Maine Memory Network

Longfellow Garden Club tree planting, Portland, 1957

Contributed by: Longfellow Garden Club Date: 1957 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Lookout Gardens, Ogunquit, ca. 1938

Contributed by: Boston Public Library Date: circa 1938 Location: Ogunquit Media: Linen texture postcard

Ticket Office, Greenwood Gardens, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Walter S. Trefethen Use: Ticket Office

Trefethen property, Greenwood Gardens, Peaks Island, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Walter S. Trefethen Use: Dance Hall

Thuya Garden, Mount Desert, 1998

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

Stewart residence herb and knot gardens, Northeast Harbor, 1991-1994

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1991–1994 Location: Mount Desert Clients: William Stewart; Barbara Stewart Architect: Patrick Chasse; Michael Boucher; 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.