Maine Memory Network

Presque Isle: The Star City - Allen Building

"Now a vacant building, attorney Charles P. Allen built the Allen building in 1890 to house his practice."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Historical Buildings

"Historical Buildings Presque Isle's historical buildings express the character and development of the community."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Old Town Hall and Grant Building

"The Old City Hall narrowly escaped destruction in the fire of 1894 which destroyed all of that block of Centre Street east to Front Street."

Historic Hallowell - Important Buildings and Institutions

"The City then applied to the National Park Service for recognition of a 205 acre parcel as a National Historic District."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Maine Farmer's Exchange (MFX) Building

"One of the original tenants of the building was our local newspaper. This building survived numerous fires that destroyed most of Main Street, making…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - St. John's Episcopal Church Building

"St. John's Episcopal Church Building X Text by Dustin and Dustin, students at Presque Isle Middle School Edited by Presque Isle Historical…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Sears and Roebuck Company Building

"This building replaced a mail order office. When it was built, the store was the second largest Sears building in New England."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Carroll's Auto Sales Buildings

"Carroll's Auto Sales Buildings c. 1859, New location X C. 1958 X Text by Keith, Kristen and Josh, students at Presque Isle Middle School…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad and Maine Public Service Building

"The building many of us know today as the Maine Public Service building on the corner of Second and State Streets was built by Gould in 1920 for the…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Phair House, the Bellstead and the Social Security Building

"… House, the Bellstead and the Social Security Building X Text by Sebastian and Scott, students at Presque Isle Middle School Images from…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad and Maine Public Service Company building, Presque Isle, 1921

"… Valley Railroad and Maine Public Service Company building, Presque Isle, 1921 Contributed by Presque Isle Historical Society Description…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Davenport Memorial and City Hall

"… until 1928, when the buildings were torn down to build the City Hall. George Patten Davenport, Bath, ca."

Historic Hallowell - City Marshals

"City Marshals The term City Marshal is an old word representing the head of the police department. Since 1967, city marshals have been called police…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Cunningham School

"2007. McCarty, Kathy. "City Bids Farwell to Old Friend.” The Star-Herald [presque isle] 21 Mar. 2007. Rice, Rachel."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Thompson's Memorial

"Clark Ketcham, and Dale Steinhauer. City of Presque Isle 125th Historical Booklet. Vol. 125. Presque Isle: Booklet Committee, 1984. Graves, Richard A."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Significant Events

"… the nation it has played a significant part in the country's history and its impact has gone beyond the city's boundaries into the world arena."

Historic Hallowell - The City of Hallowell

"The City of Hallowell City HallHubbard Free Library Ice storm' Hallowell House, Hallowell, 1998Hubbard Free Library During the Ice Storm…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Riverside Park and Arboretum

"Recreation: A Lifetime Adventure, A History of the Presque Isle Recreation Program from the Late 1920s to 1982. 1983.City of Presque Isle website"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Bangor and Aroostook Railroad

"X Sources: 125th Birthday Committee Presents City of Presque Isle 125th Historical Booklet 1859-1984. Presque Isle, 1984."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Presque Isle Congregational Church

"It was a plain white building with a bell tower and forty-four pews. The total cost of the church was 4,750 dollars."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Of The Arts Era

"Building Of The Arts Era Building Of The Arts, Bar Harbor, Maine The Building of the Arts was officially dedicated in 1907 and remained the…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad

"… raised $20,000 from the people of Presque Isle to build a railroad building. The Articles of Association for the Aroostook Valley Railroad were…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"In addition, Presque Isle became Aroostook County’s first city in 1940. World War II and the army air base brought many new people into the area…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - About us

"… & Library Services. Presque Isle - The Star City participating partners are: Turner Memorial Library X Mark and Emily Turner Memorial…"