Keywords: roof repairs
Item 14234
Shingling Christian Endeavor Cottage at Good Will, ca. 1916
Contributed by: L.C. Bates Museum / Good Will-Hinckley Homes Date: circa 1916 Location: Fairfield; Fairfield Media: Photographic print
Item 13672
Pythian Block, Main Street, Kennebunk, ca. 1880
Contributed by: Kennebunk Free Library Date: circa 1880 Location: Kennebunk Media: Cabinet photograph
Exhibit
Wired! How Electricity Came to Maine
As early as 1633, entrepreneurs along the Piscataqua River in southern Maine utilized the force of the river to power a sawmill, recognizing the potential of the area's natural power sources, but it was not until the 1890s that technology made widespread electricity a reality -- and even then, consumers had to be urged to use it.
Exhibit
The West Baldwin Methodist Church, founded in 1826, was one of three original churches in Baldwin. While its location has remained the same, the church has undergone numerous changes to serve the changing community.
Site Page
Home: The Wadsworth-Longfellow House and Portland - Streetscape, 1790-1930
"The brick house had a hipped roof, hidden by a parapet around the roof perimeter, single chimneys at each end, and chimneys along the back wall."
Site Page
Lincoln, Maine - Ballard Hill School, Lincoln, ca. 1930
"The roof was flat and in 1988, seventy years after it was built, it had never leaked and the town had never had to repair it."
