Maine Memory Network

State Capitol, Augusta, ca. 1927

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1927-09-27 Location: Augusta Media: Postcard

Maine State House, Augusta, ca. 1936

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1936 Location: Augusta Media: Photographic print

230 Middle Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: The Capitol Lunch Co. Use: Lunch Room & Tailor Shop

Proposed State Capitol Building, Portland, 1889

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1889 Location: Portland Client: unknown Architect: John Calvin Stevens and Albert Winslow Cobb Architects

Good Will-Hinckley: Building a Landscape

The landscape at the Good Will-Hinckley campus in Fairfield was designed to help educate and influence the orphans and other needy children at the school and home.

From Sewers to Skylines: William S. Edwards's 1887 Photo Album

William S. Edwards (1830-1918) was a civil engineer who worked for the City of Portland from 1876-1906. Serving as First Assistant to Chief Engineer William A. Goodwin, then to Commissioner George N. Fernald, Edwards was a fixture in City Hall for 30 consecutive years, proving indispensable throughout the terms of 15 Mayors of Portland, including all six of those held by James Phineas Baxter. Edwards made significant contributions to Portland, was an outstanding mapmaker and planner, and his works continue to benefit historians.

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

"Buildings included the Capitol, one church, five school houses, three mills, 163 houses, and 151 barns."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - The Coming of the Swedes, 1870-73

"Work on the 30' X 45' two-story building began in September and was mostly completed by November 1870."