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Great Duck Island, Maine

Great Duck Island is a small island (1.5 miles (2.4 km) long by 0.5 miles (0.8 km) wide) in the Gulf of Maine, 11 miles (18 km) south of the entrance to Frenchman Bay, not far from Acadia National Park. Along with nearby Little Duck Island and 11 others, it is part of the town of Frenchboro. According to The Nature Conservancy, the island provides habitat for the largest nesting black guillemot colony in Maine. Great Duck is an active site for ecological research, conducted by the College of the Atlantic at its Alice Eno field Research Station. Much of this research focuses on the nesting habits of Leach's storm-petrel. History The island was inhabited year-round from sometime after 1837 when William Gilley purchased the island, until 1986 when the Coast Guard left and the lighthouse was automated. For much of this period it was used to pasture sheep, support the light station, and provide a summer retreat for mainland property owners. Great Duck Island Light was established in 1890, and the original lighthouse, head keeper's house, fog signal building, storage building, and boathouse from this year still stand. Bill and Ellen Bigenho purchased most of the island beginning in 1949. According to their daughter Ellen Spain, they used a 16th or 17th century map to dig up a pirate treasure of gold and silver in 1953. In 1963 Boston psychotherapist George Cloutier bought most of the island from the Bigenhos. In the 1970s Cloutier constructed an airstrip, and ran a psychiatric clinic and intentional community on the island including a geodesic dome and yurts, described as an "experiment in gestalt psychiatry that must be unique in island annals." The clinic closed in 1979. In 1985 The Nature Conservancy and the State of Maine purchased most of the island in joint tenancy. In 1998 the College of the Atlantic acquired the 12-acre (4.9 ha) light station under the Maine Lights Program, renaming it the Alice Eno Biological Station in 2000. References External links Great Duck Island website from the College of the Atlantic A brief history of Great Duck Island from the College of the Atlantic Photos and reminiscences from Ellen Spain "Maine's Great Duck Island Light Station is for the Birds (and Students)" by Jeremy D'Entremont, Lighthouse Digest, April 2003
Great Duck Island

Great Duck Island est une île du littoral de l'État du Maine du Comté de Hancock. Elle est administrativement rattachée à la municipalité de Frenchboroh, Maine qui regroupe aussi l'île voisine de Little Duck. L'île est située à 18 km au sud de l'entrée de Frenchman Bay. Selon The Nature Conservancy elle constitue un habitat écologique pour les colonies de guillemot à miroir et d' océanite cul-blanc. L'île est un site de recherche écologique du College of the Atlantic (en). Voir aussi Notes et références (en) Cet article est partiellement ou en totalité issu de l’article de Wikipédia en anglais intitulé « Great Duck Island, Maine » (voir la liste des auteurs). Lien externe Ressource relative à la géographie : Geographic Names Information System Great Duck Island Lien interne Géographie du Maine Liste des îles du Maine Portail du Maine (États-Unis) Portail des îles Portail de l’océan Atlantique
Great Spruce Head Island

Great Spruce Head Island is a privately owned island in Penobscot Bay, Maine, United States. It is part of Deer Isle town in Hancock County. It has long belonged to the family of the painter Fairfield Porter and his brother photographer Eliot, both of whom did creative work there. For example, Eliot's book Summer Island (1966) is a visual tribute to the island. The Porters' brother-in-law Michael W. Straus also summered here. References
Guilford Memorial Library

