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The Maine Historical Society is the official historical society of the U.S. state of Maine. It is located at 489 Congress Street in downtown Portland. The Society currently operates the Wadsworth-Longfellow House, a National Historic Landmark, Longfellow Garden, the Maine Historical Society Museum and Store, the Brown Research Library, as well ...
October 15, 1966. Designated NHL. December 29, 1962 [2] The Wadsworth-Longfellow House is a historic house and museum in Portland, Maine, United States. It is located at 489 Congress Street and is operated by the Maine Historical Society. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1962, and administratively added to the National Register ...
Maine Historical Society: Maine Historical Society: November 17, 1980 : 485 Congress St. The Society's 1907 Library Building, located next to the Wadsworth-Longfellow House. 51: Maine Publicity Bureau Building: Maine Publicity Bureau Building: January 26, 1990
1822 - Maine Historical Society founded. 1825 - First Parish Church built. 1826 - Portland Athenaeum founded. 1827 - John Neal opened the first public gymnasium in the US founded by an American in town hall in Market Square [14] 1828. Maine's first literary periodical, The Yankee, founded.
Map of Maine's counties. There are approximately 1,600 properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the U.S. State of Maine. Each of the state's 16 counties has more than forty listings on the National Register. This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted September 13, 2024.[1]
This list of museums in Maine is a list of museums, defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Non ...
In addition to the library's resources, the library is affiliated with groups and societies including the "Maine Genealogical Society, the Aroostook County Genealogical Society, Maine Society of Mayflower Descendants, and the Maine Historical Society, among others", and can provide contact information to patrons seeking the assistance of any of ...
November 29, 2001. The Henry D. Moore Parish House and Library is an historic library and community meeting hall at 22 Village Road in Steuben, Maine. Built in 1911 and enlarged in 2007, it is a notable local example of a mix of Colonial Revival and Craftsman styles, and is the only known work in Maine of Philadelphia architect Isaac Parsell.