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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Index
"… Page Agriculture - Main Page Bob Marley - People Brick Inn - Places Brief History - Main Page Carolyn Stone - People Chester Greenwood - People…"
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"… originally received, and when it came before the house, Thomas was on the council, along with his father and uncle."
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Bath's Historic Downtown - The Railroad Station
"The new station was constructed completely out of brick, as protection against fires. The people of Bath were very proud of the station."
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Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Ship Captains
"Agry built his house of bricks on Second Street, two houses north of the U.S. Post Office, which is on Winthrop Street and still stands today."
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Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 2 of 3
"Brick commercial blocks at the right are dominated by the new Mussey’s Row near the corner of Temple Street."
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New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - East New Portland Village
"The first sermon was held at his house. The first school was located in his woodshed. Capt. Parker died at the age of 93."
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"A large, modern brick building was constructed on Elm Street and opened in 1911. It is named for Moses W."
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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston Expands - 1805 to 1846
"Several businessmen joined together to build the brick Union Block, each constructing their own unit, sharing common walls."
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Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 2 of 5
"It was built out of wood and then later out of brick. It was a hardware store on the first floor and the First National Bank on the second floor."
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Guilford, Maine - Historic Buildings - Page 1 of 2
"The Turner House was partially lost to fire in the year 1903. One hundred years later, in 2003, the Braeburn Hotel was completely lost to fire."
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Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 1 of 5
"… appearance, and it was constructed of wood, brick, glass and metal. French & Elliott Company, Masonic Hall, Odd Fellows Hall, Guilford…"
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Architecture & Landscape database - Elmer I. Thomas
"His father Sylvanus D. Thomas was a brick mason and building contractor, who was responsible for the construction of many buildings in Lewiston and…"
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Lubec, Maine - The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head
"Steam powered the 19th Century, and eventually fog signals at lighthouses. That shed first housed a hot-air horn, then in 1868 a steam whistle…"
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Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 1 of 4
"… the construction of Strathglass Park, a series of brick, duplex homes for the workers. The Chisholm influences spanned the years from 1882 under…"
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Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln Memorial Library
"… in houses and stores for 46 years before the brick building was built. The actual building was started from a $7,000 donation by Mary B."
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Architecture & Landscape database - Eaton W. Tarbell
"… was an outspoken critic of the traditional brick Georgian Revival style favored for high school and college buildings, calling it “way behind the…"
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Western Maine Foothills Region - Peru
"They had the first clearing, the first house, the first room for Plantation meetings in their upstairs room, the first school, gave an acre of land…"
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New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - North New Portland Village
"… near the Clark homestead and the brick school house was built in 1845 with bricks from this yard. Herbert W."
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Colby College Special Collections
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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…"