The Guilford Memorial Library is the public library of Guilford, Maine, USA. It is located at the junction of Library and Water Streets, in a small architecturally distinguished Renaissance Revival structure designed by Frank A. Patterson and built in 1908 with funding assistance from Andrew Carnegie. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. The library is one of the only libraries in Maine designated as a "Star Library" by Library Journal. Architecture and history The Guilford Memorial Library is set on a rise overlooking the Piscataquis River. It is a single story structure, built of brick and topped by a slate hip roof. It stands on a raised basement delineated by a granite stone beltcourse. A gable-roofed section projects slightly on the front facade, sheltering the main entrance, which is deeply recessed in an archway. The entry section is flanked by pairs of segmented-arch windows with stone sills. The building corners have brick pilasters, with a band of corbelled brick and a wooden modillioned cornice below the roof. The Guilford library began as a private subscription service in 1900, and funds were soon raised for the construction of a library building. A funding grant from Andrew Carnegie contributed to this drive. The library was designed by Bangor architect Frank A. Patterson, and is his only known library design. The building is a locally distinctive example of Renaissance Revival architecture. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Piscataquis County, Maine List of Carnegie libraries in Maine References
Water Street (Augusta, Maine)

Water Street is the location of the central business district of Augusta, Maine. Running parallel to the Kennebec River, Water Street was developed in the 19th century to serve an economy based on water transport and state services, and contains one of the city's highest concentrations of commercial architecture from that period. A portion of the street, running from Commercial Street in the north to the Old Post Office in the south, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Kennebec County, Maine References
Hammond Street Congregational Church

The Hammond Street Congregational Church is a historic church on Hammond and High Streets in Bangor, Maine. The church building was built in 1833, and extensively restyled in 1853, resulting in the present handsome Italianate structure. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. The congregation, established in 1833, is affiliated with the United Church of Christ; its senior pastor is Rev. Gary Bagley. Architecture and history The Hammond Street Church is located in central Bangor, on the south side of Hammond Street (United States Route 2 and Maine State Route 100) between High and North High Streets. The building is set facing northwest, its long axis paralleling High Street. It is a two-story brick building, with a projecting pavilion topped by a wooden tower. A three-bay vestibule projects slightly from the pavilion, with narrow doors flanking a larger central one, and a similar configuration of round-arch windows on the second level. The vestibule is capped by a dentillated cornice and a central pediment with long returns. The tower has three stages, the first with narrow round-arch window set in a panelled recess, the second with clock faces and angled paneled corners, and then a narrower octagonal stage with round-arch windows on four sides below the spire. The congregation was established in 1833, and in the same year contracted the construction of a brick building with Greek Revival features, including a temple portico and two towers. The cost of the structure was prohibitive, and during construction it was decided to lower its height and shorten its body, resulting in a misshapen building with an oversized portico. In 1853, the congregation retained Towle & Foster, a Boston firm known for their church designs, to prepare an Italianate design that corrected the building's deficiencies. The present structure, a result of this work, retains only portions of the previous building. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Penobscot County, Maine References External links Official website
Harrison B. Brown House

The Harrison Bird Brown House is an historic house at 400 Danforth Street in the West End of Portland, Maine, United States. It was built in 1861 for Harrison Bird Brown (1831–1915), one of Maine's best-known painters of the late 19th century, and was his home and studio until 1892. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. Description and history The Brown House stands on the south side of Danforth Street, near the southernmost tip of Falmouth Neck, the peninsula on which downtown Portland and its harbor facilities are located. It is a two-story wood-frame structure, with a hip roof, bracketed deep cornice, clapboard siding, and a brick foundation. Its main facade faces north, and is three bays wide, with a projecting two-story ell in the left bay, and the entrance at the center bay, set in a projecting enclosed vestibule topped by a simple balustrade. A two-story ell projects to the rear of the house, overlooking the Fore River, which housed Harrison Bird Brown's studio space. Brown was one of Portland's best known painters during the late nineteenth century. He had this house built in 1861, and lived and worked here until 1892, when he moved to England, where he died. He met with immediate success in the painting of landscapes, and he exhibited at the National Academy of Design in New York City. His painting of White Head on Cushing Island in Casco Bay, where he maintained a studio, was exhibited in the Maine pavilion at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Portland, Maine References
Hathorn Hall

