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14581Ricker Classical Institute
  • Reference
  • Organizations, School Institution
  • Houlton ME
Originally founded as Houlton Academy in 1848, the school was renamed the Ricker Classical Institute in 1887. It was a secondary school until 1934 when it added a 6th year and became Ricker Junior College. In 1949, it became a 4-year liberal arts college until it closed in 1978
Ricker Classical Institute
Item:
  • 14581   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Organizations, School Institution
Place:
  • Houlton ME
State:
  • ME
Description:
Originally founded as Houlton Academy in 1848, the school was renamed the Ricker Classical Institute in 1887. It was a secondary school until 1934 when it added a 6th year and became Ricker Junior College. In 1949, it became a 4-year liberal arts college until it closed in 1978
13568Seth Sprague Thornton House
  • Reference
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
  • Houlton ME
  • 26 Charles Street
Nell Rebecca (Carroll) Thornton, who grew up at The Mountain House, in Southwest Harbor, without running water and the other modern comforts of the early 1900s was immensely proud of hers and Seth’s house in Houlton. She took many photographs of her family and friends on its porches and front steps and a few inside. Her family took pictures at the house too.
Seth Sprague Thornton House
Item:
  • 13568   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
Place:
  • Houlton ME
State:
  • ME
Address:
  • 26 Charles Street
Description:
Nell Rebecca (Carroll) Thornton, who grew up at The Mountain House, in Southwest Harbor, without running water and the other modern comforts of the early 1900s was immensely proud of hers and Seth’s house in Houlton. She took many photographs of her family and friends on its porches and front steps and a few inside. Her family took pictures at the house too.
3037Ricker Classical Institute
  • Reference
  • Organizations, School Institution
  • Hall - Edward W. Hall
  • 1903
  • Houlton ME
Ricker Classical Institute
Item:
  • 3037   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Organizations, School Institution
Creator:
  • Hall - Edward W. Hall
Date:
  • 1903
Place:
  • Houlton ME
State:
  • ME