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The town of Gorham grew very fast. There were many high quality buildings built. The First Parish Meeting House was built in 1798 on what is now called School Street. It was used for town meetings and it has a bell made by Paul Revere. It has been renovated many times and is now the First Parish Congregational Church.

Another fancy building was the Dr. Philip Lewis House built on Main Street in 1770. It was torn down in 1958 and a gas station was built in its place.

The Hugh McLellan House on what is now Fort Hill Road was built in 1773. It is famous because it was the first house-in Cumberland County that was made of brick. It was later used as a dormitory for the university and is now an office building for USM.

Gorham Academy was built in 1806 and was used as a school to get boys ready for college. Then it became part of a girls' school and later was part of the teaching college which is now USM.