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The Blaine House

The Blaine House, also known as James G. Blaine House, is the official residence of the Governor of Maine and his or her family. The Executive Mansion was officially declared the residence of the Governor in 1919 with the name "The Blaine House." It is located at Capitol and Main Streets in Augusta, Maine, United States, across the street from the Maine State House. The Blaine House was donated to the State of Maine for use as a Governors residence by Harriet Blaine Beale in 1919. The house dates back to 1833 and was built by James Hall, a retired ships captain. James G. Blaine, then the Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives, purchased it in 1862 as a present for his wife, the former Harriet Stanwood, daughter of a prominent Augusta family. Blaine substantially enlarged the building, constructing an addition at the rear that was a near replica of the original structure, and removing interior walls to create a large entertainment space. During World War I the house was used by Maines Committee for Public Safety. It was presented to the State by Blaines youngest daughter, Mrs. Harriet Blaine Beale, and established by the 1919 Legislature as the official residence of the Governor of Maine. It was remodeled, to designs by the noted Maine architect John Calvin Stevens, prior to the first governor taking residence in 1921. Carl E. Miliken was the first governor to occupy the residence. The Blaine House was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1964, for its association with Blaine, an influential political and diplomatic figure on the national state in the decades following the American Civil War. In June of 2014, a system of high efficiency heat pumps was installed in The Blaine House in an effort to reduce the heating bill, after a test of one over the winter in the Governors sleeping quarters. With heating oil, The Blaine House used 5,074 gallons of oil at a cost of $16,775 in 2013. The oil boiler is also going to be converted to natural gas in a further effort to reduce costs, though that system will only be needed on the coldest days. The total cost of the upgrades is expected to be $115,000. The current residents are Governor Paul LePage and his family.

Maine Women's Hall of Fame

The Maine Womens Hall of Fame was created in 1990 to honor the achievements of women associated with the U.S. state of Maine. The induction ceremonies are held each year during March, designated as Womens History Month. Nominees are chosen by the public via an online nomination form. The University of Maine at Augusta displays the hall of fame in its Bennett D. Katz Library, and also hosts the hall of fame online at the universitys website. The nomination form lists three criteria for eligibility: 1) Womans achievements must have had a significant statewide impact 2) Womans achievements significantly improved the lives of women in Maine 3) Womans contribution has enduring value for women. Nominations have a December deadline of any given year. The first two inductees in 1990 were Mable Sine Wadsworth and Margaret Chase Smith. Wadsworth had devoted her life to multiple issues, including maternal health and family planning, founding the Wadsworth Womens Health Center. She was member of the board of Board of Directorsof Legal Services for the Elderly, and helped raise funds for noteworthy organizations. Margaret Chase Smith holds the distinction of being the first woman elected to serve in the United States Senate. She ran for President of the United States in the 1964 Republican Party primariy, but lost out to Barry Goldwater. Smith also holds the distinction of being the first Republican to speak out against the tactics of fellow Senator Joseph McCarthy, in her June 1, 1950 address on the floor of the Senate. Two decades after its inception, the list of Inductees contains an Olympic gold medalist, Joan Benoit, two more United States Senators, Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins, and the mother of a Senator, Patricia M. Collins who herself had been mayor of a Maine city. Geneticist Elizabeth S. Russell joined the list, as did the President University of Maine at Presque Isle Nancy H Hensel. Author and Holocaust survivor Judith Magyar Isaacson has been honored by an induction into the hall of fame. With the 2011 inductees, the hall of fame had honored 35 women for their contributions to Maine and to the female population.

Viles Arboretum

The Viles Arboretum 224 acres is a botanical garden and arboretum located at 153 Hospital Street, Augusta, Maine, USA, with 5 miles of trails, open year round without charge. The plant collection contains over 300 species or varieties of trees and shrubs. The forested portion of the Arboretum is a certified Tree Farm Demonstration Area containing many of Maines native trees. The Arboretums principal tree collections and gardens are as follows: Urban Community Forestry Demonstration Area — The Arboretums largest collection; over six dozen specimens chosen for their durability in the urban environment. Conifer Collection — North American varieties chosen for interesting characteristics, and other species from around the world. Governors Grove — Over 60 Eastern White Pine, Maines state tree, each planted in honor of one of Maines governors and labeled with his name and dates in office. Chestnut Collection — A display of the American chestnut and its close relatives. With help from The American Chestnut Foundation, the Arboretum is developing a Chestnut Plantation with seedlings representing all of Maines surviving American Chestnuts. Daughters of the American Revolution Historical Gardens — Chosen for aesthetic, medicinal, culinary and home-use qualities, these flowers, herbs and shrubs would have been found in gardens around the time of the American Revolution. Lilac Collection — A collection of lilac varieties blooming white, pink and purple in May. Hosta Garden — Winding through the shade of a white birch grove, this collection of hosta varieties, one of the largest in Maine, was donated by the Case Estate of the Arnold Arboretum in Massachusetts. Native Plant Garden — This newest garden has been incorporated into the landscaping for the new Education Wing of the Viles Visitors Center. It features native plants that are readily available from Maine garden centers and nurseries and encourages visitors to consider using more native plants in their home landscape and avoid using non-native plants that may escape into the wild.

