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Wiscasset, Maine - Museum in the Streets

circa 1905

Marker detail: Fourth of July parade at the Sortwell House.

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1 ► Maine, Lincoln County, Wiscasset — 15 — Nickels-Sortwell House 1807 — Wiscasset, Maine — The Museum in the Streets —

In 1807, Captain William Nickels built one of the finest examples of high Federal style architecture in New England, a mansion of beauty, style, and sophistication. From the elegant entrance to stunning interior detailing, this is a house . . . — — Map (db m116039) HM

2 ► Maine, Lincoln County, Wiscasset — 16 — Hilton House, 1892 & Sunken Garden, 1904 — Wiscasset, Maine — The Museum in the Streets —

A secret garden alive with flowers three seasons of the year, the Sunken Garden was created by Frances Sortwell in the foundation of the Hilton House hotel. The site of a tavern since 1766 and the town stagecoach stop for most of the 19th . . . — — Map (db m116040) HM

3 ► Maine, Lincoln County, Wiscasset — 19 — Wawenock Block • 1858 — Wiscasset, Maine — The Museum in the Streets —

Alexander Johnston, Jr. designed and named this commercial building after the Wawenocks, a band of the Penobscots, Native Americans who lived in this area for many years before the first English settlements. Local builder Henry Bragdon . . . — — Map (db m116047) HM

4 ► Maine, Lincoln County, Wiscasset — 20 — Downtown Stores c. 1892 — Wiscasset, Maine — The Museum in the Streets —

19^th-early 20^th century downtown Wiscasset provided for all your basic needs and more. In 1898, there were 11 grocers, 3 doctors, 2 apothecaries, 3 fancy and dry goods stores, 2 hardware stores, 4 dressmakers, 2 hair . . . — — Map (db m116046) HM

5 ► Maine, Lincoln County, Wiscasset — 21 — R.H.T. Taylor Store in 1882 — Wiscasset, Maine — The Museum in the Streets —

Richard Hawley Tucker Taylor was one of 14 children of James and Harriet Taylor. James was an English mariner who emigrated to the United States. He named his son after his employer, Captain Richard H. Tucker, Sr. When James fell on hard . . . — — Map (db m116045) HM

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