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Historical Items

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Item 104454

The Stoddard House, Farmington, ca. 1860

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1860 Location: Farmington Media: Ambrotype

Item 71853

Washington Hotel, Wells Beach, ca. 1938

Contributed by: Boston Public Library Date: circa 1938 Location: Wells Media: Linen texture postcard

Item 105900

Oake Grove Hotel, Boothbay Harbor, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Penobscot Marine Museum Date: circa 1910 Location: Boothbay Media: Glass Plate Negative

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 111314

Mount Pleasant House, NH, 1894

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1894 Location: Carroll Client: unknown Architect: John Calvin Stevens

Item 111316

The Checkley House, Scarborough, 1895

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1895 Location: Scarborough Client: unknown Architect: John Calvin Stevens

Online Exhibits

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Portland Hotels

Since the establishment of the area's first licensed hotel in 1681, Portland has had a dramatic, grand and boisterous hotel tradition. The Portland hotel industry has in many ways reflected the growth and development of the city itself. As Portland grew with greater numbers of people moving through the city or calling it home, the hotel business expanded to fit the increasing demand.

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Luxurious Leisure

From the last decades of the nineteenth century through about the 1920s, vacationers were attracted to large resort hotels that promised a break from the noise, crowds, and pressures of an ever-urbanizing country.

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Poland Spring: Summering in Fashion

During the Gilded Age at the end of the nineteenth century, Americans sought to leave increasing urban, industrialized lives for the health and relaxation of the country. The Poland Spring resort, which offered a beautiful setting, healing waters, and many amenities, was one popular destination.

Site Pages

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Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln House Hotel

"… With my research, I found out the Lincoln House Hotel was considered one of best hotels in Maine. It allowed people to stay a while in Lincoln to…"

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Hotel Willows, Farmington, ca. 1910

"This shows the Hotel Willows in landscaped setting, and provides details of the Willows amenities as well as the glories of Farmington."

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Lodging and Hotels: A Savage Family Business

"… A Savage Family Business Savage Family Hotel Page Images -III Click here to see pictures and read about the hotels and inns of the Savage…"

My Maine Stories

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Carrabassett Village and the Red Stallion Inn circa 1960
by David Rollins

The creation of Carrabassett Village and the Red Stallion Inn at Sugarloaf USA

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Monument Square 1967
by C. Michael Lewis

The background story and research behind a commissioned painting of Monument Square.

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Norcross Deer Hunting
by Albert Fowler

How hunting has impacted my life