Keywords: lewiston architecture
Item 9268
Lewiston Public Library, Lewiston, ca. 1974
Contributed by: Lewiston Public Library Date: circa 1974 Location: Lewiston Media: Photographic print
Item 7006
Frye School, Lewiston, ca. 1900
Contributed by: Lewiston Public Library Date: circa 1900 Location: Lewiston Media: Photographic print
Item 109735
Lewiston Public Library, Lewiston, 1901-1902
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1901–1902 Location: Lewiston; Lewiston Client: City of Lewiston Architect: Coombs and Gibbs Architects
Item 109737
Lewiston Trust Co., Lewiston, ca. 1898
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1898 Location: Lewiston Client: Lewiston Trust Company Architect: not listed
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Like many cities in France, Lewiston and Auburn's skylines are dominated by a cathedral-like structure, St. Peter and Paul Church. Now designated a basilica by the Vatican, it stands as a symbol of French Catholic contributions to the State of Maine.
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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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Architecture & Landscape database - Maine Architectural Renderings
"Coombs of Lewiston, practiced architecture from 1872 until his death in 1909. In 1891 he hired twenty- year-old Harry C."
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Architecture & Landscape database - Database Collections
"Maine Historical Society Coombs Brothers, Lewiston Stevens Architects (John Calvin Stevens et al.), Portland Frederick A."
