Maine Memory Network

Bath's Historic Downtown - Columbian Block

"The buildings are three-story, brick structures with flat roofs. This block was built on the site of the Columbian Hotel and the Columbian Hall…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Davenport Memorial and City Hall

"In the process of erecting this building, a few buildings were torn down. Included in the demolition was the Davenport family home, the birth-place…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - 94 Front Street

"The building was purchased from SREA by Ken Young. As of 2009, Stephen Elie owned the building, according to Bath Tax Records."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Merchants' Row

"The Greek Revival buildings on Merchants' Row were actually quite simple except for these few architectural details."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Ledyard Block

"The building was interesting for a variety of reasons. It was a meeting place, a business center, and a home to many."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Bath Savings Institution and Hyde Block

"The date is on the front of the 3 1/2 story building. The Bath Savings Institution building was first built in an Italianate style."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad

"Aroostook Valley Railroad and Maine Public Service Company building, Presque Isle, 1921Presque Isle Historical Society In 1921, Gould built a…"

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

"… Library When John Calvin Stevens built the new buildings he made them commercial buildings as the owners requested."

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell House

"… Society Since 1832, this hotel served the public. True, it had its difficult days, through the 1840's and 1850's, even closing its doors between…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Church Block

"The original building was built in 1863. It has a wooden bay window that was added in 1909, and the bricks that make up the outer facade are painted…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Railroad Station

"… freight business from 1959 until 1971 when the building was changed into a dental clinic for the poor, the Jessie Albert Memorial Dental Clinic."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Dreamland and Liberty

"It was given a false front to make the building look bigger. The theatre changed its name in 1919 to the Liberty Theatre, to honor the end of World…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… State Normal School that trained teachers, a public library sponsored by the Andrew Carnegie Foundation, the Aroostook Valley Railroad (an electric…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - National Community Christmas Tree - 1959

"… Society The giant crane, provided by Maine Public Service, is finally swung into place. Preparing National Christmas tree, Presque Isle…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Project Overview

"… photographs and postcards to see what those buildings, or people associated with the buildings, looked like."

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahoc County Courthouse

"The original building was made of brick with wood dentils and very detailed window borders; the foundation was made of granite."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"In the spring of 1906, building began on a power plant at Aroostook Falls in New Brunswick to supply much-needed power to northern Maine and New…"

Historic Hallowell - Protect and Serve - Hallowell Fire and Police

"At the first Town Meeting, May 22, 1771, Selectmen chose Samuel Bullen to serve as Constable. His responsibilities were to maintain public order, to…"

Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln Historical Society - Page 2 of 2

"… years later, she took a position at the Bangor Public Library. Due to ill health, Mary returned to Lincoln and pursued her devotion to local…"

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Schools

"… was so proud of the students’ success that a public display was put on to show the parents what their children had learned during the school year…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Market Hall, Bangor, 1846

"The market and public hall shown in Martin's drawing was built on part of the foundation -- and lasted until the Freshet of March 1846."

Lincoln, Maine - Masonic Hall

"… Masons were allowed in the hall since it was a public building, though, like the Rainbow Girls and some high school civic students who attended…"

Historic Hallowell - A Post-Revolutionary Generation

"In 1771, public schools were established and in 1795 the Hallowell Academy opened, one of the first classical academies in the District of Maine (a…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Project Partners

"… between local schools, historical societies, and public libraries through the exploration and celebration of local history."