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buildings, and those that are known were all built in the first few years of his practice. Of these, the
Franklin School in
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Harry Coombs was born in 1878 to George M. Coombs, a partner in the leading
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is most notable. Beginning in the 1930s, Coombs and his partner
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a partner, and Coombs & Harriman lasted until the former's death in 1939.
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Images of
America: Togus, Down in Maine: The First National Veterans Home
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style. Larger examples of this are his administration building at the
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style for many of their works, most significantly the hospital at
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At least nine of his designs have been individually placed on the
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1912 - Bates Street Shirt
Factory, 29 Lowell St, Lewiston, Maine
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1911 - Sisters of St. Dominic Home, 56 Birch St, Lewiston, Maine
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876:"Augusta’s Colonial Theater wins national historic designation"
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1936 - Lamey-Wellehan Store, 110 Lisbon St, Lewiston, Maine
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1927 - Nurses' Home, Augusta State
Hospital, Augusta, Maine
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1925 - Nurses' Home, Webber
Hospital (Old), 15 Amherst St,
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1916 - Plymouth Hotel, 303 Main St, Fort
Fairfield, Maine
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Prior to the 1930s, almost all of Coombs' work was in the
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Maine Insane
Hospital (Boundary Increase) NRHP Nomination
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1920 - Tyson Hall, Augusta State Hospital, Augusta, Maine
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1917 - Hotel Herbert (Herbert Grand Hotel), 246 Main St,
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After Coombs' death, Harriman relocated the office to
292:. He attended the public schools, before moving on to
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Dalton Holmes Davis Memorial Library NRHP Nomination
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477:1913 - Chamberlain (Franklin) School, 23 High St,
779:Winthrop Street Historic District NRHP Nomination
731:The Architects' Directory and Specification Index
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257:Lamey Wellehan shoe store, Lewiston, Maine, 1936
272:. He was the son of and successor to architect
1080:Bulletin of the American Hospital Association
827:Fort Fairfield Public Library NRHP Nomination
660:1935 - Mexico High School, 15 Recreation Dr,
550:1919 - Gardiner High School, 25 Pleasant St,
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544:1918 - N. H. Fay High School, 174 Free St,
909:Goodspeed Memorial Library NRHP Nomination
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570:1922 - C. K. Burns School, 135 Middle St,
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616:(Former), 75 Central Ave, Lewiston, Maine
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564:1922 - Atherton Building, 42 Free St,
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719:Second Callahan Block NRHP Nomination
452:Dalton Holmes Davis Memorial Library
321:National Register of Historic Places
767:Coombs, Viola House NRHP Nomination
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921:Municipal Building NRHP Nomination
395:Maine School for the Feeble-Minded
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607:Coombs & Harriman, 1928-1939
527:, 95 Hampshire St, Auburn, Maine
407:, 282 Lisbon St, Lewiston, Maine
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638:(Rebuilding), 25 Hartford St,
474:, 300 Main St, Lewiston, Maine
472:Central Maine General Hospital
393:1909 - Gray and Lisbon Halls,
337:Central Maine General Hospital
79:Central Maine General Hospital
16:American architect (1878–1939)
1:
791:Lewiston (ME) Evening Journal
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594:Norway National Bank Building
578:George W. Stearns High School
462:Fort Fairfield Public Library
388:Coombs & Gibbs, 1909-1910
881:http://www.centralmaine.com/
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264:(1878–1939) was an American
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1194:People from Lewiston, Maine
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515:Rumford Municipal Building
505:Goodspeed Memorial Library
445:Harry S. Coombs, 1912-1928
412:Coombs Brothers, 1910-1912
341:Rumford Municipal Building
171:Goodspeed Memorial Library
83:Rumford Municipal Building
470:1913 - Central Building,
371:and the since-demolished
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1044:Engineering News-Record
355:. He designed very few
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213:National Bank Building
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126:Davis Memorial Library
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1184:Architects from Maine
668:Brunswick High School
625:New Gloucester, Maine
466:Fort Fairfield, Maine
419:Viola V. Coombs House
399:New Gloucester, Maine
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99:Brunswick High School
1141:Bridgemen's Magazine
1129:Bridgemen's Magazine
863:School Board Journal
619:1931 - Auburn Hall,
614:Lewiston High School
353:Lewiston High School
298:Gibbs & Pulsifer
91:Lewiston High School
23:Harry Stevens Coombs
1032:American Contractor
1020:American Contractor
1008:American Contractor
981:American Contractor
969:American Contractor
957:American Contractor
945:American Contractor
933:American Contractor
851:American Contractor
621:Pownal State School
517:, 145 Congress St,
383:Architectural works
345:Stearns High School
87:Stearns High School
1115:Smith, Timothy L.
853:13 Sept. 1913: 54.
841:29 March 1913: 47.
839:Engineering Record
805:14 March 1912: 76.
803:American Machinist
755:American Architect
676:Demolished in 2009
582:Millinocket, Maine
556:Demolished in 1992
454:, 6 Goodspeed St,
302:Alonzo J. Harriman
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959:13 Oct. 1917: 44.
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646:Togus VA Hospital
423:Bowdoinham, Maine
351:, and the former
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117:, Lewiston, 1910.
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580:, 80 Maine Ave,
540:Kingfield, Maine
497:, 18 Church St,
487:, 139 Water St,
485:Colonial Theater
431:, 23 Chapel St,
333:Colonial Revival
274:George M. Coombs
32:October 27, 1878
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552:Gardiner, Maine
507:, 104 Main St,
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294:Bowdoin College
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270:Lewiston, Maine
262:Harry S. Coombs
200:Hotel Herbert,
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1179:1939 deaths
1174:1878 births
648:, Pond Rd,
572:Saco, Maine
373:High School
349:Millinocket
243:High School
55:Nationality
1168:Categories
1143:1936: 410.
1131:1935: 343.
1070:1930: 191.
1068:Metalcraft
686:References
533:Demolished
63:Occupation
1094:1931: 92.
1046:1925: 55.
745:1944: 40.
377:Brunswick
280:Biography
266:architect
247:Brunswick
202:Kingfield
75:Buildings
66:Architect
365:Art Deco
130:Bridgton
58:American
1157:. 2001.
1119:. 1998.
1058:. 1988.
998:. 2001.
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733:. 1913.
721:. 1986.
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286:Stevens
249:, 1936.
234:, 1932.
232:Chelsea
219:, 1926.
204:, 1917.
192:, 1915.
190:Rumford
177:, 1915.
162:, 1914.
160:Oakland
147:, 1912.
132:, 1912.
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361:Auburn
339:, the
314:Auburn
308:Legacy
290:Coombs
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217:Norway
175:Wilton
369:Togus
327:Style
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