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PublishedMay 31, 2022
Chesterville home added to National Register of Historic Places
Anstiss Morrill, the current homeowner, said she is excited that the National Register is "preserving the history" of the home first built in 1810 by her great, great, great grandfather, David.
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PublishedMay 5, 2022
Colonial Theater to host its first show in 53 years in downtown Augusta
Las Vegas magician and mind reader Kent Axell, who grew up in Manchester, to lift curtain Friday for the first ticketed public performance at the historic theater since it closed in 1969.
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PublishedMay 14, 2021
Augusta’s Colonial Theater topped by work of artisans
A "decorative element" of the historic, but long-vacant downtown theater facade is a mix of replicated and original features.
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PublishedOctober 13, 2020
Historic West End clock restored just in time
The 95-year-old Hay & Peabody Clock outside The Francis hotel on Congress Street was considered 'in peril.'
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PublishedSeptember 17, 2020
Report touts economic benefits of Maine tax credit for historic properties
The study of Maine's historic rehabilitation tax credit says it has given the state's economy a major boost and has more than paid for itself.
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PublishedAugust 26, 2020
Stones laid at original corners of Fort Halifax in Winslow provide truer perspective
A collaborative effort from the town of Winslow, Winslow Parks and Recreation, Broken Stone Surveyors, Provost Monuments and the Friends of Fort Halifax, the placement of the markers should provide visitors with a more accurate picture of the site.
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PublishedAugust 3, 2020
You can live in this historic Calais house for free, if you’re willing to fix it
The National Park Service is holding an open house on Thursday at the McGlashan-Nickerson House in Calais.
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PublishedDecember 21, 2019
Time & Temperature Building’s new owners vow to bring back Portland icon’s ‘glory days’
Chris Rhoades and Andrew Preston say they'll decide how to use the downtown building's mostly vacant office tower and submit their restoration plans to the city by February.
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PublishedOctober 27, 2019
Program matches preservation-minded buyers with historic Maine properties
Protect and Sell, which is run by Maine Preservation of Yarmouth, has facilitated six sales thus far.
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PublishedOctober 22, 2019
Portland council designates 5 historical landmarks on Forest Avenue
Councilors focused preservation efforts on buildings near Woodfords Corner rather than approving a staff proposal to preserve others between the corner and Interstate 295.
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