Keywords: 18th century architecture
Item 27973
Fales Edgarton House, Thomaston, ca. 1870
Contributed by: Thomaston Historical Society Date: circa 1870 Location: Thomaston Media: Photographic print
Item 26619
Monk House, Thomaston, ca. 1940
Contributed by: Thomaston Historical Society Date: circa 1940 Location: Thomaston Media: Photographic print
Item 116275
Church of the New Jerusalem, Portland, 1908-1945
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1908–1945 Location: Portland; Portland Client: unknown Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects
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The Life and Legacy of the George Tate Family
Captain George Tate, mast agent for the King of England from 1751 to the Revolutionary War, and his descendants helped shape the development of Portland (first known as Falmouth) through activities such as commerce, shipping, and real estate.
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A City Awakes: Arts and Artisans of Early 19th Century Portland
Portland's growth from 1786 to 1860 spawned a unique social and cultural environment and fostered artistic opportunity and creative expression in a broad range of the arts, which flowered with the increasing wealth and opportunity in the city.
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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Montpelier
"Bullfinch’s travels to Europe in the late 18th century acquainted him with the Scottish architect Robert Adams, who popularized the Adamesque style…"
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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The Fales Edgarton House
"… ranging in construction dates from the late 18th century to the mid 19th century. It was a comfortable and proven style with which builders were…"