Hathorn Hall is a historic academic building on the campus of Bates College in Lewiston, Maine. Built in 1857 to a design by American architect Gridley J.F. Bryant, it was the college's first academic building and library following the move of the Maine State Seminary (as it was then known) from Parsonsfield to Lewiston. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970. Description Hathorn Hall is centrally located on the Bates College campus, which is located northeast of Lewiston's commercial downtown area. The hall is a rectangular brick building, three stories in height, with a hip roof capped by a cupola housing an open belfry. Low pedimented gables rise from the short ends of the roof. The gables and the roof's cornice are studded with modillions. Its main entrance, set on one of the short ends, is sheltered by a rectangular flat-roof portico, which has fluted Corinthian columns supporting a full entablature with cornice. History Hathorn Hall and Parker Halls were completed in 1857 by Gridley J.F. Bryant as the first buildings on the Bates campus, then called the Maine State Seminary. Bryant also completed the main building on the Tufts University campus in 1852. The building was named after Seth Hathorn and Mary Hathorn of Woolwich, Maine who donated funds for the construction of the building. Jonathan Davis donated the bell in Hathorn's bell tower. Nineteenth century "ivy stones" from early classes at the college are embedded in the brick along the exterior of the building. Hathorn Hall's interior has changed several times since its original construction. A fire started in the bell tower of Hathorn Hall in 1881 which severely damaged much of the interior of the building, and the interior was again renovated in 1898, 1960–62, and 1984 (with $180,000 from the Pew Foundation). The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1970. As of 2026, Hathorn Hall is home to Bates' mathematics and foreign language departments and two computer labs. Historic images See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Androscoggin County, Maine References
Healy Asylum

The Healy Asylum is an historic building in Lewiston, Maine. It was built in 1893 as an orphanage for boys, a role it served until about 1970. It is now known as Healy Terrace, and is used for affordable senior housing. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979, where it is listed as Healy Asylum. It was named for Msgr. James Augustine Healy, the bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland at the time of its construction. Description and history The former Healy Asylum building is located facing Ash Street and occupying about 1⁄2 of a city block bounded by Ash, Bates, Blake, and Pine Streets, a short way east of Lewiston's downtown business district. It is a 3+1⁄2-story building, built out of brick with granite trim, and set on a high brick foundation. It is topped by a mansard roof pierced by gabled dormers, with chimneys topped by decorative brick corbelling. The building is H-shaped, with a central section and two flanking wings that project to the front and back. The entrance is in the center section, sheltered by a wooden portico with bracketed cornice and fully pedimented gable. The origins of the asylum begin with the arrival in 1878 of Grey Nuns from Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec to teach in Lewiston's parochial school, which was filled with the children of French Canadian mill workers. In 1892 the Grey Nuns decided to give up teaching, but were persuaded to take on instead an orphanage for boys, to match services they were providing for orphaned girls at their hospital. This building was built in 1893 with the approval and support of Msgr. James Augustine Healy, the bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland, for whom it was named. The building was designed by Jefferson L. Coburn & Sons, local architects. In addition to providing services to orphaned boys, the nuns also took on troubled youth. Funding was a regular source of friction between the nuns and the diocese, which places boys from Portland and elsewhere in the orphanage. The facility operated until 1973, and has since been converted into senior housing. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Androscoggin County, Maine References External links Healy Asylum Nuns
Hendricks Head Light

