ANNUAL REPORT 2018-2019 GREATER PORTLAND Recognized 8 outstanding leaders Forged strong partnerships to Historic Markers get a new look: and projects with Preservation identify and preserve historic » Redesigned LANDMARKS’ mission is Honor Awards resources: Landmarks’ Historic » Preservation Leaders: » Surveyed 242 Buildings in Deering Highlands Marker and program to preserve and revitalize » Marianne Chapman with support from a Historic Preservation review process in » Troy Bennett Grant from the National Park Service. Also order to expand the Greater Portland’s remarkable Boulevard Park, East Deering, Nason’s Corner, program’s reach and Restoration and Rehabilitation Peaks Island and Morrill’s Corner. emphasize more legacy of historic buildings, Projects: modest dwellings » Achieved National Register listing for the alongside the » Conant-Payson Block (1866), 30 Exchange Hawkes Plaza Sign in Westbrook for its grandiose. Printed Street, Portland neighborhoods, landscapes, significance to art and commerce, working on a more durable material, the new design » State Theatre Marquee (1929), 609 Congress with the Westbrook Historical Society and the highlights the context of each structure, giving and parks. Street, Portland Maine Historic Preservation Commission. information about the namesake and includes the architect when possible. With your crucial support we have » Grand Trunk Railroad Office Building (1903), 1 » Partnered with the Munjoy Hill Neighborhood India Street, Portland Organization and the City of Portland to fund a connected more than 25,000 people to the designation report for Munjoy Hill. Trained four future preservation Adaptive Reuse Projects: leaders through our summer internship program, who stories of their homes, neighborhoods and » Brick South (1904), Thompson’s Point, Portland conducted Maine’s first survey communities, encouraging adaptive-use and » The Motherhouse at Baxter Wood (1909), 605 of historic buildings at risk from enhancing greater Portland’s character of Stevens Avenue, Portland climate change. » Plummer Senior Living (1931), 192 Middle place. You have made the following possible: Road, Falmouth (Clockwise left to right) Landmarks awarded eight preservation Shaping the future, respecting the past. awards in the fall of 2018, including: Troy Bennett captivated audiences Advocated for policies that » 100 Fore Street, construction of a new 539-car » Lincoln Park (1866), Portland – Advocated for with his year-long weekly protect historic resources as parking garage and office building adjacent to city funding to restore the park’s walkways. series of videos This part of several Portland planning the Portland Company Historic District. Week in Portland History; » African American Resources on Portland’s Forefront Partners initiatives: » 1 Center Street, a new hotel in the Portland Peninsula (1800-1900), Portland – Advocated rehabilitation of Brick » Advocated for a historic district on Munjoy Waterfront Historic District. for inclusion of several resources associated South at Thompson’s Hill to protect the historic neighborhood. early African American settlers on Munjoy Hill Point recalls its industrial » 80 Exchange Street, a new mural in Tommy’s past and meets stringent in the proposed historic district boundaries. » Participated in drafting recommendations for Park. sustainability standards; South Portland’s new historic preservation » Abyssinian Meeting House (1896-1915), The State Theatre » 84 Commercial Street, a new kitchen addition Marquee is a great ordinance. Portland – Launched a second season of for a long-time Portland restaurant affected by example of a public- neighborhood walking tours in partnership » Joined a national coalition of preservation recurrent tidal flooding. private partnership to with the Committee to Restore the advocates to protect public participation in enhance the theater and 140 Congress Street, reuse of the former Abyssinian. rejuvenate the arts the federal process of listing properties on » Moody House and church as a single family district corridor; Marianne National Register of Historic Places. » South Portland’s Historic Resources – Chapman lead a years- home and hostel. Endorsed text amendments to protect all long project to protect Influenced 6 new construction » 33-37 Montreal Street development of pre-1941 resources with a 90-day demolition and enhance the historic Grand Trunk Cemetery in and 3 rehabilitation projects in 14 unit of housing in the new Munjoy Hill delay and incentivize reuse of historic Portland’s East Deering Portland: Conservation Overlay District. buildings with conditional use provisions in neighborhood; The St. » 40 Free Street, development of 51 new all zones. Joseph’s Convent, known units of housing and 8,000 SF of