Keywords: Government buildings
Item 18161
Canadian Customs, Woodstock, N.B., ca. 1920
Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: circa 1920 Location: Woodstock; Houlton Media: Postcard
Item 10787
City Buildings, Biddeford, ca. 1860
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1860 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print
Item 53805
Assessor's Record, 314 Fore Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: United States Government Use: Custom House
Item 63258
Assessor's Record, 65-79 Exchange Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: United States Government Use: Post Office
Item 110191
Passamaquoddy Bay Tidal Power Development temporary buildings, Eastport, 1935
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1935 Location: Eastport Client: United States Government Architect: John Calvin Stevens John Howard Stevens Architects
Item 110193
Passamaquoddy Bay Tidal Power Development permanent buildings, Eastport, 1935
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1935 Location: Eastport Client: United States Government Architect: John Calvin Stevens John Howard Stevens Architects
Exhibit
A Snapshot of Portland, 1924: The Taxman Cometh
In 1924, with Portland was on the verge of profound changes, the Tax Assessors Office undertook a project to document every building in the city -- with photographs and detailed information that provide a unique view into Portland's architecture, neighborhoods, industries, and businesses.
Exhibit
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.
Site Page
Bath's Historic Downtown - Old Town Hall and Grant Building
"… administration, Bath received $10,000 from the government, $4,000 of which went toward building the Old City Hall."
Site Page
Bath's Historic Downtown - The Customs House
"… were often the site of city, state, or federal government events. For example, in 1889, the 23rd President, Benjamin Harrison visited Bath to tour…"
Story
Biddeford City Hall: an in-depth tour of this iconic building
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center Voices of Biddeford project
Visual tour and unique insights of Biddeford’s historical landmark
Story
Senator Susan Deschambault: not afraid to take on challenges
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center Voices of Biddeford project
Honoring her family's small business roots and community service through her own unconventional path
Lesson Plan
Building Community/Community Buildings
Grade Level: 6-8
Content Area: Social Studies
Where do people gather? What defines a community? What buildings allow people to congregate to celebrate, learn, debate, vote, and take part in all manner of community activities? Students will evaluate images and primary documents from throughout Maine’s history, and look at some of Maine’s earliest gathering spaces and organizations, and how many communities established themselves around certain types of buildings. Students will make connections between the community buildings of the past and the ways we express identity and create communities today.
