Keywords: Construction sites
Item 20576
Construction site, Brunswick, ca. 1890
Contributed by: Pejepscot History Center Date: circa 1890 Location: Brunswick Media: Photographic print
Item 18361
Construction, Sts. Peter and Paul, Lewiston, 1934
Contributed by: Franco-American Collection Date: 1934-09-25 Location: Lewiston Media: Photographic print
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Sylvan Site: A Model Development
Frederick Wheeler Hinckley, a Portland lawyer and politician, had grand visions of a 200-home development when he began the Sylvan Site in South Portland in 1917. The stock market crash in 1929 put a halt to his plans, but by then he had built 37, no two of which were alike.
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In 1893, F.C. Whitehouse of Topsham, who owned paper mills in Topsham and Lisbon Falls, began construction of a third mill on the eastern banks of the Androscoggin River five miles north of Topsham. First, he had to build a dam to harness the river's power.
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Bath's Historic Downtown - The Patten Free Library
He also watched over construction of the library. He was a financial genius that many people relied upon for help when constructing the library.
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Bath's Historic Downtown - The Customs House
1978Item Contributed byPatten Free Library The construction of the Customs House, at 1 Front Street, south of Lambard Street, was started in 1852…
