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Keywords: Federal Building

Historical Items

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Item 20505

Federal Street, Portland, ca. 1925

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1925 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 20836

Federal Street, Portland, 1905

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1905-04-08 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 13030

Federal Street, Portland, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1910 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative

Tax Records

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Item 51746

175-179 Federal Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Gannett Building Co. Use: Offices & Printing Plant

Item 51740

118-120 Federal Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: City of Portland Use: Electric Building

Item 51658

73 Federal Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Barnard Shatz Use: Dwelling - Two family

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 110255

Waterville Federal Building and Post Office, Waterville, 1974-1975

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1974–1975 Location: Waterville Client: City of Waterville Architect: Eaton W. Tarbell

Item 110257

Waterville Federal Building and Post Office, Waterville, 1971-1974

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1971–1974 Location: Waterville Client: City of Waterville Architect: Eaton W. Tarbell

Item 116278

Office building on Exchange, Federal, and Market Streets, Portland, 1907

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1907 Location: Portland; Portland; Portland Client: unknown Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects

Online Exhibits

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Port of Portland's Custom House and Collectors of Customs

The collector of Portland was the key to federal patronage in Maine, though other ports and towns had collectors. Through the 19th century, the revenue was the major source of Federal Government income. As in Colonial times, the person appointed to head the custom House in Casco Bay was almost always a leading community figure, or a well-connected political personage.

Exhibit

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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Washington County Through Eastern's Eye

Images taken by itinerant photographers for Eastern Illustrating and Publishing Company, a real photo postcard company, provide a unique look at industry, commerce, recreation, tourism, and the communities of Washington County in the early decades of the twentieth century.

Site Pages

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Site Page

Bath's Historic Downtown - Old Town Hall and Grant Building

"1908Patten Free Library The earlier building at the Grants Building site was the Old City Hall which was built in 1837 as Town Hall before Bath…"

Site Page

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Customs House

"Also, the building contained a room for federal judges, an office for the Port Surgeon and a room for the Merchant's Exchange and Board of Trade."

Site Page

Bath's Historic Downtown - Davenport Memorial and City Hall

"… Loring, is a mix of Classical Revival, Georgian, Federal, and Greek Revival. It was built as a City Hall and memorial to Charles Davenport."

My Maine Stories

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Story

Redlining and the Jewish Communities in Maine
by David Freidenreich

Federal and state policies created unfair housing practices against immigrants, like redlining.

Story

Monument Square 1967
by C. Michael Lewis

The background story and research behind a commissioned painting of Monument Square.

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Sister Viola Lausier: Finance Director with a big heart
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center

A life dedicated to applying financial and leadership expertise in the service of others.