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EDITORIAL: Portland Museum of Art plan deserves to proceed
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 5 months agoDec. 14—"The sale for $2.1 million means the Portland Museum of Art gains flexibility for expansion." That's from an Oct. 2019 Press Herald report on the sale of 142 Free Street to the to the ...
Portland Museum of Art seeks city approval to tear down former Children's Museum
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo Finance· 9 months agoSep. 9—The Portland Museum of Art is asking the city to remove a historic designation from the former Children's Museum and Theatre of Maine so it can tear down the building to make way for ...
Historic Preservation Board recommends keeping demolition protections for former children's museum
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 7 months agoNov. 1—The Portland Museum of Art on Wednesday faced its first setback in its plan to replace the former Children's Museum and Theatre of Maine with a much larger building. The Historic Preservation ...
6 first-rate homes in Portland, Maine
The Week via Yahoo News· 12 months agoPeaks Island Courtesy image This cedar-shingled house sits at the end of a quiet road on an island 15 minutes by ferry from Old Port. The four-bedroom...
Portland Museum of Art and preservation group at odds over former children's museum
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 8 months agoOct. 2—The Portland Museum of Art wants to create a "new cultural landmark" with a major expansion project. Historic preservationists say they'll be tearing down an existing one to do it. The ...
Portland's Historic Preservation Board unlikely to back plan to raze former children's museum
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 8 months agoOct. 4—Members of Portland's Historic Preservation Board said Wednesday that they are unlikely to recommend the removal of a historic designation that protects the former Children's Museum and ...
The Oxford House Inn & Restaurant in Fryeburg has new owners
Sun Journal, Lewiston, Maine via Yahoo News· 3 months agoMar. 13—The Oxford House Inn & Restaurant at 548 Main St. in Fryeburg has been sold to Lillian Chalifour and Michael Clukey. The sale was closed Feb. 28, according to broker Swan Agency Real ...
Portland's historic Williston-West Church to be sold again
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 8 months agoSep. 14—The historic former Williston-West Church in Portland's West End is headed for new ownership. The property — a former church sanctuary and parish hall — has only been partially redeveloped ...
How The Colony is reinventing itself with a new hotel building and a year-round market
Portsmouth Herald via Yahoo News· 9 months agoThe Colony, a historic hotel in Kennebunkport, Maine, is expanding its north campus with a new...
40 Famous People's Homes You Can Visit
Cheapism via AOL· 2 years agoThe Biltmore Estate, Prince's Paisley Park, and many other homes of America's famous welcome the public, and some are even available for overnight stays.
