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Former estate’s tree house site offers Maine State House views in Howard Hill Historic Park
The State House overlook in the Howard Hill Historic Park in Augusta was once the site of a tree house in the estate of publishing magnate William Howard Gannett.
Undated photo from the Kennebec Journal archives shows the tree house with view of Maine State House in the Gannett Estate on Western Avenue in Augusta. The property featured a tree house, a ski jump and toboggan run. Kennebec Journal file photoUndated photo from the Kennebec Journal archives shows the tree house with view of Maine State House in the Gannett Estate on Western Avenue in Augusta. The property featured a tree house, a ski jump and toboggan run. Kennebec Journal file photoThis undated photo from the Maine Historic Preservation Commission shows the view from the tree house on the Gannett Estate on Howard Hill above the State House. Photo courtesy of Maine Historic Preservation CommissionThe Maine State House is seen beyond granite benches on Oct. 8, 2019, in the Howard Hill Historical Park in Augusta. Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal fileKennebec Land Trust stewardship assistant Tyler Keniston cuts branches to open of view of the Maine State House on Oct. 8, 2019, in the Howard Hill Historical Park in Augusta. Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal fileFireworks, launched from the other side of the Kennebec River, light up the sky on Nov. 26, 2022, over the Maine State House in Augusta. The fireworks show, seen from Howard Hill Historical Park, was the finale of the city’s annual holiday tree lighting events that were held downtown. Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal
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