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The Auburn Colony was founded in 1877 by a group of businessmen from Auburn, "for the purpose of securing the material advantage of society, health, and recreation." [2] Twenty small Gothic Victorian cottages were built on the property they acquired, which were tragically destroyed by fire in 1899, although the two community buildings survived.
Main Street parallels the river, with the block between Court and Drummond Streets lined with 19th-century buildings. Notable among this are Auburn's historic and present city halls; the latter, known as Auburn Hall, was designed by Gridley James Fox Bryant and built in 1865. The current city offices stand just to its north on Court Street, in ...
The arrival of the railroad in 1848, and the choice of Auburn in 1854 to be the seat of the new Androscoggin County cemented the importance of the area where downtown Auburn is now located, and prompted further residential development in this district. Several Italianate houses were built in 1850s, such as the Roak House (20 Elm Street, built c ...
Lady Gaga was in Maine this weekend for a very special event. The singer, whose real name is Stefani Germanotta, was in York on Saturday as the maid of honor for her sister Natali Germanotta’s ...
Amid a painful year for the Bush family, this weekend was pure joy. Five months after the death of her namesake, George W. Bush's daughter, Barbara Bush, wed beau Craig Coyne in a gorgeous outdoor ...
Auburn would itself be formed from parts of Minot and incorporated on February 24, 1842. The name was apparently inspired by "Auburn", a village (real or fictitious) featured in the 1770 poem "The Deserted Village" by Oliver Goldsmith. [7] Originally part of Cumberland County, the town became county seat of Androscoggin County at its creation ...
Dalmeny (/ d æ l ˈ m ɛ n i /) is a village and civil parish in Scotland. It is located on the south side of the Firth of Forth, 1 mile (1.6 km) southeast of South Queensferry and 8 miles (13 km) west of Edinburgh city centre. It lies within the traditional boundaries of West Lothian, and falls under the local governance of the City of ...
Dalmeny House (pronounced / d æ l ˈ m ɛ n i / dal-MENI) is a Gothic revival mansion located in an estate close to Dalmeny on the Firth of Forth, in the north-west of Edinburgh, Scotland. It was designed by William Wilkins, and completed in 1817. [1] Dalmeny House is the home of the Earl and Countess of Rosebery.