Miller Street Belfast, Me. 142c 9-30-22-B

Miller Street Belfast, Me. 142c 9-30-22-B

"Miller Street Belfast, Me. 142c 9-30-22-B" Street Scene, Miller Street, Buildings, Cars, People, Porch View of Miller Street from Congress Strreet looking east toward the waterfront. The side street on the right is Charles Street. The house on the far side is the residence of Daniel Haraden (circa 1849) and George Albert Quimby. John & Daniel Haraden built the brick block at the intersection of Main and Church Streets in 1850, in which Belfast Savings Bank was located. The first occupants of the stores were the proprietors and Charles D. Field. Phineas P. Quimby had rooms in the second story. In 1911, the fledgling telephone company occupied it with offices and a switchboard serving 2,000 customers. The house on the near side is the residence of the Reverend Joseph Ricker (circa 1849).The Rev. Joseph Ricker, a graduate of Waterville College in the class of 1839, succeeded Mr. Edward Very as pastor of the First Baptist Church, and remained until January, 1853, when he accepted a call from Woburn, Mass. He later returned to Maine, and resided in Augusta. The honorary degree of Doctor of Divinity was conferred on him by his Alma Mater in 1868. During the pastorate of Mr. Ricker, the church obtained a new communion service, and voted to give the old set to the church in Patten. On the left side of the street is the residence (partial view - Cape Cod style) of John Lane (circa 1832). Next along is the residence of Stephen Longfellow (circa 1826), an early cobbler that settled in Belfast in 1804. In old times, the circuit cobbler paid his annual visit to every farm-house, bringing his "kit," and stopping several days ; long enough, perhaps, to make shoes for the family sufficient to last a year. Stephen Longfellow died March 15, 1859, aged 80.