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historic preservation

Published
December 12, 2023

Kennebunk’s iconic Wedding Cake House soon could host weddings

The owners of the historic home want to turn it into an inn and rent it out for small events. Some neighbors say that would be out of touch with the historic residential area.
Published
December 6, 2023

Prep for paint: Bath’s Chocolate Church is getting ready for a fresh coat

With the help of a new lift, the upper reaches of the 176-year-old building will get a fresh paint job come spring.
Published
November 5, 2023

Harpswell, businessman to apply to take over stewardship of historic lighthouse

Harpswell Select Board members voted unanimously Wednesday evening to partner with the Presumpscot Foundation, a nonprofit founded by lighthouse owner Ford Reiche, to apply for ownership of Little Mark Island and stewardship of the monument that pins it to the waters of Harpswell Sound.
Published
October 6, 2023

Study finds Portland’s historic districts don’t push up housing costs or displace people

The city's 12 historic districts also have become more racially diverse at a similar rate to the rest of the city, according to the new report.
Published
October 4, 2023

Portland’s Historic Preservation Board unlikely to back plan to raze former children’s museum

Ultimately, the City Council will decide whether to remove a historic designation that protects the building from being demolished as part of the Portland Museum of Art's expansion plan.

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Published
October 2, 2023

Portland Museum of Art and preservation group at odds over former children’s museum

A nonprofit dedicated to preserving Portland's architectural past says it is not on board with the Portland Museum of Art's plan to demolish the former children's museum to accommodate its expansion.
Published
September 20, 2023

Topsham foreman rolls massive train into and out of state museum – 37 years apart

Todd Belaire of The Cote Corp. of Auburn returned this week to the Maine State Museum in Augusta to undo work he had done in 1986.
Published
September 9, 2023

Portland Museum of Art seeks city approval to tear down former Children’s Museum

The PMA's chosen renovation design would require demolishing the building, which is considered a 'contributing structure' to a historic district.
Published
August 13, 2023

Augusta officials look to ban hate-speech and other offensive materials from buildings in public view

City councilors cold to proposal to regulate murals, but direct city attorney to recommend changes to city regulations to ensure hate symbols and other offensive images or words can't be placed on building walls visible to the public.
Published
July 30, 2023

Maine Voices: Let’s turn Androscoggin courthouse into fine arts museum

The move can have wide-ranging positive effects on the community, from cultural enrichment and education to economic growth and historic preservation.