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Land's End Historic District

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860: 101: 76: 285: 296:, an artist, amateur astronomer, and Arctic explorer. After participating in a series of Arctic exploratory expeditions, Porter sought a retreat where he engage pursuits in astronomy and art, and chose the area south of the fishing village of Port Clyde. He spent $ 950 to purchase the entire peninsula, platted it out for development, and built a number of the cottages. He specifically sought to harmonize the buildings with the surrounding environment, including natural features such as 62: 871: 108: 83: 280:
is located. The finger of land between the lighthouse and the village of Port Clyde is where the Land's End colony is located. The colony, unlike other such developments on the Maine coast, consists of a collection of stylistically diverse summer houses. Although the Shingle and Craftsman styles
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finished in tree bark, and unfinished wooden interiors. Porter's own house, a stone structure in the English Revival style, includes a rounded section in which he intended to mount a telescope. Porter's experiment came to an end in 1919, when he left for Springfield VT to work at the Jones and
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predominate, there are also fine examples of the English Colonial Revival and the French chalet style.
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encompasses a well-preserved enclave of summer residences built in the early 20th century in the
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University and college buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places
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The town of St. George occupies a peninsula and islands on the west side of
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Cumberland County, Maine
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Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Maine
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List of jails and prisons on the National Register of Historic Places
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Marshall Point & Cottage Rds., Lentine & Land's End Lns.,
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National Register of Historic Places in Knox County, Maine
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History of the National Register of Historic Places
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district

Land's End Historic District is located in Maine
Land's End Historic District is located in the United States
St. George, Maine
43°55′16″N 69°15′19″W / 43.92111°N 69.25528°W / 43.92111; -69.25528
Russell W. Porter
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Port Clyde
St. George, Maine
Russell W. Porter
National Register of Historic Places
Penobscot Bay
Mid Coast
Maine
Marshall Point Light

Russell W. Porter
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Cumberland County, Maine
Stellafane Observatory


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National Register of Historic Places
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