Keywords: City Hall Renovations
Item 7267
Audience, City Hall Auditorium, Portland, 1995
Contributed by: Friends of the Kotzschmar Organ Date: 1995-01-24 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print
Item 7268
David Wallace, organ removal crew, Portland, 1995
Contributed by: Friends of the Kotzschmar Organ Date: 1995 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print
Item 150891
Merrill Auditorium renovations, Portland, 1931-1992
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1931–1992 Location: Portland Client: City of Portland Architect: Stockly & Leahy Assoc.
Item 150261
City of Waterville renovations to City Hall, Waterville, 1969-1978
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1969–1978 Location: Waterville Client: City of Waterville Architect: Eaton W. Tarbell
Exhibit
A fire and two men whose lives were entwined for more than 50 years resulted in what is now considered to be "the Jewel of Portland" -- the Austin organ that was given to the city of Portland in 1912.
Exhibit
Since the establishment of the area's first licensed hotel in 1681, Portland has had a dramatic, grand and boisterous hotel tradition. The Portland hotel industry has in many ways reflected the growth and development of the city itself. As Portland grew with greater numbers of people moving through the city or calling it home, the hotel business expanded to fit the increasing demand.
Site Page
Bath's Historic Downtown - Columbian Block
"… Columbian Theatre, it required a great deal of renovation as well. From the time that the fire burnt many buildings down to when they were rebuilt…"
Site Page
Bath's Historic Downtown - Bath Savings Institution and Hyde Block
"After it was renovated in 1910, it became more of a Second Empire building. In 1975, a brick extension was added to the east side."
Story
Biddeford City Hall: an in-depth tour of this iconic building
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center Voices of Biddeford project
Visual tour and unique insights of Biddeford’s historical landmark
Story
Monument Square 1967
by C. Michael Lewis
The background story and research behind a commissioned painting of Monument Square.
