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 photo

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 photo

This 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 Commission

The Maine State House is seen beyond granite benches on Oct. 8, 2019, in the Howard Hill Historical Park in Augusta. Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal file

Kennebec 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 file

Fireworks, 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