Maine Memory Network

The First Maine State House, Portland, ca. 1832

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Date: 1820 Location: Portland Media: Watercolor

Franklin Towers, Portland, 1969

Contributed by: Portland Housing Authority through Maine Historical Society Date: 1969-09-02 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

71 State Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Delia G. State Use: Dwelling - Single family

163-165 State Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: State Street Congregational Church Use: Dwelling - Single Family & Bakery

Churchill House on State St., Portland, 1928-1934

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1928–1934 Location: Portland Client: Major Gist. Blair Architect: Binford & Wadsworth

Alterations to house at 171 State St. for Mr. Chas. S. Cook, Portland, ca. 1906

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1906 Location: Portland Client: Charles S. Cook Architect: Frederick A. Tompson

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.

Portland Hotels

Since the establishment of the area's first licensed hotel in 1681, Portland has had a dramatic, grand and boisterous hotel tradition. The Portland hotel industry has in many ways reflected the growth and development of the city itself. As Portland grew with greater numbers of people moving through the city or calling it home, the hotel business expanded to fit the increasing demand.

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Along the Waterfront

"Captain Berlin on the S.S. Isaac T. Mann, Portland, 1924Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Fishermen aboard Herb Pick's motor boat…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future

"A history of the New Portlands in Maine (2nd ed.). Farmington, ME: Heritage Printing. Mitchell, H. E., (1902). New Portland Register, 1902."

Reverend Thomas Smith of First Parish Portland
by Kristina Minister, Ph.D.

Pastor, Physician, Real Estate Speculator, and Agent for Wabanaki Genocide

An enjoyable conference, Portland 2021
by John C. Decker, Danville, Pennsylvania

Some snippets from a 4-day conference by transportation historians in Portland, September 7-11, 2021