Maine Memory Network

Lincoln, Maine - Post Office

"Josh Shaw "What if the post office never existed?" The postal service refers to the post offices and mailing."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Davenport Memorial and City Hall

"It housed the offices of the city clerk, the treasurer, the mayor, and the police department. City Hall had a courtroom, a marshal's office, a…"

Historic Hallowell - City Marshals

"Police, City Marshal and Officers, Hallowell, 1888Courtesy of Sumner A. Webber, Sr., an individual partner One of the men in this picture was City…"

City of Portland Department of Public Works

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Historic Hallowell - The City of Hallowell

"City Office workers were communicating with Central Maine Power and the food bank to get power to the area and get food to the elderly and needy."

Architecture & Landscape database - Frederick A. Tompson

"Frederick Tompson graduated from Portland High School in 1876 and immediately entered the office of Francis H. Fassett, the city’s leading architect."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Presque Isle Congregational Church

"… Church was the first church structure in the City of Presque Isle. It was a plain white building with a bell tower and forty-four pews."

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

"… including a mayor's office, a treasurer's office, assessor's office and the police department."

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 - Aroostook Valley Railroad

"The freight office (seen here) was on Dyer Street. Another building used by the Aroostook Valley Railroad during its last few years of operation…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"… the approval of 7.13 miles on June 29, 1912, the city of Caribou was joined with the AVR and the line grew to service over 32 miles of the…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Lincoln Block

"… to many other architectural endeavors in the city of Bath and designed the Lincoln Block building."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Bath Savings Institution and Hyde Block

"According to the almanac in the September 5, 1883 issue of Bath Daily Times, people said that they heard gun shots a little after 11:00pm. Officer…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Customs House

"… steps of the Customs House were often the site of city, state, or federal government events. For example, in 1889, the 23rd President, Benjamin…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahoc County Courthouse

"… Bowdoinham, Richmond, and Topsham, County offices in the Courthouse include: The Emergency Movement Agency, County Commissioners Office, County…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"Moses giving the City $10,000 for its construction. Also, the Alameda, a large entertainment center on the south side of Centre Street between Water…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Ledyard Block

"… to shut down the streets was passed by the city. The owner at the time, William Ledyard, had to buy another property to hold the supplies and…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Columbian Block

"This fire was very destructive to the City of Bath. It destroyed the YMCA, Columbian Theatre, Bath Aerie of Eagles, and threatened the Columbian Hall."

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahock House and The Sagadahoc Block

"… to see the columns of smoke coming over the city. They told the town that they would give as much water as they could."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Church Block

"… Library At midnight on December 12, 1954, the City of Bath converted to dial telephones. It was the first major change since 1906."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Allen Building

"It was also the first post office in Presque Isle, until 1914. The first postmaster was James Phair."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Perry Opera House

"Grant Law Offices in 1953. It is still this way today. Sources: Presque Isle Historical Society. A Self-Guided Walking Tour of Historic Downtown…"

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."

Architecture & Landscape database - Gridley Barrows

"… Architecture, leaving in 1936 to work in New York City on WPA mural projects with such noted artists as Stuart Davis and Philip Guston."