Maine Memory Network

House and Garden, Presque Isle, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Presque Isle Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Presque Isle Media: Photographic print

Children's Gate, Longfellow Garden, Portland, ca. 1930

Contributed by: Longfellow Garden Club Date: circa 1930 Location: Portland Media: Lantern slide

Garden property, N. Side Wood Road, Rear, Brook Road, Rear, Peaks Island, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Ida A. Garden Use: Summer Dwelling

285-287 Spring Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Gardener L. Nelson Use: Dwelling - Single family

Thuya Garden, Mount Desert, 1998

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1998 Location: Mount Desert Client: Thuya Land & Garden Preserve Architect: Landscape Design Associates

Asticou Azalea Garden shore plan, Mount Desert, 1982-1992

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1982–1992 Location: Mount Desert Client: The Island Foundation Architect: Patrick Chasse; Landscape Design Associates

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.

The World's Largest Oxen

Named for the two largest things in Maine at the turn of the 20th century, Mt. Katahdin and Granger of Stetson, were known as the Largest Oxen in the World. Unable to do farm work because of their size, they visited fairs and agricultural events around the Northeast.

Longfellow Garden Club

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Illustrations: Gardens & Trees

"… Illustrations: Gardens & Trees"

History of Forest Gardens
by Gary Libby

This is a history of one of Portland's oldest local bars

How roses became a big part of my life
by Clarence Rhodes

Clarence Rhodes's experiences growing, exhibiting, and judging roses in Maine and around the world.