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Description
The old Portland City Hall is seen at the center of the photo in about 1888. It was located in what was then Market Square.
A new City Hall was built farther East on Congress Street, at the head of Exchange Street, in 1860. The old building was torn down in 1888.
About This Item
- Title: Old City Hall, Portland, ca. 1888
- Creation Date: circa 1888
- Subject Date: circa 1888
- Location: Portland, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Local Code: Photographs -- Portland -- Streets -- Congress 400-599
- Object Type: Image
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Standardized Subject Headings
- Carts & wagons--Maine--Portland
- City & town halls--Maine--Portland
- Congress Street (Portland, Me.)
- Portland City Hall (Portland, Me.)
- Stores & shops--Maine--Portland
- Streets--Maine--Portland
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Maine Historical Society485 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
(207) 774-1822 x230
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