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Salmon Falls (West) Historic District

The Salmon Falls (West) Historic District encompasses a cluster of well-preserved buildings built before 1840, and located on the Hollis, Maine side of the rural village of Salmon Falls. In addition to its architectural significance, the area is also noted for its association with the author Kate Douglas Wiggin, whose home, Quillcote, is in the district, as is the Salmon Falls Library, established by her efforts in 1911. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. Description and history The Salmon Falls area, divided between Buxton and Hollis by the Saco River, developed beginning in the late 18th century as a modest agricultural area, and the falls on the river, for which it is named, were developed in the second quarter of the 19th century with small scale industrial operations. The road that is now Maine State Route 117 was the main road in the area leading north from the port of Saco, and became the focus for development on the Buxton side of the village. One of the first settlers on the west side of the river, Isaac Lane, paid to have a bridge built across the river (roughly now the location of United States Route 202) c. 1794. The area saw growth in the second quarter of the 19th century, but declined economically thereafter, limiting further development. The historic district covers about 13 acres (5.3 ha), and extends along Salmon Falls Road north from its junction with US 202, including only the Salmon Falls Library on the south side of that road. The oldest houses in the district are those of Isaac Lane and Jabez Bradbury, both built in the 1790s. The former is a well-preserved Federal style wood-frame house, while the latter, now also known as the Kate Douglas Wiggin House or "Quillcote", has been significantly altered with the addition of a Greek Revival ell. Most of the remaining houses are 1-1/2 or 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame houses built in the 1820s, with Greek Revival styling. There is one brick house, the Moses Dunn House, built in the 1830s, which occupies a picturesque site overlooking the Saco River. The Salmon Falls Library is located in the district's only surviving non-residential building, built as a shop in the 1820s, and converted into a kindergarten and library by Kate Douglas Wiggin and her sister Nora Smith in 1911. Kate Douglas Wiggin was a noted writer of children's books. First exposed to the Salmon Falls area as a child, she purchased the Jabez Bradbury House in 1905 (it was the ancestral home of her stepfather), which became her home for the rest of her life. The library she and her sister founded was given to the town upon their deaths. Two of the ten buildings in the district are non-contributing, and both stand between Quillcote and the Isaac Lane House. One was built in the 1950s, while the house nearer to Quillcote was built in the 1970s. See also Salmon Falls (East) Historic District, across the Saco River in Buxton National Register of Historic Places listings in York County, Maine References
Cornish House (Bowdoinham, Maine)

The Cornish House is a historic house at 87 Main Street in Bowdoinham, Maine. Built in 1885, it is a distinctive late example of Italianate architecture, with gingerbread trim elements. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. Description and history The Cornish House stands just west of the village center of Bowdoinham, on the north side of Main Street (Maine State Route 125), where it turns from a roughly east–west to north–south direction. It is a two-story wood-frame structure, with a cross-gable roof, clapboard siding, and brick foundation. The gables are broad, with clipped tops, and its cornices are elaborately bracketed, with bargeboard detailing. The windows of the house, and of the connected carriage barn, have similarly elaborate treatment, with gabled bargeboard lintels. The front facade is three bays wide, with a single story porch supported by turned posts with brackets, and a center entrance with double doors. A secondary entrance is on the right side, next to a two-story polygonal bay with bracketed cornices at each level. The house was built in 1885, and represents an unusually late appearance of a generally Italianate style of decoration. It was probably designed by George Curtis, an architect from Bowdoin, for a Mr. Cornish. It underwent a full restoration in the early 1980s. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Sagadahoc County, Maine References
Brick School

