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The Connors House (also known as a Former Home for Aged Women) is a historic house at 277 State Street in Bangor, Maine.Built about 1866–67, it is a fine example of the "Bangor style" of Second Empire architecture, notable as the last known work of architect Benjamin S. Deane, and as the home of Edward Connors, operator of Bangor's log boom and the city's wealthiest Irish-American.
During the past several years the number of craft breweries in Maine has increased. According to the most recent information from the Brewers Association, which is an advocate for the Craft Brew industry, Maine now has over 90 breweries of various sizes across the state. [8] 2 Feet Brewing Company - Bangor - Opened in 2016 [9]
In 1832, a cholera epidemic in Saint John, New Brunswick, (part of the Second cholera pandemic) sent as many as eight hundred poor Irish immigrants walking to Bangor. This was the beginning of Maine's first substantial Irish-Catholic community. Competition with Americans for jobs caused a riot and resulting fire in 1833. [65]
St. John's Catholic Church is a historic church at 217 York Street in Bangor, Maine.Built in 1855 at the height of the anti-immigrant Know Nothing movement, it stands as a major symbol of the city's Irish-American heritage, and a high quality local example of Gothic Revival architecture.
Uisce Irish Pub, an Irish bar that closed after losing its lease in 2022, has filed a permit with the city of Bellingham for a restaurant at 1409 Cornwall Ave. The permit application was filed Nov ...
The Jones P. Veazie House is a historic house at 88 Fountain Street in Bangor, Maine. Built in 1874–75, it is one of a small number of works of Bangor native George W. Orff to survive in the state, and is one of its finest examples of Second Empire architecture. [2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. [1]
An American woman who previously posed as heiress to a fortune faces extradition to Northern Ireland to face charges in connection with alleged schemes in which she is accused of duping investors ...
Nichols' new building was apparently an investment, and was initially occupied by Meyer M. Levy's Bangor Clothing Store and, on the upper stories, a "Social Hall" rented for functions. [1] The opening function was a dance, just before Christmas in 1892, hosted by Miss June Nichols, the owner's daughter. [ 2 ]