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Keywords: Portland Public Library

Historical Items

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Item 20297

Portland Public Library, 1895

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1895 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 19311

Portland Public Library, Congress Street, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative

Item 17410

Public Library, Freeport, ca. 1920

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1920 Location: Freeport Media: Postcard

Tax Records

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Item 38570

451-461 Congress Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Estate of Mary J.E. Clapp Use: Stores & Offices

Item 38981

Assessor's Record, 619-623 Congress Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: City of Portland Use: Public Library

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 110152

Portland Public Library alterations, Portland, 1927-1954

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1927–1954 Location: Portland Client: City of Portland Architect: John Calvin Stevens John Howard Stevens Architects

Item 110153

New Children's Room Porland Public Library, Portland, 1928-1934

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1928–1934 Location: Portland Client: City of Portland Architect: John Calvin Stevens John Howard Stevens Architects

Item 111981

Waterford Library, Waterford, 1937

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1930–1937 Location: Waterford Client: unknown Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects

Online Exhibits

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Educating Oneself: Carnegie Libraries

Industrialist Andrew Carnegie gave grants for 20 libraries in Maine between 1897 and 1912, specifying that the town own the land, set aside funds for maintenance, have room to expand -- and offer library services at no charge.

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The Public Face of Christmas

Christmas, a Christian holiday observed by many Mainers, has a very public, seasonal face that makes it visible to those of all beliefs.

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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.

Site Pages

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Portland Public Library

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Greater Portland Landmarks

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South Portland Public Library

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My Maine Stories

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Monument Square 1967
by C. Michael Lewis

The background story and research behind a commissioned painting of Monument Square.