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September 27, 2016. The Waterville Main Street Historic District encompasses the best-preserved portions of the historical commercial downtown area of Waterville, Maine. Developed most intensively in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, this area was the center of commerce for Waterville and the surrounding rural communities.
May 8, 2007. The Lockwood Mill Historic District encompasses the only major 19th-century mill complex in Waterville, Maine. Located south of the city's downtown, it was designed by (and named for) Amos D. Lockwood, a nationally known industrial designer of the period. Its #2 building was for 45 years home to the Hathaway Shirt Company.
Waterville is in northern Kennebec County, in central Maine, at Its northern boundary is the Somerset County line. According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has an area of 14.05 square miles (36.39 km 2 ), of which 13.58 square miles (35.17 km 2 ) is land and 0.47 square miles (1.22 km 2 ), or 3.36%, is water. [ 8 ]
The company was founded by Charles Foster Hathaway. Its early history is unclear. Though often described as starting in 1837, there is little evidence of this date. It is well-documented that in 1848 Hathaway built a shirt factory with Josiah Tillson in Watertown, Massachusetts, his share of which he sold to Tillson for $900 on March 31, 1853.
Before entering politics, former Maine Governor Paul LePage worked as the general manager of the Marden's location in Waterville. In 2009, the retailer expanded in Southern Maine with the opening of their Scarborough location. [2] They took over a 119,000-square-foot space that formerly housed a Walmart store.
US$1.59 billion (2019) Number of employees. 6,438 (2021) Website. www.llbean.com. Footnotes / references. [2][3][4] L.L.Bean is an American privately held retail company that was founded in 1912 by Leon Leonwood Bean. The company, headquartered in the place in which it was founded, Freeport, Maine, specializes in clothing and outdoor recreation ...
February 19, 1982. The Professional Building is a historic commercial building at 177-179 Main Street in Waterville, Maine. Built in 1923 to a design by Miller & Mayo of Portland, it is a rare early example of Art Deco architecture in the state. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
United States. The Hollingsworth & Whitney Company was a pulp and paper company that owned one or more pulp and paper mills in Winslow, Maine. The company opened in 1892, providing work for Waterville residents who lived on the far bank of the Kennebec River. A footbridge was constructed in 1901 so the citizens of Waterville could commute to ...