Hendricks Head Light is a lighthouse in Southport, Maine marking the west side of the mouth of the Sheepscot River. The light station was established in 1829, and its present structures date to 1875. It was deactivated in 1933, but relit in 1951. The two-story wood keeper's house is now a private summer residence. The light is on continuously, showing white to the west and red to the east. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Hendricks Head Light Station on November 20, 1987. Description and history The town of Southport occupies an eponymous island on the Mid Coast of Maine, separating the Sheepscot River from the Boothbay Harbor. Hendricks Head is a peninsula extending southwest on the northern part of the island's western shore, and marks the westernmost point of the island. The lighthouse is located at the tip of the peninsula. The station includes a tower, keeper's house, fog bell tower, shed, and oil house. The tower is a tapered square-shingled wood-frame structure, topped by an octagonal lantern house. It was originally connected to the keeper's house via a covered walkway. The keeper's house is a T-shaped 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame building. The bell tower is a roughly pyramidal structure, with a central enclosed section housing the bell. The light station was established in 1829 to mark the mouth of the Sheepscot River, which provided access to the then-important shipbuilding and port center of Wiscasset. The original light station consisted of a keeper's house, built on a rubble foundation, with the lantern house mounted on top. The present tower and keeper's house were built in 1875, the house on the foundation of the previous building. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Lincoln County, Maine References External links Media related to Hendricks Head Light at Wikimedia Commons Hendricks Head Light Archived July 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine, Website created by current owners of lighthouse about its history.
Phare de Hendricks Head

Le phare de Hendricks Head (en anglais : Hendricks Head Light) est un phare actif situé à Southport à l'embouchure de Sheepscot River, dans le Comté de Lincoln (État du Maine). Il est inscrit au Registre national des lieux historiques depuis le 20 novembre 1987 . Histoire La ville de Southport occupe une île éponyme sur la côte centrale du Maine, séparant la rivière Sheepscot de Boothbay Harbor. Hendricks Head est une péninsule qui s'étend vers le sud-ouest sur la partie nord de la côte ouest de l'île et marque le point le plus à l'ouest de l'île. Le phare, situé à la pointe de la péninsule, a été construit en 1829 et ses structures actuelles datent de 1875. La station a été créée pour marquer l'embouchure de la rivière Sheepscot, qui permettait d'accéder au centre de construction navale et portuaire de Wiscasset, alors important. Le phare d'origine consistait en une maison de gardien, construite sur une fondation en moellons, avec la maison à lanterne montée au sommet. La tour actuelle et la maison du gardien ont été construites en 1875. La maison repose sur les fondations du bâtiment précédent. La station comprend une tour, une maison de gardien, un clocher à signal de brouillard, un hangar et un bâtiment à combustible. À l'origine, le phare était relié à la maison du gardien par un passage couvert. La maison du gardien est un bâtiment à ossature de bois. Le clocher est une structure approximativement pyramidale, avec une section centrale fermée abritant la cloche de brume. Il a été désactivé en 1933 mais rallumé en 1951 quand il a pu être alimenté à l'électricité. La lumière est allumée en permanence. La maison du gardien du bois sur deux étages est maintenant une résidence d'été privée . Description Le phare est une tour quadrangulaire en brique, avec une galerie et une lanterne octogonale de 12 m de haut, adossée à une maison de gardien. La tour est peinte en blanc et la lanterne est noire. Il émet, à une hauteur focale de 13,5 m, un feu fixe blanc d'une portée est de 9 milles nautiques (environ 17 km). Il possède aussi un feu à secteurs rouge d'une portée de 7 milles nautiques (environ 13 km). Identifiant : ARLHS : USA-369 ; USCG : 1-5665 - Amirauté : J0144 . Voir aussi Notes et références (en) Cet article est partiellement ou en totalité issu de l’article de Wikipédia en anglais intitulé « Hendricks Headt Light » (voir la liste des auteurs). Lien connexe Liste des phares du Maine Liens externes Ressource relative à l'architecture : Registre national des lieux historiques (en) Maine Lighthouses (en) Lighthouses of the United States : Eastern Maine (en) Lighthouses of the United States : Southern Maine (en) Maine - ARLHS World List of Lights (WLOL) (en) Maine - Online list of lights (en) Hendricks Head Lighthouse - Lightphotos.net (en) Hendricks Head Light - Lighthouse Explorer Portail des phares Portail du Registre national des lieux historiques Portail de l’océan Atlantique Portail du Maine (États-Unis)
Маяк Хендрикс-Хед

