Southerly Side of Water Street

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Southerly Side of Water Street

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'The brick structure, extensively rebuilt, is now the home of the Skowhegan Trust Company. Tilson H. Dinsmore, whose sign shows on this building, was a prominent citizen of Skowhegan for many years. Fire insurance announcements indicate his activity for quite a part of his business life. The Second National Bank became the Skowhegan Trust Company.

Building at left bears the sign of J. & J. H. Malbon. They were market men here for a considerable period. A sign not readily deciphered appears to be that of H. B. Stafford, gunsmith. Building farther to the left carries the sign of W. R. G. Estes, who was a clothier in Skowhegan for many years. With Charles F. Ward as his partner, he once occupied the more easterly of the stores in the Coburn Hall Block."

~Roland T. Patten, Custodian of Historical Views, 1929

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About This Item

  • Title: Southerly Side of Water Street
  • Creation Date: circa 1890
  • Subject Date: circa 1890
  • Location: Skowhegan, Somerset County, ME
  • Media: Photographic print
  • Dimensions: 6 cm x 10 cm
  • Local Code: 11.002.2
  • Collection: Henry A. Wyman Collection
  • Object Type: Image

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Skowhegan History House
66 Elm Street, PO Box 832, Skowhegan, ME 04976
(207) 474-6632
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