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.
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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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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Portland orders restaurant to remove antique doors over ‘false sense of history’
Papi imported doors from Puerto Rico, but the city says the doors must come down because they don’t honor the history of the Exchange Street building. Some residents say it’s unfair.
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Historic Westbrook house a museum in the making
The Westbrook Historical Society plans to restore the Nathan Harris House in Cumberland Mills and open it as a museum and education center.
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Augusta might hike fees for building permits, charge for review of plans in historic districts
Some city councilors say they worry charging to have projects reviewed by the Historic District Review Board could cause some building owners to hide projects from review.