Keywords: Building plans
Item 7395
Old City Building, Lewiston, ca. 1885
Contributed by: Lewiston Public Library Date: circa 1885 Location: Lewiston Media: Phototransparency
Item 100777
Plan of North End of Bangor, 1844
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Date: 1844-03-11 Location: Bangor Media: Ink and watercolor on paper
Item 86129
Office, Browns Wharf Office Building, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: F E Irwin Lumber Company Use: Office
Item 86133
Lumber Storage and Mill, Brown Wharf Mill Building, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: F B Irvin Lumber Company Use: Lumber Storage and Mill
Item 109815
Block for Norway Building Association, Norway, 1881
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1881 Location: Norway Client: Norway Building Association Architect: George M. Coombs
Item 110757
Plans for Anex Building, Portland, 1945-1946
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1945–1946 Location: Portland Client: Burnham and Morrill Co. Architect: John Howard Stevens and John Calvin Stevens II Architects
Exhibit
Good Will-Hinckley: Building a Landscape
The landscape at the Good Will-Hinckley campus in Fairfield was designed to help educate and influence the orphans and other needy children at the school and home.
Exhibit
A Snapshot of Portland, 1924: The Taxman Cometh
In 1924, with Portland was on the verge of profound changes, the Tax Assessors Office undertook a project to document every building in the city -- with photographs and detailed information that provide a unique view into Portland's architecture, neighborhoods, industries, and businesses.
Site Page
Architecture & Landscape database - Plans for the Dwelling House Jos. Briggs, Winthrop, 1884
"Plans for the Dwelling House Jos. Briggs, Winthrop, 1884 Contributed by Maine Historical Society Description Architecture commission for…"
Site Page
Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 3 of 5
"Plans for rebuilding on the lot are still under question, and may not go through. The Braeburn hotel, the Turner house, either way, the lots have…"
Story
Biddeford City Hall: an in-depth tour of this iconic building
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center Voices of Biddeford project
Visual tour and unique insights of Biddeford’s historical landmark
Story
Monument Square 1967
by C. Michael Lewis
The background story and research behind a commissioned painting of Monument Square.
Lesson Plan
Building Community/Community Buildings
Grade Level: 6-8
Content Area: Social Studies
Where do people gather? What defines a community? What buildings allow people to congregate to celebrate, learn, debate, vote, and take part in all manner of community activities? Students will evaluate images and primary documents from throughout Maine’s history, and look at some of Maine’s earliest gathering spaces and organizations, and how many communities established themselves around certain types of buildings. Students will make connections between the community buildings of the past and the ways we express identity and create communities today.
Lesson Plan
Portland History: The Portland Observatory and Thermometrics
Grade Level: 3-5, 6-8
Content Area: Science & Engineering, Social Studies
Thermometrics is a term coined by Moody to describe his weather recording activities. Included here are some cross-curricula lesson plans and activities for students to use their knowledge in science, math and social studies while acting as weather forecasters. Check out the web-sites listed in this section for information on building your own barometer and anemometer.
