Maine Memory Network

Lincoln, Maine - Post Office

… never existed?" The postal service refers to the post offices and mailing. Here are some things that may have happened if the postal service had…

Historic Hallowell - Post Office and Fire Station

Post Office and Fire Station Hallowell Post OfficeHubbard Free Library Judy Longfellow, Post Woman written by Sam Gilbert Q How old were you…

Lincoln, Maine - Post Office, Lincoln, Built in 1856

Post Office, Lincoln, Built in 1856 Contributed by Lincoln Historical Society Description The Lincoln Post Office was in the Plumly…

Acadian Archives

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Architecture & Landscape database - Eaton W. Tarbell

Eaton Tarbell was one of the first architects in post-World War II Maine to advocate for the sharp, simple lines of contemporary design.

Colby College Special Collections

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Architecture & Landscape database - George Coombs

At the age of twenty in 1872, Coombs entered the office of Lewiston architect Charles F. Douglas as a draftsman.

Architecture & Landscape database - John P. Thomas

Soon after opening his office, Thomas formed a partnership with Charles O. Poor, a former draftsman for Frederick A. Tompson.

Architecture & Landscape database - John Calvin Stevens

Stevens rose within seven years from office boy to become Fassett’s junior partner in 1880. That year the young architect opened a branch office of…

Architecture & Landscape database - Frederick A. Tompson

… High School in 1876 and immediately entered the office of Francis H. Fassett, the city’s leading architect.

Architecture & Landscape database - Elmer I. Thomas

Coombs. After four years in Coombs’s office, Thomas enrolled at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he attended architecture classes in…

Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library

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Mercy Hospital - School of Nursing Class Photos

… one space for classrooms, a library, and faculty offices. In 1968, the School of Nursing contracted with St.

Mercy Hospital - 100 Years of Mercy Hospital

… in September 2008 with a state-of-the-art medical office building and an advanced new hospital facility.

Architecture & Landscape database - Biographies

Biographies This site includes select biographies (listed at left) for database-represented architects and firms.

Architecture & Landscape database - Gridley Barrows

Gridley Barrows By Earle G. Shettleworth, Jr. Gridley Barrows (1912-1999) was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1912.

Architecture & Landscape database - Project Background and Partners

Project Background and Partners The Maine Architecture & Landscape Database started as a project in 2002, when Maine Historical Society (MHS)…

Architecture & Landscape database - Database Overview

Database Overview An ever-growing resource documenting Maine’s built and designed environment, this database includes architecture and landscape…

Architecture & Landscape database - Database Collections

Database Collections Below is a listing of collections currently represented in the Maine Architecture & Landscape Design Database, organized by…

Architecture & Landscape database - Maine Architectural Renderings

Maine Architectural Renderings By Earle G. Shettleworth, Jr. Bramhall by Charles A. AlexanderMaine Historical Society With the emergence of…

Architecture & Landscape database - Lost Gardens of Eden

Lost Gardens of Eden “Paradise Lost, Paradise Found: the landscape of Mount Desert Island” by Patrick Chassé.

Architecture & Landscape database - Search the Database

Search the Database The Maine Architecture & Landscape Database organizes and searches for items at the commission (project) level.

Architecture & Landscape database - Plans for the Dwelling House Jos. Briggs, Winthrop, 1884

Plans for the Dwelling House Jos. Briggs, Winthrop, 1884 Contributed by Maine Historical Society Description Architecture commission for…