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The Gorham Historic District encompasses the traditional central civic area of Gorham, Maine.Incorporated in 1764, the town center is composed of a small cluster of civic and commercial buildings at School and Main Streets, with some residential properties radiating away.
Gorham is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States.The population was 18,336 at the 2020 United States Census. [2] In addition to its urban village center known as Gorham Village or simply "the Village," the town encompasses a number of smaller, unincorporated villages and hamlets with distinct historical identities, including South Gorham, West Gorham, Little Falls, White Rock, and ...
The South Street Historic District encompasses an early residential area of Gorham, Maine.Located just south of Gorham's small commercial center, South Street is lined with an architecturally cohesive collection of about 20 late-18th and early-19th century houses, primarily interrupted only by the presence of the modest Colonial Revival Baxter Memorial Library.
The Gorham Campus Historic District encompasses seven buildings that make up the historic heart of the campus of the University of Southern Maine in Gorham, Maine. Built between 1806 and 1931, they reflect the varied academic history of the campus, and were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
The Baxter House is an historic house museum at 67 South Street in Gorham, Maine, United States. Built in 1797, it was the birthplace of James Phinney Baxter, mayor of Portland. He was the father of two-term Governor of Maine Percival Baxter. The house was donated to the town by James Phinney Baxter in 1907, and opened as a museum in 1908.
The Baxter Memorial Library is the public library serving Gorham, Maine. [2] It was built in 1908. [3] The gift of James Phinney Baxter, [4] the library building is constructed of pink granite and the interior is completed in red oak. [5] In 2003, a 10,000 square feet (930 m 2) addition became the primary library. [6]
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He served as a member of the state house of representatives in 1826. He served as overseer of Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine, from 1811 to 1817 and was a trustee of the college from 1817 to 1836. He supported the Portland Athenaeum. [3] [4] One of its founding members, he also served as president of the Maine Historical Society in 1834.