Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - John Calvin Stevens House

"This classic shingle style home sits high above the Kennebec River town of Hallowell, Maine. Note the turret and open, rounded porch which are drawn…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Mills and Homes in Stockholm

"… bowling pin mill, two lumber mills, cedar mill, shingle mill, and a lath mill (lath are thin strips of wood used as a foundation for layering…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"After being in business for a year, Gould replaced the saws and trimmers being used with new ones which substantially increased the mill’s output."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - The History of Stockholm

"… working with a daily output of fifty thousand shingles and fifteen thousand different types of lumber a day."

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

"… could be harnessed for power to run saw mills, shingle mills, grist mills, or anything else that needed more power than could be supplied by men or…"

Historic Hallowell - Shipping

"… 1 cask of oil 1 bundle of bed springs 54 1/2 of shingles 15in 73 feet of boards 17 barrels of pot ashes 1 pair of wheels lamb, potato, fish, bread…"

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 1 of 5

"It has a good roof with shingles. Thomas Macomber, the builder and founder of this building, made it to be a bank specifically."

Lincoln, Maine - Mills & Paper Industry - Page 1 of 2

"Sometimes, shingles and short lumber were put on top of the rafts. Even today, 185 years later, the first dam bed logs can be spotted when the water…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"Settlers made and sold cedar shingles as well and some towns accepted the shingles as currency. As early as 1838, authorities were touting the…"

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

"… story structures with square-pitched cedar-shingled roofs. The ground floor had four windows, a 16’ X 18’ front room (which contained a Hampden…"

Historic Hallowell - Seaport on the Kennebec

"… and English cloth and hardware, returning with shingles, clapboards, hogsheads and barrel staves, white oak capstan bars destined for Boston or…"

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

"… had 150 men working with a daily output of 50,000 shingles and 15,000 other lumber. There were many crews working in the woods in the winter."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - The Colony Continues to Grow, 1874 - 1900

"… seven schools, two starch factories, five shingle mills, 305 houses, 362 barns, and 71 miles of roads."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - …then came the settlers…

"They built sawmills to make boards, staves, and shingles needed for boats, dwellings, barns, fences, and barrels."

Architecture & Landscape database - Elmer I. Thomas

"Thomas favored the Shingle Style and the Colonial Revival for his houses and the Romanesque Revival for his public and commercial buildings."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Kennebec Proprietors Biographies

"He also shingled the King's Chapel in Boston, did work for John Hancock and built several Cambridge mansions."

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

"Tripp Lumber Dealer A. Jordan “ “ W. Pratt Shingle Mfg. Col. C. Harvey “ “ I.E. Thompson Millwright A. Morse Cabinet Maker W."

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"… it housed a carding mill, tannery, stave mill, shingle mill, corn and barley gristmills. At the same time, many East Surry men, along with other…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 1 of 4

"… for small mills to produce lumber and shingles, shovel handles, grains from the grist mills, cheese and starch making facilities, and wool carding…"

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

"This structure stands with two shingled towers, cradling a bridge made of steel cables. The Wire Bridge is a physical landmark, but the real appeal…"

Life on a Tidal River - Early Railroads in Bangor - Page 1 of 2

"The line transported laths, shingles, clapboards, and lumber in addition to passengers. Trains ran three times daily and the fare was 37 cents…"