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History in houses: Woodlawn in Ellsworth, Maine.
Woodlawn, a splendid house in the neoclassical style, was built in the 1820s on a commanding site on Bridge Hill, overlooking the town of Ellsworth, Maine, and the Union River. The elaborate furnishings reflect the tastes of two men--the builder John Black, a self-made potentate, and his grandson George Nixon Black Jr., a wealthy aesthete and collector.
Little is known of John Black's background. He was born in Whitehaven, England, on July 31, 1781, and while still in his teens was employed as a clerk by Hope and Company, a London banking house with close ties to the affluent Baring family. In 1797, when Black was sixteen, the Hopes and Barings sent him to the ...
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- Press release article from: Business Wire April 30, 2003 700+ words
...Executive Private Banking Division and named John Black as group executive for the newly created...assistant vice president. They will join John Black and form the Professional and Executive...service is the hallmark of Encore Bank and John Black, John Clarke and the entire team ...
- Fishbone vet reveals The Soul of John Black.
- Newspaper article from: AZ Daily Star (Tucson, AZ) May 17, 2007 700+ words
...for the funky blues trio The Soul of John Black, John "JB" Bigham has only been through...returns to Plush fronting The Soul of John Black on Friday with songs from his upcoming...s worlds." Why create The Soul of John Black? "I was inspired. I didn't want...
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- Maine Adventure Guide Brechlin, Earl January 1, 1999 700+ words
...hooked rugs, French Jaspe pottery. Call ahead. [telephone] 563-3167. Lincolnville Beach Mainely Antiques (Bev and John Black), US 1. Large selection of refinished country pine furniture, advertising items, ironware, tinware, baskets and primitives...
- Darnton, John. Black and White and Dead All Over.(Brief article)(Book review)
- Magazine article from: Library Journal Person, Roland June 15, 2008 700+ words
Darnton, John. Black and White and Dead All Over. Knopf. Jul. 2008. c.368p. ISBN 978-0307-26752-8. $24.95. F When a hated editor turns...
- Fleischman, John. Black and White Airmen: Their True History.(Young adult...
- Magazine article from: School Library Journal Anderson, Kristin June 1, 2007 700+ words
FLEISCHMAN, John. Black and White Airmen: Their True History. 160p. diags. maps. reprods. bibliog. further reading. index. Web sites. Houghton...
- Meaney, John. Black Blood.(Brief article)(Book review)
- Magazine article from: Library Journal Cassada, Jackie March 15, 2009 700+ words
Meaney, John. Black Blood. Bantam. Mar. 2009. c.384p. ISDN 978-0-553-80671-7. $24. FANTASY Brought back from the dead and fitted...
- BancTec Appoints John Black to Oversee PayCourier(TM) Retail Product Strategy.
- Press release article from: PR Newswire April 2, 2001 700+ words
...TAWPI) DALLAS, April 2 /PRNewswire/ -- BancTec, Inc. today announced that remittance processing industry veteran John Black has joined the company as director of product strategy for retail solutions. He is in charge of defining the strategy and...
- Shirley, John. Black Glass.(Brief article)(Book review)
- Magazine article from: Library Journal Cassada, Jackie November 15, 2008 700+ words
Shirley, John. Black Glass. Elder Signs. Nov. 2008. c.312p. ISBN 978-1-934501-07-8. pap. $15.95. SF Taking the rap for a crime...
- Darnton, John. Black & White and Dead All Over.(Young adult review)(Brief...
- Magazine article from: School Library Journal Saunderson, Robert November 1, 2008 700+ words
DARNTON, John. Black & White and Dead All Over. 368p. Knopf. 2008. Tr $24.95. ISBN 978-0-307-26752-8. LC 2008050902. Adult...
- Saul, John. Black Creek Crossing.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book...
- Magazine article from: Booklist Olson, Ray February 15, 2004 700+ words
Mar. 2004. 352p. Ballantine, $25.95 (0-345-43332-7). The seventeenth-century house at Black Creek Crossing in Roundtree (Massachusetts?) is a hard sell. Since the original owner's wife and daughter were burned for witchcraft, it has seldom been occupied long, and those who occupy it usually die in
Source: HighBeam Research, History in houses: Woodlawn in Ellsworth, Maine.