St. Mark's Episcopal Church

St. Mark's Episcopal Church is a historic church and active congregation at 9 Summer Street in Augusta, Maine, just west of downtown. The parish dates from 1840. Its current building was built in 1886 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. This structure replaced an older, smaller wood structure built in 1841, which was located just north of the current site of Lithgow Library. A window honoring Saint Mark from the old church is part of the current church and stands behind the choir stalls. The congregation continues to be active to this day and houses multiple community ministries. These include the Addie's Attic Clothing Bank, Everyday Basics Essentials Pantry and the Augusta Area Food Bank, all of which operate in the adjacent Parish Hall, which was built in 1959. Outside of church services, Saint Mark's Church also serves as a venue for musical performances. Most prominent among these is an organ concert held every spring since 1997. In 2010, the annual concert was renamed the Annual Marilyn Tedesco Memorial Concert in honor of former St. Mark's Music Director and organist Marilyn Tedesco. Saint Mark's is one of two Episcopal congregations in Augusta. The other is Saint Barnabas Episcopal Church on the city's east side.

D.V. Adams Co.-Bussell and Weston

This three story building is constructed of brick with classical pilasters extending the height of the upper floor windows. Abowe the windows is brick work patterns in the form of a stylized classical entablature. Originally this facade was terminated by a stepped parapet. Sometime between 1912-1920 the large over-hanging cornice supported on brackets was added. The original store front consists of a recessed central entrance flanked by large plate glass display windows. The second and third story windows are tri-partite fixed metal sash with metal panels marking the second floor level. The windows on all three levels are surmounted by multi-pane transom lights. The large open interior space is original, complete with iron columns, wooden staircase and pressed metal ceiling. This building is historically important as one of the best surviving unaltered structures constructed as a department store in Maine. Erected in 1909, it is distinctive for its original exterior features such as large display windows, Chicago style upper floor windows and spacious interior. This building was used as a department store until 1985. Bussell & Weston, the dry goods firm which erected this building, selected a Boston firm to design a structure which radically departed from the predominant Italianate character of the street. The large windows, interrupted only by pilasters, the use of white vitrified brick, and the flat facade are all characteristic of early twentieth century retail architecture. Ironically, the cornice, which was added between 1912-1926, departed from this concept and makes the building blend more with its neighbors.

Augusta Civic Center

The Augusta Civic Center is a 6,777-seat multi-purpose arena, in Augusta, Maine, USA, owned by the city of Augusta. It has a total of 49,000 square feet and 26 rooms. The main room is 32,000 sq ft . It is located on Community Drive off Civic Center Drive and next to Highway I-95. It hosts concerts and sporting events, including the high school basketball tournament sponsored by the Maine Principals Association. Pearl Jam performed during their No Code Tour on September 26, 1996, with The Fastbacks as their opening act. Chicago Bulls player Dennis Rodman attended the show and during the climax of "Alive", came onstage to offer Vedder some red wine. To the excitement of the crowd, Vedder responded by hopping on Rodmans back and riding him piggyback style across the stage while singing. Rodman later received a Walkman carved with Vedders initials containing the concert recording and cited this as one his most thrilling experiences.

Edwards Dam

Edwards Dam was a hydroelectric dam on the Kennebec River in the U.S. state of Maine. It was located in Augusta, Maine, about 40 miles upstream from the Atlantic Ocean. Built in 1837 of timber and concrete, it was 917 feet long and 24 feet high. It is most famous for its removal in 1999, the first removal of a hydroelectric dam by the government against the wishes of the dam owner. The dam originally had a fish ladder, but it was destroyed by a flood shortly after construction. It suffered catastrophic breaches in 1839, 1846 and 1855. In 1999, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission refused the renewal of the dam license due to excessive negative environmental impacts, and the dam was removed, freeing a 17-mile stretch of the Kennebec River that had been submerged for 162 years.
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