The Brick School is a historic one-room schoolhouse on Cushman Road in Winslow, Maine. Built about 1810, it is one of the oldest surviving district schools in the state of Maine. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977, and is now owned and maintained by the town's historic preservation committee Description and history The Brick School is located on the east side of Cushman Road in the rural southern part of the town of Winslow. It is a small single-story brick building, with a gabled roof that has clapboarded gables, and a stone foundation. It is oriented facing south, with the gable ridge perpendicular to the street. The main facade is three bays wide, with the entrance in the left bay, and sash windows in the other two. The north facade also has two sash windows, while the street-facing west facade has no openings. The interior has a small coatroom and fireplace on the west, with the classroom occupying most of the space. The school's construction date is uncertain from surviving town records, but it is known to have been built sometime between 1799 and 1820, when it is mentioned in a deed. It was used as a school until 1865, and remained vacant or used as storage until 1972, when the Winslow Historical Society acquired it. The Society lapsed due to inactivity, and its functions have since been taken over by the town. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Kennebec County, Maine References
Journal Building (Augusta, Maine)

The Journal Building (also known as the Gannett Building and Handley Hall) is a historic commercial building at 325-331 Water Street in downtown Augusta, Maine. Built in 1899 to a design by Arthur G. Wing, it is a fine local example of commercial Renaissance Revival architecture. It was for main years home to Augusta's leading newspaper, the Kennebec Journal. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. It is now occupied by facilities of the University of Maine at Augusta. Description and history The Journal Building stands on the east side of Water Street, Augusta's principal downtown thoroughfare, near its southern end. It is a five-story masonry structure, built out of red brick with granite trim. The ground floor has three storefronts, now remodeled with modern plate glass and metal, with brick piers separating them. The upper levels are nine bays wide, with the floors separated by courses of corbelled brickwork. Windows on the second through fourth floors are set in segmented-arch openings, while the top floor windows are set in round-arch openings, all organized in groups of three. The building is topped by a projecting modillioned cornice. The Kennebec Journal was founded in 1825, and occupied leased spaces until the construction of this building in 1899. It was designed by local architect Arthur Wing, whose career was shortened by his untimely death in 1912. Although downtown Augusta has several Renaissance style buildings, including the one just to the south, this building is one of the least-altered of the style. It presently houses the art and architecture departments of the University of Maine at Augusta, with galleries on the ground floor, and is called Handley Hall by the university. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Kennebec County, Maine References
Whaleback Light Station

p4 Whaleback ist ein auf einem künstlichen Pier errichteter Leuchtturm im Süden des Bundesstaates Maine. Der im Kolonialstil errichtete Leuchtturm wacht seit 1872 am nordöstlichen Eingang über die Zufahrt in den Portsmouth Harbor. Er wurde nach dem Vorbild des englischen Eddystone Light aus weißem Granit erbaut. Auf einer Höhe von 59 ft. (ca. 19 m) über der mittleren Flutlinie kennzeichnet ein weißes Blinklicht diesen Leuchtturm, welcher über die Distanz einer halben Meile (ca. 800 m) von Fort Foster, Kittery, in südlicher Richtung beobachtet werden kann. Saisonale Bootstouren von Portsmouth (New Hampshire) besuchen Whaleback neben anderen Leuchttürmen im Portsmouth Harbor. Der erste Leuchtturm an diesem Ort wurde 1831 auf Basis eines künstlichen, zylindrischen Piers errichtet, jedoch erwies sich diese Konstruktion den schwierigen Witterungsverhältnissen nicht gewachsen. Da mit einem baldigen Kollaps der von Stürmen geplagten Konstruktion durch Auswaschung der Fundamente zu rechnen war, begann bald nach dem Bürgerkrieg die Suche nach Mitteln zur Errichtung des noch heute bestehenden Leuchtturms. Am 23. März 1988 wurde Whaleback Light Station als Konstruktion in das National Register of Historic Places aufgenommen. Das Jahr 2003 brachte die Umstellung auf Solarenergie. Weblinks http://www.lighthouse.cc/whaleback/ Einzelnachweise
Phare de Whaleback

