LOOKING PHOTO: JULIE ANN LARRY ANN LARRY JULIE PHOTO: BACK PRESERVATION UPDATES TO GO PAGE 3 FORWARD PAGE 4 WHO WE ARE: BRUCE ROULLARD A historic Portland PAGE 9 neighborhood looks to its historic human- scaled development and orientation towards public transportation. The Chapman Block at Woodford's Corner. CALENDAR PHOTO: MADELINE BERRY PAGE 16 FALL 2018 MAGAZINE n VOL. 43, NO. 3 n FREE How can Landmarks be most effective? PRESERVATION ADVOCACY UPDATES aine Medical Center is moving ahead with the second of will feature a rooftop garden and patio for the company’s employees. HAT IS IT THAT YOU LIKE about living in the great- tural surveys in Nason’s Corner, East Deering, and Peaks Island at neigh- its three planned phases of construction that will signifi- The building’s glass curtain wall construction takes advantage of the er Portland area? How is the area changing? borhood history forums held in the survey areas. Everyone is welcome. cantly change the hospital’s connection to the St. John- spectacular views from this waterfront site. How is historic preservation relevant to greater I am excited to report that we have just been awarded a grant from the Valley Street neighborhood. In early July, Maine Medical Just down the street at 20 Thames Street a new residential and retail Portland? How can Landmarks be most effective Maine Historic Preservation Commission to fund work next summer in Center presented plans to the Portland Planning Board building is taking shape behind the former Grand Trunk Office Building. in serving our community? East Bayside, Portland and Ferry Village, South Portland, with particular Mfor a new 2,400-car parking garage off St. John Street. The new employee The building is part of a campus of new buildings that includes the new These are among the questions for which we emphasis on the effects of sea level rise. garage will be located behind the Maine Central Railroad Office Building, AC Hotel, a new office building on Fore Street, and a planned mixed-use are seeking community input in a strategic research initiative we are In the spring, we will present the Old House Trade Show, to bring W which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is a local building on India Street. 20 Thames Street will include 28 condo units. undertaking to help guide the organization together tradespeople and experts in preservation and restoration tech- landmark. The architect has created a number of images of the proposed Scheduled to open this month is the 150-room AC Hotel by Marriot at the into the future. For the project we are con- niques with homeowners and property managers who want to enhance building from various vantage points in the city. The new garage will be corner of Fore and Hancock Streets. The hotel has frontage on Fore, Hancock, ducting a series of individual interviews and and maintain their older buildings. The event is a great way to share visible from I-295, St. John Street, and the Western Promenade. For more and Thames Street, with vehicular access for hotel guests off of Fore Street. focus groups along with an online survey to information, build awareness of best practices, and meet people who information on the project, visit the Landmarks’ website. On Fore Street two projects are under review by the planning depart- gather information from as many sources as understand the challenges and joys of owning older buildings. ment. One project is a proposal for a 600-car parking garage and 80,000 possible. If you haven’t participated in the All along, our advocacy work will continue. This fall we are partnering View of the proposed employee SF of office space at 100 Fore Street, now occupied by Hamilton Marine parking garage behind the landmark survey already, I encourage you to do so at with the Munjoy Hill Neighborhood Organization and the City of Portland and Xpress Copy. The other project is a seven-story, 37-unit condominium www.portlandlandmarks.org. to fund more detailed survey work to support consideration for potential railroad building and existing dwellings on St. John Street. building at the corner of Fore & India Streets. The timing for this project couldn’t be bet- historic districts. At a time of increasing development, the basic data we The new Mason Block is nearing construction at 62 India Street. ter. We are conducting a trustee-led brand- are gathering about neighborhoods, individual buildings, and the stories Three commercial spaces and parking are located below three levels ing study to focus our communication and behind them is helping us work with neighbors and community leaders of residential units. The project provides twenty-nine condominiums on messaging, and will use the findings from HILARY BASSETT to guide thoughtful decision-making for the future. Executive Director the upper levels, nearly all of which are sold. The building is located in the research to inform that process. As we seek information and guidance from you, our