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John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin gate design, Bangor, 1867

… was interested in architecture, landscape design, gardening, dancing, and other topics and wrote and illustrated five volumes of recollections…

John Martin: Expert Observer - Barnyard gate design, Bangor, 1867

… was interested in architecture, landscape design, gardening, dancing, and numerous other topics, drew the series of gate designs in his "Scrap Book…

John Martin: Expert Observer - Gate no 7 design, Bangor, 1867

He continued that he would use the design, "if ever I am so lucky as to build one again and should be compelled to use wooden posts." He noted that…

John Martin: Expert Observer - Gate no 2 design, Bangor, 1867

Gate no 2 design, Bangor, 1867 Contributed by Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Description John Martin, an accountant and…

John Martin: Expert Observer - Design for rustic fence, gate, Bangor, 1867

… grounds the sixth, the passage to a house barn garden field or pasture is one continual pleasure or source of vexation." It appears on page 7 of…

John Martin: Expert Observer - Ladies Blush apple, Bangor, 1889

… and shopkeeper in Bangor, also was a devoted gardener, proud of his landscape designs, and the fruit trees and vegetables he grew.

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin self portrait, 1889

… business man, Expert Accountant, Landscape Gardener, Rustic designer, Origin of Martins perfect Waltz & March." He had worked most of his life as…

John Martin: Expert Observer - Martin swing, Center Street, Bangor, 1864

Martin, an accountant, shopkeeper, architecture, gardening, and dance enthusiast, drew the illustration of the swing in a journal he began writing in…

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 74-138

He also wrote about his early gardens, his lameness, his sled design, national politics, his apprenticeship to and work for Doctor Increase S.

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin's Journal

… Births of Annie, Junior, Elmer; landscaping and garden design, business failures and attempts to find work   Part 8, pages 534-603 I.

John Martin: Expert Observer - "Representing every particular:" John Martin's Reflections, Illustrations, and Commentary - Page 2 of 2

… business man, Expert Accountant, Landscape Gardener, Rustic designer, Origin of Martins perfect Waltz & March.

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 00-29

Charles Snell Cone cedar tree Gate designs 1866 Philadelphia National Union convention Bangor Democratic convention George W. Ladd Sen. James R.

John Martin: Expert Observer - Bangor High School, Abbott Square, 1865

… Noted Bangor architect Benjamin Deane (1790-1867) designed the high school building, at right, which was built in 1852 on what was known as the…

John Martin: Expert Observer - Interior plans, Third Parish Church, Bangor, 1865

The church, built in 1852-1853 and designed by John Towle of Boston, also was known as Central Congregational Church.

John Martin: Expert Observer - Scrapbook 3: 1867-

… also showcases his interests in architecture and design with a section on gate designs for various uses, his ideal farm and barn structures, and a…

John Martin: Expert Observer - Third Parish Church, Bangor, 1865

John D. Towle of Boston designed the Italianate structure. Martin wrote of the building of the church, "Land being high and the society being in…

John Martin: Expert Observer - Site Navigation Tips

… has larger or smaller type and logos or other designs on it. We cannot – and do not try to – duplicate that.

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou - Page 6 of 6

… ca 2012 The hand carved wood entry gates to Thuya Garden were designed by Charles K. Savage in 1959.

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou - Page 5 of 6

… more information about the two Savage designed gardens, click here. Charles was able to listen, support, and encourage these three Mount Desert…

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou - Page 4 of 6

… designed and built the English style border gardens in the existing orchard at Thuya Lodge and designed and formed the Japanese inspired Asticou…

Camden-Rockport Historical Society

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Surry by the Bay - Surry Today

… Community Improvement Association, the Surry Garden Club, the Arbutus Grange, and the Surry Historical Society.

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Buttons

… Varney Douglass was out planting bulbs in her garden. She used her shovel to dig, and tenderly placed a bulb. A shiny glint caught her attention.

Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters

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