Keywords: Portland Downtown District
Item 71683
Business District, Portland, ca. 1938
Contributed by: Boston Public Library Location: Portland Media: Linen texture postcard
Item 104796
Women walking amongst clothing outlets on Congress Street, Portland, ca. 1922
Do you know who these people are?
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: circa 1922 Location: Portland Media: Glass negative
Item 77888
5 Tolman Place, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Portland Water District Use: Garage
Item 35928
14-16 Casco Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Portland Water District Use: Office
Item 116451
U.S. Courthouse alterations, Portland, 1930-1931
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1930–1931 Location: Portland; Portland Client: United States Treasury Department Architect: J. A. Wetmore
Exhibit
Home: The Longfellow House & the Emergence of Portland
The Wadsworth-Longfellow house is the oldest building on the Portland peninsula, the first historic site in Maine, a National Historic Landmark, home to three generations of Wadsworth and Longfellow family members -- including the boyhood home of the poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. The history of the house and its inhabitants provide a unique view of the growth and changes of Portland -- as well as of the immediate surroundings of the home.
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
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Site Page
Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview
"… Register Historic Districts and a local historic district that encompass the central business district and residential areas of Bath."
Story
Monument Square 1967
by C. Michael Lewis
The background story and research behind a commissioned painting of Monument Square.