constituents, on the new India Street Historic District. This spring, our board gained new insights in an interactive workshop how we can improve, focus our efforts, and be as effective as we can Next door to the Mason Block at the corner of India & Middle Streets a led by architectural historian Max Page, who challenges historic preser- be, we will continue to work hard to preserve the buildings, neighbor- four-story building is now under construction that will be the new down- vationists to broaden the preservation movement to encompass difficult hoods and landscapes that tell the story of this place. Your feedback is town branch for cPort Credit Union. The credit union will occupy the first histories, and to promote sustainability and social justice. most welcome! n WINTON SCOTT ARCHITECTS PHOTO: and second floors, while a 3,000-SF condominium will occupy the upper In addition, as many of you know, I have announced my retirement Landmarks’ advocacy for historic district designation on Munjoy Hill two floors and the rooftop terrace. This building, like the Mason Block, on June 30, 2019, after 25 years of involvement with the organization, About the Magazine: Sincere thanks go to our summer interns who continued this summer following the City Council approval of a new zoning is located in the India Street Historic District. including 19 as executive director. It has been an enormous pleasure to developed most of the content: Madeline Berry, a preservation and overlay district in early June. The new overlay district included a dem- Further up Munjoy Hill, a new 45-unit condominium building has be a part of this organization and to serve the community. Our transition planning student at Columbia University provided photographs; olition delay ordinance for preferably preserved buildings. Of the seven been proposed at 218-220 Washington Avenue. Meanwhile, smaller committee will draw upon these research findings to inform their search Rosa Fry and Lauren Patterson who are studying preservation at demolition requests on Munjoy Hill, one building on Montreal Street has scale development on Munjoy Hill continues following the sunset of the for new leadership. the University of Texas and the University of Georgia, respectively, been determined “preferably preserved.” A twelve-month delay on the demolition moratorium and City Council adoption of the new R6 zoning In the meantime, we are looking forward to several exciting program interviewed Bruce Roullard; and Sam Shupe, doctoral student at building’s demolition will give the city time to have discussions with the regulations in early June. initiatives. This fall, Julie Larry will be sharing the results of our architec- Boston University wrote two major articles. owner for alternatives to demolition. Landmarks continues to support designation of some areas on Munjoy Hill as historic districts and has EXECUTIVE continued to research and document buildings that may be considered STAFF COMMITTEE TRUSTEES by the City’s Historic Preservation Board for designation later this year. The city has hired consultants to complete the work necessary to begin Hilary D. Bassett Ed Gardner Jane Briggs Executive Director President Elaine Clark the designation process and will be conducting outreach to local property Paul Ainsworth Nate Stevens Thomas Elliman owners. Stay tuned for more on this process in the fall! 93 High Street Bookkeeper Vice President Francesca Galluccio-Steele Portland is experiencing a building boom. While many new buildings Richard Gilbane Portland, ME 04101 Philbrook Associates Bruce Roullard Kate Griffith are under construction, several more are in the planning stages. New (207) 774-5561 External Bookkeeper Treasurer Bill Hall construction is occurring off and on the peninsula, from the West End to www.portlandlandmarks.org Julie Ann Larry Jane Hurd Lynn Hallett Munjoy Hill, from Bayside to North Deering. The India Street neighbor- Director of Advocacy Secretary Don Head Candice Thornton Lee hood and waterfront are the site of many new projects in Portland and ARCHETYPE ARCHITECTS PHOTO: Chloe Martin Jane Batzell Patrick Morin the neighborhoods experiencing the most change. A new proposal for the An aerial image of the developing eastern waterfront prepared by Office and Communications Patti Butler Sally Oldham Archetype Architects of Portland for a recent planning board Coordinator Carol De Tine Shipyard Brewing site for offices, hotel, and residential use is currently George Reiche submission to develop the Shipyard Brewery site on Newbury Street. At Large Members Alessa Wylie Rhoda Renschler under consideration by the Portland Planning Board. Landmarks has Manager of Education Programs Jack Vreeland been advocating for the site design to include a public space opposite On the waterfont, a new office building is under construction near the Tova Mellen the Abyssinian Meetinghouse that will be an amenity for tourists visiting head of Union and Widgery Wharves.