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Historical Items

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Item 99401

Burning of the Washington and Alfred Street Tenement, Biddeford, 1973

Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: 1973-11-23 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print

Item 99399

Burning of the Hooper Street Tenements, Biddeford, 1963

Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: 1963-04-20 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print

Item 79979

Waldo Street, Rumford, ca. 1920

Contributed by: Greater Rumford Area Historical Society Date: circa 1920 Location: Rumford Media: Photographic print

Tax Records

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Item 99157

Assessor's Record, 33 Poland Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Charles Fielding Use: Garage, private

Item 65229

73-75 Newbury Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: David Finkelman Use: Apartments

Item 85895

167-169 Woodford Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Harris M. Geller Use: Tenements

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 109507

Plans of Tenement House for J.Z. Campbell, Esq., Lewiston, 1893-1905

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1893–1905 Location: Lewiston Client: J. Z. Campbell Architect: George M. Coombs

Item 109539

Plans of Tenement House: For M.J. Googin, Lewiston: Alias G. M. Coombs, Lewiston, 1893

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1893 Location: Lewiston Clients: J.M.; Coombs, Googin Architect: George M. Coombs

Item 109631

Plans for Store and Tenement C. C. Gerrish & Co., Berlin Falls, NH, 1885

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1885 Location: Berlin Falls Client: C.C. Gerrish & Co. Architect: George M. Coombs

Online Exhibits

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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

From French Canadians to Franco-Americans

French Canadians who emigrated to the Lewiston-Auburn area faced discrimination as children and adults -- such as living in "Little Canada" tenements and being ridiculed for speaking French -- but also adapted to their new lives and sustained many cultural traditions.

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Le Théâtre

Lewiston, Maine's second largest city, was long looked upon by many as a mill town with grimy smoke stacks, crowded tenements, low-paying jobs, sleazy clubs and little by way of refinement, except for Bates College. Yet, a noted Québec historian, Robert Rumilly, described it as "the French Athens of New England."

Site Pages

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Rufus Prince residence, Bangor, 1850

"The house and brick tenements and brick store were built in 1832-1833. The house was at 176 Center Street."

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Dover-Foxcroft Historical Society

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Fires in Rumford

"… the growth of a collection of multi-storied tenement buildings, constructed very close together."