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Portland-based writer Julie Senk holds degrees in history and historic preservation and provides property surveys and architectural analyses to homeowners and businesses.
The Rangeley Lakes Region Historical Society sits in what was the Rangeley Trust Company Building, a Classical Revival designed by Lewiston architect William R. Miller
Home + Garden

Rangeley’s First Bank Is a Classical Revival Cutie on Main Street

Now owned by the Rangeley Lakes Region Historical Society, the building was commissioned by Harry A. Furbish and designed by architect William R. Miller.
the 1893 Sorrento Public Library designed by William H. Dabney Jr.
Home + Garden

In 19th-Century Sorrento, This Was Party Central

This being . . . the public library?
the 1789 Alna Meetinghouse, in Alna, Maine
Home + Garden

Parishioners Paid a Price for Snoozing Here!

In this commanding former church in Alna, fiddling and falling asleep were once punishable offenses.
the Archibald-Adams House in Cherryfield, Maine
Home + Garden

The History of Cherryfield Flows Through This Handsome Federal

Its 19th-century owner was a doer, if not "the most pious man in town."
Inn on Winter's Hill, Kin
Home + Garden

A Kingfield Mansion Designed by Famous Inventors

Kingfield’s enterprising Stanley twins designed one of the mountain town’s most beautiful homes.
International Style home in Cape Elizabeth, Maine, designed by modernist architect Marcel Breuer
Home + Garden

Modern Tradition

The Potter House quietly pioneered International Style in Maine.
Maine Hygienic Institute, formally known as the Maine Hydropathic Institute, in Waterford, Maine
Home + Garden

Miracle-Cure Believers Sought the Healing Power of H20 Here

The 19th-century hydropathy institute remains an elegant Waterford landmark.
Chester Greenwood's 1896 Queen Anne in Farmington, Maine
Home + Garden

Look Closely at This Queen Anne

Can you spot the (unintentional) architectural nods to Farmington’s 19th-century earmuff inventor above the arched windows?
the Longley House, also known as The Elms, in Westbrook, Maine
Home + Garden

This Spectacularly Detailed Queen Anne Was Once Corporate Housing

And its owner a notably benevolent boss.
Bailey Island Library Hall
Home + Garden

Which Iconic Building Inspired This Bailey Island Landmark?

(Hint: It’s synonymous with a founding father.)
William S. Hagar House in Richmond, Maine
Home + Garden

The Enduring Elegance of the William S. Hagar House

The William S. Hagar House is a lasting symbol of Richmond’s wealth.
Migis Lodge
Home + Garden

Migis Touch

A luxury lakeside camp hasn’t forgotten its rusticator roots.
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