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Historical Items

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Item 20281

Chapman & Wyman, Deering, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative

Item 20314

Chapman Bank moving day, Portland, 1924

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1924 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 99786

Chapman Building, Congress Street, Portland, ca. 1924

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1924 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Tax Records

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Item 36737

13 Chapman Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: James J Collins Use: Dwelling - Single family

Item 36738

13 Chapman Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: George Collins Use: Dwelling - Single family

Item 63620

Assessor's Record, 245 Middle Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Edward M. Chapman Use: Store Building

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 116344

Oxford Building, Portland, 1888-1948

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1888–1948 Location: Portland Client: C. C. Chapman Architect: John Calvin Stevens

Item 111670

Various mantel drawings for multiple clients, 1894-1907

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1894–1907 Location: Augusta Client: John F. Hill Architect: John Calvin Stevens

Item 116469

Leighton Block, Portland, 1915-1917

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1915–1917 Location: Portland Client: Adam P. Leighton Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects

Online Exhibits

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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.

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Home: The Longfellow House & the Emergence of Portland

The Wadsworth-Longfellow house is the oldest building on the Portland peninsula, the first historic site in Maine, a National Historic Landmark, home to three generations of Wadsworth and Longfellow family members -- including the boyhood home of the poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. The history of the house and its inhabitants provide a unique view of the growth and changes of Portland -- as well as of the immediate surroundings of the home.

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Portland Hotels

Since the establishment of the area's first licensed hotel in 1681, Portland has had a dramatic, grand and boisterous hotel tradition. The Portland hotel industry has in many ways reflected the growth and development of the city itself. As Portland grew with greater numbers of people moving through the city or calling it home, the hotel business expanded to fit the increasing demand.

Site Pages

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Site Page

Presque Isle: The Star City - Phair House, the Bellstead and the Social Security Building

"… in Presque Isle in the 1890s on the corner of Chapman and Main Streets. In 1916, he sold it to Paul X."

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Electric generator delivery, Presque Isle, 1959

"… background is at the corner of Main Street and Chapman Road, Presque Isle. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory…"

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Shipbuilding Declines - 1857 to 1861

"Water Street Houses, Thomaston, Maine c 1870Thomaston Historical Society When established shipyard owners were not building a vessel, the yards were…"