Маяк Хендрикс-Хед (англ. Hendricks Head Light) — маяк, расположенный на небольшом мысе Хендрикс-Хед в устье реки Шипскот, округ Линкольн, штат Мэн, США. Административно относится к городу Саутпорт. Построен в 1829 году. Автоматизирован в 1975 году. История В 19 веке город Уискассет, располагающийся выше по течению реки Шипскот, был крупный центром судоремонта и судостроения. И чтобы обеспечить безопасную навигацию до него, в 1829 году был в устье реки Шипскот на мысе Хендрикс-Хед был построен маяк, строительство обошлось в 2 662$. Маяк представлял собой прямоугольный каменный дом смотрителя с деревянной восьмиугольная башней, выступавшей с одной стороны его скатной крыши. Маяк был открыт 1 декабря 1829 года. Качество работ было не самым высоким, и к 1870-м годам маяк пришел в ветхое состояние и начал разрушаться. В 1875 году возвели новый маяк, представляющий собой квадратную коническую деревянную башню, на вершине которой располагались линзы Френеля. Новый дом смотрителя был построен отдельно от башни на фундаменте от старой постройки, изначально он соединялся с башней крытым переходом, который не сохранился. Комплекс зданий также включал в себя небольшую котельную, хозяйственную постройку и противотуманную колокольню. В 1933 году маяк перестали использовать по назначению, и в 1935 году он был продан частному лицу за 4 100$. Но в 1951 году маяк электрифицировали и он снова стал обеспечивать навигацию. В 1975 году маяк был автоматизирован Береговой охраной США. В январе 1978 года снежная буря уничтожила крытый переход от дома до маяка и хозяйственную постройку. Дом смотрителя и другие постройки продолжают оставаться в частной собственности. В 1988 году он был включен в Национальный реестр исторических мест. Примечания Ссылки Сайт маяка
Hermon High School

Hermon High School is a public high school in Hermon, Maine, United States. It is part of the Hermon Public Schools district and has been accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges. History Hermon High School is a two-story building that was completed in 1995. The 2008–2009 Cheerleading team swept all four competitions held in Maine, winning first at PVC's, Big East, Regionals and States. They placed sixth in the New England Cheerleading Competition. The 2017-2018 Boys Basketball team won the State Championship defeating Wells 55–34. Notable alumni Dana White, businessman and the current president of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Links History of Hermon High School on School Website: Official History page of High School (Updated up to 2007) References
Higgins Beach

Higgins Beach is a small beach located in the state of Maine, United States. It is located in the town of Scarborough in Cumberland County. The beach is north of Prouts Neck and Old Orchard Beach and south of Crescent Beach State Park. This northeast-southwest trending beach measures approximately 0.6 miles (1.0 km) and is approximately 7 miles (11 km) south of Portland and 110 miles (177 km) north of Boston. It lies between bedrocks at the southwest, sometimes known as Thunder Cove, and the Spurwink River on the northeastern end. This small seaside community has approximately 300 cottages. In addition, the community has two inns (The Breakers and the Higgins Beach Inn) which are open during the summer season. Higgins Beach is most known for its family-oriented oceanside neighborhood, striped bass fishing, the beach's quaintness, the shipwreck embedded in the beach's sands, and surfing. The beach has had public access for as long as the town has record, but with very little public parking. In 2010, the town of Scarborough purchased a small parking lot accommodating approximately 75 vehicles. Higgins Beach has managed to retain at least some of its small-town characteristics, something that larger beaches in the area such as Old Orchard have lost in return for commercialization and tourism. However, residential gentrification has taken place in the neighborhood steadily since the early 2010s, with numerous new and affluent homes recently appearing in the community. However, the vast majority of the neighborhood still survives on the small number of families who have owned property in the area or otherwise returned year after year for decades. Some of its current residents began coming to Higgins Beach in this way. References Higgins Beach Geological Survey External links Higgins Beach Association