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Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 3 of 3

"… the Sewalls chose to remain in Mobile during the war as Union loyalists. Daguerreotyope of Greek Revival BuildingMaine Historical Society"

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Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 1 of 2

"Two examples are found in an ambrotype of the William Barnes Alexander House in North Harpswell and in a tintype of the Cyrus Buck House in West…"

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Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 1 of 3

"Considered the finest Greek Revival public building north of Boston, the Merchants Exchange was built at Middle and Exchange Streets in Portland from…"

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Bath's Historic Downtown - Merchants' Row

"108 Front Street was built in 1832 and was the only building that survived the fire of 1837. The other buildings on Merchants' Row were built in 1837…"

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Bath's Historic Downtown - Ledyard Block

"It is a large three-story brick edifice. The building has a gambrel roof with several corners and dentils. According to an article in the Bath Daily…"

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Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"And, a transitional Greek Revival-Italianate building, the Ledyard Block, was built in 1852 on the southeastern corner of Centre and Water Streets…"

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Bath's Historic Downtown - 94 Front Street

"… is a three-story building designed originally in Greek Revival style reflecting current architectural fashions."

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Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahock House and The Sagadahoc Block

"The Sagadahock House dominated the street because it was the largest building. Later in July of 1859, the columns on the front of the building were…"

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Bath's Historic Downtown - Davenport Memorial and City Hall

"It was built as a City Hall and memorial to Charles Davenport. Before George Davenport died, he asked in his will for a City Hall to be built as a…"

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Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Architecture

"A few examples of Queen Anne and Second Empire buildings can also be found. In November 1900, brothers Lewis and John Anderson came to Stockholm from…"

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The Mall on West Main Street

"Fine examples of Greek Revival, Gothic Revival, Italianate and Victorian architecture reflect the affluence of the times."

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Blue Hill, Maine - Educating Blue Hill

"Of these, Latin and Greek foundations, English, and penmanship were considered extremely important. A common course for young men was navigation."

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 1 of 3

"A rambling vernacular Greek Revival farmstead was built on this road by Joel White. In the 1850s it was Morrill Farm."

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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VII. Flow and ebb: the effects of industrial peak & global upheaval (1900-1955) - Page 1 of 3

"… but you could also hear German, Dutch, Albanian, Greek, Yiddish, Spanish, Chinese, Turkish, Danish, Polish, Russian and Italian."

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Historic Hallowell - Portrait of the Proprietor

"1900Hubbard Free Library Bodwell purchased a Greek Revival house in 1866 and selected a rather grandiose version of the mansard design for his…"

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The Thomaston Academy

"The two were similar in appearance. In 1828 there was a revival within the Congregational Church, which added 64 new names to the church membership."

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Captain Samuel Watts House

"As his prosperity grew, he moved the house to a lot to the south and built one of the largest homes in Thomaston as a replacement."

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Montpelier

"… who popularized the Adamesque style that used elements found in classical Greek architecture. This elegant mansion was a home fit for royalty."

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Bangor Historical Society

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Historic Clothing Collection - 1930-1940 - Page 4 of 4

"For her 1938 wedding to her husband to be, Greek immigrant Peter Spanos at Portland’s Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, Bessie Rodis wore a wedding…"

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - 1940 to Present Day

"… 19th century structures - including Federal, Greek Revival, Gothic Revival, Italianate, French Second Empire and Queen Anne examples, most of which…"

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - North Church

"A minister who studied Greek said the words are not of the Christian Era he studied. The window shows black hands passing/receiving a torch and some…"

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Kennebunkport Historical Society

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