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Item 12261

Vaughan House, Caribou, 1890

Contributed by: Caribou Public Library Date: circa 1890 Location: Caribou Media: Photographic print

Item 102079

Ruins of the Merchant Exchange / U.S. Custom House, Portland, 1854

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1857 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 77464

Hartland Opera House, Hartland, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Hartland Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Hartland Media: Postcard

Tax Records

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Item 68560

Burn property, Cushing's Island, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: George Burn Use: Cottage

Item 82514

Burns property, Oaklawn Avenue, Peaks Island, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Isabella A. Burns Style: Cottage Use: Summer Dwelling

Item 84093

Burns property, W. Side Veteran Street, Peaks Island, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Louise H. Burns Use: Summer Dwelling

Online Exhibits

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Front Door, Yellow House, Gardiner, ca. 1985

Inside the Yellow House

Photographer Elijah Cobb's 1985 portfolio of the Laura E. Richards House, with text by Rosalind Cobb Wiggins and Laura E. Putnam.

Exhibit

Wadsworth-Longfellow House, Congress Street, Portland, ca. 1890

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.

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.

Site Pages

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Bath's Historic Downtown - Entertainment- Alameda and Opera House

"The Opera House was burned to the ground before the fire was extinguished. Fortunately, the Bath Opera House was reopened later in 1925 to become…"

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Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahock House and The Sagadahoc Block

"… spreading towards the City Hall, threatening to burn it down with the extreme flames. As it headed to more stores, people were helping to save the…"

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Smith & Broe Druggists, Portland, ca. 1912

Home: The Wadsworth-Longfellow House and Portland - The Wadsworth-Longfellow House and Portland

"Since then Portland has expanded, burned, and undergone dramatic changes, many of which reflect patterns of growth seen in other American cities."