Contributed by The General Henry Knox Museum
Description
This brick is supposed to have come from Montpelier, the 1794 mansion built by General Henry Knox at the head of the St. Georges River in Thomaston. There is some indication from Knox's financial records that some of the bricks he used to build the mansion came from his own brick making business near Montpelier. When the mansion was torn down in 1871, many local townspeople took pieces of the building as souveniers, and this may be one of them. A Thomaston family held this brick, with the story of its provenance, until 1995, when it was donated to the General Henry Knox Museum.
About This Item
- Title: Brick from Montpelier, Thomaston, 1794
- Creator: Henry Knox
- Creation Date: circa 1794
- Subject Date: circa 1794
- Location: Thomaston, Knox County, ME
- Media: Brick
- Object Type: Physical Object
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- Bricks--Maine--Thomaston
- Building construction--Maine--Thomaston
- Knox, Henry, 1750-1806--Associated objects
- Montpelier (Me.)
- Brickmaking--Maine--Thomaston
- Brickworks--Maine--Thomaston
- Knox, Henry, 1750-1806--Homes and haunts--Maine--Thomaston
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For more information about this item, contact:
The General Henry Knox MuseumP.O. Box 326, Thomaston, ME 04861
(207) 354-0180
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