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There’s No Electricity, Plumbing, or Central Heating Here

A Revolutionary War vet’s solitary Federal offers a window into an abandoned island’s past.
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General’s Federal

A Revolutionary War vet who developed the Ducktrap area of Lincolnville lived here.
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The History Behind Houlton’s Blackhawk Putnam Tavern

Home, inn, restaurant, courtroom, and jail — the Blackhawk Putnam Tavern embodies Aroostook County history. 
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A Well-Traveled Building

An 1893 world’s fair pavilion is an enduring showcase for Maine industries. 
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Writer’s Retreat

Is this the real Sunnybrook Farm?
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Norumbega

The inspiration behind Camden’s stone castle by the sea
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This 1900s Congressman Was As Flamboyant As His Rockland Queen Anne

Learn the backstory on Charles E. Littlefield's Limerock Street residence.
Sprucewold Lodge, in Boothbay Harbor, Maine
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The History Behind Sprucewold Lodge

A log-cabin village has offered relaxation and style among the spruces of Boothbay Harbor for nearly 100 years.
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Full Circle

West Gardiner’s Octagon House is an attention-grabbing artifact of a 19th-century fad.
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A Most Enchanting Roadblock

Grosvenor Atterbury’s Acadia gatehouse keeps cars out, beautifully.
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Captain William McGilvery House

The house and its next-door neighbor have been twinning for 150 years.
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The Day-Reynolds-Gray House

The 1875 Day-Reynolds-Gray House stands out like an exclamation point on Lewiston’s leafy Main Street
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