavilion for movies and dances, a starch factory, doctors’…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - "Main Streets" of North Yarmouth and Cumberland

"Samuel B. Chase built a brick Federal style house in 1831 that housed two carriage shops. The business had ramps that were used to haul vehicles…"

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

"… resources and owned the first plow, harrow, and brick kiln in the area. He continued to be a man of firsts and was the first person in the area to…"

Lubec, Maine - Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - Page 1 of 3

"But work remained. A bright new brick building was erected to house permanently U.S. Customs and the U.S. Postal Service under a single roof."

Colby College Special Collections

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Blue Hill, Maine - Educating Blue Hill

"… location of the wooden building, a better brick building was constructed to serve as the new academy."