Le phare de Whaleback (en anglais : Whaleback Light) est un phare actif situé à l'embouchure de la Piscataqua, dans le comté de York (État du Maine). Il est inscrit au Registre national des lieux historiques depuis le 23 mars 1988. Histoire Le phare est situé sur un récif affleurant au sud-ouest de Fort Foster (en) à Kittery. Une lumière est active à cet endroit depuis 1820. la tour actuelle a été construite en 1872. La station (connue dans les premiers enregistrements sous le nom de Whales Back) a été créée en 1820 et remplacée en 1829. La tour a été modernisée en 1855 avec une nouvelle lanterne et une lentille de Fresnel de quatrième ordre. Une cloche anti-brouillard et une tour ont été installées en 1863. En 1869, des tempêtes ayant provoqué des fissures dans la tour et les fondations, la décision de construire une nouvelle tour a été prise en 1872. La nouvelle tour, toujours debout aujourd'hui, est construite avec des blocs de granit. À un moment donné, la corne de brume a été remplacée par une corne et en 1991, le volume de la corne a été réduit car il nuisait à l'intégrité de la structure. La lumière a été automatisée en 1963. Le phare actuel émet deux éclairs blancs à l'aide d'une lampe à LED moderne VLB-44, installée en octobre 2009. En 2007, en vertu de la loi de 2000 de la National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act (en), le phare de Whaleback a été mis à la disposition d'un nouvel administrateur approprié. L'American Lighthouse Foundation (en) et son chapitre, Friends of Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouses , ont présenté une demande et sont devenus, en novembre 2008, les nouveaux propriétaires. Description Le phare est une tour cylindrique en granit, avec une galerie et une lanterne de 15 m de haut, intégrant des quartiers de gardien sur trois étages. La tour est non peinte et la lanterne est noire. Il émet, à une hauteur focale de 18 m, deux brefs éclats blancs de 0,1 seconde par période de 10 secondes. Sa portée est de 14 milles nautiques (environ 26 km). Il est aussi équipé d'une corne de brume radiocommandée émettant deux blasts par période de 30 secondes. Caractéristiques du feu maritime Fréquence : 10 secondes (WW) Lumière : 0,1 seconde Obscurité : 1,4 seconde Lumière : 0,1 seconde Obscurité : 8,4 secondes Identifiant : ARLHS : USA-071 ; USCG : 1-0155 - Amirauté : J0228 . Voir aussi Notes et références (en) Cet article est partiellement ou en totalité issu de l’article de Wikipédia en anglais intitulé « Whaleback 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) Whaleback Lighthouse - Lightphotos.net (en) Spring Point Light - Lighthouse Explorer Portail des phares Portail du Registre national des lieux historiques Portail de l’océan Atlantique Portail du Maine (États-Unis)
Маяк Уэйлбек

Маяк Уэйлбек (англ. Whaleback Light) — маяк, расположенный в устье реки Пискатакуа, разделяющей штаты Мэн и Нью-Гэмпшир, округ Йорк, штат Мэн, США. Построен в 1830 году. Автоматизирован в 1963 году. История Город Портсмут штата Нью-Гэмпшир, расположенный на реке Пискатакуа, в XIX веке был крупным центром торговли и судостроения, потому на строительство маяка в устье реки Пискатакуа в 1829 году Конгресс США выделил 20 000 $. Строительство было завершено в 1830 году. Он представлял собой коническую каменную башню. Качество работ было невысоким, вода проникала внутрь каждый раз, когда волна ударялась о маяк. Несмотря на заключения инженеров в 1839 и в 1842 году о том, что маяк необходимо построить заново, Конгресс не выделял денег на новое строительство. В 1855 году маяк был оборудован линзой Френеля. В 1863 году рядом с маяком был построен противотуманный сигнал. После того, как в 1869 году в фундаменте башни были обнаружены трещины, 15 июля Конгресс 1870 году выделил 70 000 $ на строительство нового маяка. Строительство было завершено в 1872 году. Новая коническая башня высотой 18 метров была построена из гранитных блоков. Маяк был автоматизирован Береговой охраной США в 1963 году. Старый противотуманный сигнал был демонтирован в 1991 году, вместо него был установлен более компактный сигнал, не требующий отдельного здания. В 1988 году он был включен в Национальный реестр исторических мест. Фотографии Ссылки Friends of Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouses Примечания
Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument

