Keywords: cornice
Item 29252
Spring and Summer, Hallowell Granite Works, ca. 1900
Contributed by: Hubbard Free Library Date: circa 1900 Location: Hallowell Media: Photographic print
Item 13056
Portland Breakwater Lighthouse, 1962
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1962 Location: South Portland Media: Photographic print
Item 41770
52-56 Cross Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: J.B. Brown & Sons Use: Shop - Metal
Item 109435
Plan for Mechanics Savings Bank Building, Auburn, 1888
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1888 Location: Auburn Client: Mechanics Savings Bank Architect: George M. Coombs
Item 110269
City Hall main building exterior and cornices, Portland, 1908-1910
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1908–1910 Location: Portland Client: City of Portland Architect: Carrere & Hastings
Exhibit
John Bapst High School was dedicated in September 1928 to meet the expanding needs of Roman Catholic education in the Bangor area. The co-educational school operated until 1980, when the diocese closed it due to decreasing enrollment. Since then, it has been a private school known as John Bapst Memorial High School.
Exhibit
The Life and Legacy of the George Tate Family
Captain George Tate, mast agent for the King of England from 1751 to the Revolutionary War, and his descendants helped shape the development of Portland (first known as Falmouth) through activities such as commerce, shipping, and real estate.
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Historic Hallowell - Nature's Bounty - Raw Material, Close at Hand
"Cornice stones for Boston's Quincy Market, for example, were produced beginning in 1815. Largest Granite Slab cut from Hains Ledge Quarry…"
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Bath's Historic Downtown - Merchants' Row
"… details like mouse toothing, decorative cornices, and decorative brickwork. This striking architecture tends to be found only on the front of…"