retail in the Made progress saving 6 Places as the Motherhouse was » Grand Trunk Railroad Office (1903), Portland – Congress Street Historic District. in Peril, Greater Portland’s most successfully preserved Celebrated the restoration of the building with while creating much- significant endangered properties: » 5-7 India Street, a new mixed-use building the presentation of a preservation award to needed affordable senior Hay & Peabody’s Seth Thomas Clock (1925), housing for the city. with 24 apartments in the Portland Waterfront » Gorham Savings Bank. Portland – Worked with development team Historic District. and clockmakers to plan a restoration funding » 95 India Street, a new single family home in campaign. the India Street Historic District. 2 GREATER PORTLAND LANDMARKS ANNUAL REPORT 2018–19 portlandlandmarks.org portlandlandmarks.org GREATER PORTLAND LANDMARKS ANNUAL REPORT 2018–19 3 Bringing to life the remarkable stories behind historic places. Welcomed 17,853 visitors to the Shared the stories behind Celebrated Preservation and Observatory Portland’s special places Preservation Leadership » Welcomed visitors from 43 States and 60 » Created a new online self-guided walking » Brought together more than 200 guests at foreign countries. tour of Woodfords Corner and the Deering Portland Then and Now, our Historic (From left to right) Landmarks interns Emma Survis, Leslie Moore, Abigail Dolan and Sarah Knauer; Highlands. Gala, where we honored 6 Living Landmark Landmarks 2019 Old House Trade Show attendees learning from the experts. » Installed 20 new exhibit panels with new Awardees for their transformational information and images! » Showcased the former St. Joseph’s Convent (From left to right) leadership in preserving our community’s (1909), Portland, transformed into 88 Mary Louise Sprague » Celebrated Flag Day with 568 visitors enjoying historic character; Hilary Bassett, Greg apartments for adults 55 years of age and engages the audience the new exhibits. Boulos, Anna Marie Thron, Sally & Ted at the annual Historic older, at our Annual Meeting. Oldham and Mary Louise Sprague. Gala with Board » Provided Observatory and Eastern Cemetery » Shared discoveries from our architectural President Ed Gardner tours to 470 school children in partnership » We connected 500 homeowners with local and former Executive surveys in a series of Neighborhood History with Sprits Alive. preservation experts and craftspeople at the Director, Hilary Nights in East Deering, Nason’s Corner, Old House Trade Show, March 30 & 31st, the Bassett; Ted and Sally » Distributed our award-winning City as a Deering Highland’s, and Peaks Island reaching Oldham, Greg Boulos, only show of its kind in Maine that features Classroom book of Portland History to 546 165 people. Hilary Bassett, Mary the trades, services, and products needed school children. Louise Sprague and » We offered six accredited workshops to to restore and preserve older homes and Anna Marie Thron Engaged an expanding group of 47 realtors for their required continuing buildings. receiving their awards education. for transformational 78 volunteer docents John Calvin Stevens Society leadership. » Recruited 21 new docents through the » Historical Kit House Lecture to 20 at Buxton- members were hosted by Ron Hollis Historical Society. Portland’s History Docents program. and Elizabeth DuBois at their turn » Hosted Halloween at the Observatory with » What Style is my House Lecture to 25 at of the century Horace F. Farnham (Clockwise from left) Earlier this year portions of the former Portland costumed docents handing out candy to over Yarmouth Historical Society. Home which was designed by Company complex not protected by 80 trick or treaters. » We introduced new walking tours; India John Calvin Stevens. the new historic district were demolished; The India Street Increased our popular Observatory Lantern Street and the Western Promenade in the » neighborhood has seen rapid Tours during the December holiday season. Gilded Age. We also welcomed 10 new development like this new building walking tour docents and five new U.S. at 20 Thames Street; Preserving » Held five docent activities including a field trip Customs House docents. Landmarks like John Ford’s home on to the Skolfield-Whittier House in Brunswick. Munjoy Hill have been at the forefront of Landmarks’ advocacy this year. » 1372 volunteer hours contributed by docents at the Observatory, U.S. Custom House and Walking Tours. Planning for the future. Strategic Research Survey (Clockwise from left) » Completed a Strategic survey interviewing Visitors enjoying the 429 stakeholders. Respondents reported a new Portland need for stronger leadership and advocacy Observatory exhibits; Custom House docent efforts to preserve historic