Keywords: Old Houses
Item 111987
Springhurst, Old Orchard Beach, ca. 1900
Courtesy of an individual partner Date: circa 1900 Location: Old Orchard Beach Media: Photographic print
Item 26616
Two Morse Houses, Old County Road, Thomaston, ca. 1900
Contributed by: Thomaston Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Thomaston Media: Photographic print
Item 85269
Noyes property, W. Side Old Pier Road, Little Diamond Island, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Nellie D. Noyes Use: Summer Dwelling
Item 51745
Assessor's Record, 138-150 Federal Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Cumberland County Court House - Exempt Use: Court House
Item 150240
Dorsey Housing, Old Town, ca. 1977
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1977 Location: Old Town Client: Dorsey Housing Architect: Eaton W. Tarbell
Item 150994
Addition to the House at Grand Beach for J.C. Hamlen Esq., Old Orchard, 1937
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1937 Location: Old Orchard Client: J. C. Hamlen Architect: John P. Thomas
Exhibit
Women at the turn of the 20th century were increasingly involved in paid work outside the home. For wage-earning women in the Old Port section of Portland, the jobs ranged from canning fish and vegetables to setting type. A study done in 1907 found many women did not earn living wages.
Exhibit
Photographer Elijah Cobb's 1985 portfolio of the Laura E. Richards House, with text by Rosalind Cobb Wiggins and Laura E. Putnam.
Site Page
Bath's Historic Downtown - Old Town Hall and Grant Building
"The purpose of the Old City Hall was to house the city government, including a mayor's office, a treasurer's office, assessor's office and the police…"
Site Page
Old Berwick Historical Society
View collections, facts, and contact information for this Contributing Partner.
Story
In an Old, Abandoned Island House, I Found my Mentor and my Muse
by Robin Clifford Wood
An aspiring writer finds inspiration and a mentor from the past in an old island home.
Story
Redlining and the Jewish Communities in Maine
by David Freidenreich
Federal and state policies created unfair housing practices against immigrants, like redlining.
