Maine Memory Network

Architectural drawing of a cottage for Kineo Company, 1901

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1901-04-22 Location: Kineo Media: Architectural drawing, ink on paper

Architectural drawing, Kineo cottage, 1901

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1901-04-30 Location: Kineo Media: Architectural drawing, ink on paper

Commercial Block for G.M. Coombs, Auburn, 1891

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1891 Location: Auburn Client: George M. Coombs Architect: George M. Coombs

Plans of Cottage at Isle of Springs for G. M. Coombs, Archt., Boothbay Harbor, 1887-1906

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1887–1906 Location: Boothbay Harbor Client: George M. Coombs Architect: George M. Coombs; Coombs, Gibbs, and Wilkinson Architects

Yarmouth: Leader in Soda Pulp

Yarmouth's "Third Falls" provided the perfect location for papermaking -- and, soon, for producing soda pulp for making paper. At the end of the 19th century and beginning of the 20th, Yarmouth was an international leader in soda pulp production.

Designing Acadia

For one hundred years, Acadia National Park has captured the American imagination and stood as the most recognizable symbol of Maine’s important natural history and identity. This exhibit highlights Maine Memory content relating to Acadia and Mount Desert Island.

Architecture & Landscape database - George Coombs

"George Coombs’ younger son Harry Stevens Coombs entered the office upon graduation from Bowdoin College in 1901."

Architecture & Landscape database - Plans for the Dwelling House Jos. Briggs, Winthrop, 1884

"The commission is associated with George M. Coombs. This item is part of the Coombs Brothers architectural drawings collection."