Maine Memory Network

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Montpelier

"… Montpelier, the General Henry Knox Mansion, Route 131, Thomaston, Maine 2008Thomaston Historical Society In striking contrast to these early…"

The General Henry Knox Museum

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - MDI and the Fire of 1947

"… known with its hotels and B&Bs as a tourist spot while Seal Harbor and Northeast Harbor are now home to the summer population and their mansions."

Guilford, Maine - EVENTS - Page 1 of 3

"Later, on the Mansion was rebuilt to its former glory. (Trebor Mansion Inn 2002-2006) The Guilford Fire Department works hard at every fire."

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Drinking: Elegance and Debauchery

"… mount engraved Morse Collections of Victoria Mansion: The Morse-Libby Mansion; gift of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel J."

Architecture & Landscape database - Maine Architectural Renderings

"… of Bramhall, the Western Promenade Italianate mansion of John Bundy Brown, Portland’s leading businessman."

Washburn-Norlands Living History Center

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Historic Hallowell - Important Buildings and Institutions

"Today, a walk along Hallowell's mansion-studded streets, through the vibrant business district and along the restored waterfront, provides clues to…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - General Henry Knox Museum

"… an elegant reconstruction of the nineteen room mansion Knox built as a retirement home in Thomaston, the museum offers guided tours, programs, and…"

Museum at Portland Head

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Moosehead Historical Society

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - II. Pinkies, wherries, skiffs and chebaccos: Early Settlement

"According to local history, Swan's close friend General Henry Knox used this structure as a model for the Knox Mansion in Thomaston."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - 1850 to 1870

"… The General Henry Knox Museum By this time, the mansion was in ruins, lived in by squatters, and considered too great an expense to save."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: The Funeral

"The group left the mansion and proceeded up Knox Street to what is now Main Street, and from there to a wood near Mill River, where Knox’s tomb was…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: Shipping

"… Thomaston: the schooner Montpelier (named for his mansion), built in 1803 by H. Rogers and weighing 110 tons; the brig Quantibacook (named for a…"

Architecture & Landscape database - Frederick A. Tompson

"… examples of his work in Portland include the West Mansion on the Western Promenade (1911), the Emerson School on Munjoy Hill (1897-98), the Wilde…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Pejepscot Proprietors Biographies - Page 2 of 2

"Noyes owned a mansion in Dock Square, opposite the south side of Faneuil Hall, the Pejepscot lands left to him by his father, as well as other…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Acknowledgements

"Smith Janet and Ray Verrier Victoria Mansion Frances Willard House Museum and Archives (added items in 2023) York Institute Museum, Saco We would…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: The Old Church on the Hill

"… who had built a reconstruction of Knox’s mansion Montpelier right next door in 1930. Their intention was to restore the church and make it part of…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston is Incorporated - 1777

"… along the river was that of Montpelier, a stately mansion built in 1793-94 at the former site of Fort Wharf for Major General Henry Knox."

Thomaston Historical Society

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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Kennebec Proprietors Biographies

"… work for John Hancock and built several Cambridge mansions. Samuel Goodwin: 1716-1802 Samuel Goodwin performed a leading role in frontier…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: Lime Works

"… at the base of Knox Street, near where the Knox mansion had stood. Thomaston Historical Society Mr."

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"… that the Pinkham and Bennett’s stores and the Mansion House were entirely burned… the American Express Co."