Keywords: federal period architecture
Item 27820
Old Church on the Hill, Thomaston, ca. 1950
Contributed by: The General Henry Knox Museum Date: circa 1950 Location: Thomaston Media: Photographic print
Item 27937
Sagadahock National Bank, Bath, ca. 1876
Contributed by: Maine Maritime Museum Date: circa 1876 Location: Bath Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
Port of Portland's Custom House and Collectors of Customs
The collector of Portland was the key to federal patronage in Maine, though other ports and towns had collectors. Through the 19th century, the revenue was the major source of Federal Government income. As in Colonial times, the person appointed to head the custom House in Casco Bay was almost always a leading community figure, or a well-connected political personage.
Exhibit
Dressing Up, Standing Out, Fitting In
Adorning oneself to look one's "best" has varied over time, gender, economic class, and by event. Adornments suggest one's sense of identity and one's intent to stand out or fit in.
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Architecture & Landscape database - Gridley Barrows
"… planning of such notable projects as the Muskie Federal Building in Augusta, the Forest Resources Building at the University of Maine in Orono, the…"
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Architecture & Landscape database - John P. Thomas
"They represent major examples of residential architecture built by men of wealth during the boom years of the 1920s. For John P."