Le Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument est un monument national américain désigné comme tel par le président des États-Unis Barack Obama le 24 août 2016, dans le cadre du centenaire du National Park Service. Il protège 354 km2 de montagnes et de forêts et une partie de la rivière Penobscot. Le monument est situé à la frontière orientale du parc d’État Baxter, dans le comté de Penobscot dans le Maine . Faune Les animaux indigènes comprennent l’élan, le lynx roux, le pygargue à tête blanche, le saumon et le lynx du Canada. Etablissement humain L’établissement humain dans la région remonte à 11 000 ans, les peuples autochtones comptant sur les bois et ses cours d’eau pour leur subsistance et même leur transport. La nation indienne Penobscot, ainsi que d’autres tribus Wabanaki, considèrent toujours la rivière Penobscot comme un point de repère important de leur culture. Vues Voir aussi Articles connexes Liste des monuments nationaux américains Liens externes Ressources relatives à la géographie : Geographic Names Information System International Dark-Sky Association National Parks Conservation Association NPSpecies Planning, Environment and Public Comment Ressources relatives à l'architecture : Harpers Ferry Center National Park Foundation NPS Stats (en) Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument sur Natural Atlas (en) Site officiel Références Portail de la conservation de la nature Portail du Maine (États-Unis)
Sugar Island (Piscataquis County, Maine)

Sugar Island ist eine Insel im Moosehead Lake in Maine, dem nordöstlichsten Bundesstaat der USA. Sie misst etwa 6 mal 2 km und ist die größte Insel im See. Nach einem Bericht von 1902 maß sie 4950 Acre, andere schrieben von 7000 Acre. Sugar Island ist über den Lily Bay State Park an der Ostseite des Sees zugänglich. Ein Teil der Insel ist geschützt (game preserve). Geschichte Wie an mehreren Stellen am Moosehead-See, so fanden sich an der Bucht, die Sugar Island gegenüberliegt, in der Lily Bay, Pfeilspitzen, die bereits Anfang der 1920er Jahre entdeckt wurden, ähnlich wie auf Deer Island, das westsüdwestlich von Sugar Island liegt. Bereits 1912 hatte eine archäologische Untersuchung von etwa 50 Plätzen rund um den See und auf den Inseln an 21 Stellen archäologische Artefakte zu Tage gefördert. Auf der Insel befinden sich Grabstätten der Kineo Band of Malicites, eines Maliseet-Stamm, der auch als Moosehead Lake Indians bekannt war. Der Stamm beantragte 2012 seine Anerkennung. 1834 kauften Aaron Capen (1796–1886), ein General in der Miliz von Massachusetts, zusammen mit seinem Sohn Deer Island und Sugar Island, um dort Weymouthskiefern (white pines) fällen zu können. In den späten 1880er Jahren befand sich Capen's Hotel auf der Insel, zu dem auch ein Golfplatz gehörte, sowie einige Cottages. Auch auf Deer Island befand sich ein Hotel. Aaron Capens Familie kam aus Dorchester in Massachusetts. Wanna Eagle († 1967), eine in der Region bekannte Penobscot, war die Tochter von Chief Henry Red Eagle, einem in Greenville geborenen Indianer. Er war der erste Indianer, der einen Abschluss an der Greenville High School erlangte. Wanna Eagle arbeitete in Pferdeshows, war aber auch als Schwimmerin erfolgreich; sie arbeitete als Schwimmlehrerin an der Far Rockaway High School (New York). Dort arbeitete sie mit behinderten Kindern, vor allem Polioopfern, und unterhielt dazu ein Schwimmcamp auf Sugar Island. Dort wurde sie auch beigesetzt. Zwei Camps wurden auch nach den starken Veränderungen der Tourismusindustrie, die die Hotels veröden ließen, regelmäßig von zwei Familien aufgesucht. Die Insel ist ansonsten heute unbewohnt. Um die Galusha Cove im Osten der Insel befinden sich vier Zeltplätze, an der Nordwestseite ein weiterer. Anmerkungen
Sugar Island (Maine)

Sugar Island is a 4,208 acres (1,703 ha) island located in Maine's Moosehead Lake. It is roughly four miles (6.4 km) long and two miles (3.2 km) wide at its widest and longest points. Sugar Island is Moosehead Lake's largest island. They are located in the unorganized territory of Northwest Piscataquis. Sugar Island is mainly accessed through Lily Bay State Park, and is reached in approximately five minutes from the state park by boat. There is a fee at the state park of three dollars. There are two resident camps on Sugar Island on the south side, which have been frequented by three generations of family members and friends year after year. In April 2000, at the time of the 22nd federal census, no family members were present, so the population is currently recorded as zero. References
Tappan-Viles House

The Tappan-Viles House is a historic house at 150 State Street in Augusta, Maine. It was built in 1816 and restyled several times. The house exhibits an eclectic combination of Federal, Italianate, and Colonial Revival styles, the latter contributed by architect John Calvin Stevens. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. It is now part of Kennebec Savings Bank's Augusta Branch. Description and history The Tappan-Viles House stands on the west side of State Street, a short way north of Augusta state capitol district. It is located on a parcel that now also includes attached modern facilities of the Kennebec Savings Bank. It is a 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure, with a hip roof topped by a cupola, clapboarded walls, interior end chimneys, and a granite foundation. The roof cornice is dentillated (row of tooth-like blocks) and studded with brackets, and the building corners are quoined (i.e., building corners are visually reinforced with prominent blocks). The front facade is five bays wide, with the central entrance sheltered by an elaborate porch supported by paired Corinthian columns. Windows on the first floor have decorative bracketed and dentillated cornices, while those on the second floor have simpler hoods. Above the main entrance is a Palladian window. The house was built in 1816 by Rev. Benjamin Tappan, a Harvard College graduate who served as pastor at the South Parish Church. As built, it would have had modest Federal period trim. In 1862, the house was acquired by Col. Alanson B. Farwell, who updated the house with the latest Italianate style, adding the bracketing, quoining, and cupola. Dr. William Graves, the next owner, in about 1915 hired the noted Portland architect John Calvin Stevens to design sympathetic Colonial Revival features. Another 20th-century owner was Blaine S. Viles, a mayor of Augusta and state forest commissioner. The building has since the late 20th century been used for commercial purposes. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Kennebec County, Maine References
Waterville Opera House and City Hall

The Waterville Opera House and City Hall is a historic civic building at Castonguay Square (Common and Front Streets) in downtown Waterville, Maine. Built at the turn of the 20th century, it is one of a small number of multifunction civic buildings, housing both a live performance venue and municipal facilities, functions it continues to perform today. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. Description and history The Waterville Opera House and City Hall stands in downtown Waterville, at the northwest corner of Common and Front Streets. Its main facade faces south, and is separated from Common Street by a parking area and Castonguay Square, which extends on the north side of Common Street between Main and Front Streets. The hall is a large three-story brick building with Colonial Revival styling. The main facade is nine bays wide, with the center three projecting slightly. The municipal offices are accessed via an entrance at the center of the projecting, set recessed in a round-arch opening and flanked by windows in similar openings, with access gained by a flights of side-facing stairs due to an elevated basement. Second-floor windows are tall and have rounded tops, while the third floor has very short windows. Stone stringcourses separate the granite basement from the first floor, and the first from the second. The opera house is accessed via an entrance on the building's west side. The building interior houses municipal offices in the basement and first floor, while the upper levels are taken up by the facilities of the opera house, which include a lobby, large auditorium, and backstage area. The auditorium features original period Baroque plasterwork, and a painted curtain. The building is a fine example of a somewhat common trend in Maine's municipalities at the turn of the 20th century, the construction of a multipurpose building housing both city offices and a performance and meeting venue. This hall was designed by George G. Adams of Lawrence, Massachusetts, and was built between 1898 and 1902. It has hosted local functions including amateur theatrical productions, as well as touring theatrical productions. After World War II it became popular as a movie venue, but has recently seen a resurgence of interest in live events. Theatrical Productions See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Kennebec County, Maine References External links Waterville Opera House web site