National Register of Historic Places listings in Portland, Maine facts for kids
This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Portland, Maine.
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National Register properties and districts; these locations may be seen together in an online map.
There are 243 properties and districts listed on the National Register in Cumberland County, including 11 National Historic Landmarks. 148 of these properties and districts, including 4 National Historic Landmarks, are located outside of Portland, and are listed separately, while the 95 properties and districts in Portland are listed here. Two properties in Portland were once listed but have been removed.
Current listings
Name on the Register | Image | Date listed | Location | Description | |
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1 | Abyssinian Meeting House |
(#05001612) |
73-75 Newbury St. 43°39′44″N 70°14′58″W / 43.662222°N 70.249444°W |
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2 | Back Cove |
(#89001706) |
Roughly Baxter Boulevard along Back Cove from Baxter to Veranda Sts. 43°40′25″N 70°16′15″W / 43.673611°N 70.270833°W |
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3 | BAGHEERA (schooner) |
(#09000878) |
Maine State Pier, Commercial St. 43°39′24″N 70°14′52″W / 43.656606°N 70.247739°W |
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4 | Battery Steele |
(#05001176) |
Florida Ave. on Peaks Island 43°39′32″N 70°10′50″W / 43.658889°N 70.180556°W |
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5 | Harrison B. Brown House |
(#80000227) |
400 Danforth St. 43°38′39″N 70°16′19″W / 43.644167°N 70.271944°W |
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6 | J.B. Brown Memorial Block |
(#78000167) |
Congress and Casco Sts. 43°39′21″N 70°15′42″W / 43.655833°N 70.261667°W |
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7 | A.B. Butler House |
(#74000158) |
4 Walker St. 43°39′09″N 70°16′10″W / 43.6526°N 70.2695°W |
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8 | Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception |
(#85001257) |
Cumberland Ave. and Congress St. 43°39′41″N 70°15′17″W / 43.661389°N 70.254722°W |
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9 | Leonard Bond Chapman House |
(#80000228) |
90 Capisic St. 43°39′43″N 70°18′10″W / 43.661944°N 70.302778°W |
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10 | Chestnut Street Methodist Church |
(#77000063) |
11-19 Chestnut St. 43°39′34″N 70°15′30″W / 43.659444°N 70.258333°W |
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11 | Children's Hospital |
(#12000065) |
68 High St. 43°39′08″N 70°15′38″W / 43.652206°N 70.260441°W |
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12 | Charles Q. Clapp Block |
(#78000168) |
Congress Sq. 43°39′15″N 70°15′47″W / 43.654167°N 70.263056°W |
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13 | Charles Q. Clapp House |
(#72000072) |
97 Spring St. 43°39′13″N 70°15′43″W / 43.653611°N 70.261944°W |
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14 | Nathan Clifford School |
(#13000925) |
180 Falmouth St. 43°39′37″N 70°16′49″W / 43.660281°N 70.280317°W |
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15 | Deering Estate Barn |
(#09000089) |
Falmouth St. on the University of Southern Maine campus 43°39′49″N 70°16′40″W / 43.663611°N 70.277778°W |
Demolished c. 1970. | |
16 | Deering Oaks |
(#89001708) |
Roughly bounded by Interstate 295, Forest St., Park Ave., and Deering Ave. 43°39′32″N 70°16′20″W / 43.658889°N 70.272222°W |
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17 | Deering Street Historic District |
(#83000448) |
Congress, Deering, Mellen, and State Sts. 43°39′17″N 70°16′07″W / 43.654722°N 70.268611°W |
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18 | Gen. Neal Dow House |
(#73000236) |
714 Congress St. 43°39′11″N 70°16′12″W / 43.653056°N 70.27°W |
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19 | Nathaniel Dyer House |
(#86003534) |
168 York St. 43°38′58″N 70°15′34″W / 43.6495°N 70.2594°W |
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20 | Eastern Cemetery |
(#73000112) |
Congress St. at its junction with Mountfort St. 43°39′46″N 70°15′03″W / 43.662778°N 70.250833°W |
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21 | Eastern Promenade |
(#89001707) |
Roughly bounded by Eastern Promenade and Casco Bay 43°40′20″N 70°14′50″W / 43.672222°N 70.247222°W |
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22 | Eighth Maine Regiment Memorial |
(#06000919) |
13 8th Main Ave., Peaks Island 43°39′09″N 70°11′32″W / 43.6525°N 70.192222°W |
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23 | Engine Company Number Nine Firehouse |
(#10000876) |
17 Arbor St. 43°41′08″N 70°17′34″W / 43.685556°N 70.292778°W |
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24 | Everett Chambers |
(#06000397) |
47-55 Oak St. 43°39′18″N 70°15′42″W / 43.655°N 70.261667°W |
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25 | Evergreen Cemetery |
(#92000791) |
Off the western side of Stevens Ave., north of its junction with Brighton Ave. 43°40′51″N 70°18′04″W / 43.680833°N 70.301111°W |
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26 | Fifth Maine Regiment Community Center |
(#78000169) |
Seashore Ave. on Peaks Island 43°39′10″N 70°11′36″W / 43.652778°N 70.193333°W |
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27 | First Parish Church |
(#73000113) |
425 Congress St. 43°39′30″N 70°15′32″W / 43.658333°N 70.258889°W |
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28 | Fort Gorges |
(#73000114) |
East of Portland on Hog Island in Portland Harbor 43°39′46″N 70°13′18″W / 43.662778°N 70.221667°W |
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29 | Fort McKinley Historic District |
(#85000611) |
Great Diamond Island 43°41′00″N 70°11′47″W / 43.683333°N 70.196389°W |
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30 | The Gothic House |
(#72001539) |
387 Spring St. 43°38′45″N 70°16′30″W / 43.645833°N 70.275°W |
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31 | Green Memorial A.M.E. Zion Church |
(#73000115) |
46 Sheridan St. 43°39′50″N 70°14′58″W / 43.663889°N 70.249444°W |
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32 | Byron Greenough Block |
(#77000065) |
Free and Middle Sts. 43°39′25″N 70°15′28″W / 43.656944°N 70.257778°W |
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33 | Griffin House |
(#84001360) |
200 High St. 43°39′21″N 70°15′59″W / 43.655833°N 70.266389°W |
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34 | Hamblen Block |
(#83000449) |
188-194 Danforth St. 43°38′54″N 70°15′50″W / 43.648333°N 70.263889°W |
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35 | Hamblen Development Historic District |
(#92000802) |
188-208 Danforth St. 43°38′54″N 70°15′50″W / 43.648333°N 70.263889°W |
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36 | Asa Hanson Block |
(#01001418) |
548-550 Congress St. 43°39′19″N 70°15′43″W / 43.655278°N 70.261944°W |
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37 | How Houses |
(#80000377) |
23 Danforth St., 30-32, 40 Pleasant Sts. 43°39′14″N 70°15′30″W / 43.653889°N 70.258333°W |
A small group of houses belonging to the How family | |
38 | Daniel How House |
(#73000265) |
23 Danforth St. 43°39′14″N 70°15′30″W / 43.653889°N 70.258333°W |
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39 | Joseph Holt Ingraham House |
(#73000116) |
51 State St. 43°39′00″N 70°15′41″W / 43.65°N 70.261389°W |
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40 | Lancaster Block |
(#82000745) |
474 Congress St. 43°39′25″N 70°15′35″W / 43.656944°N 70.259722°W |
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41 | Adam P. Leighton House |
(#82000746) |
261 Western Promenade 43°39′04″N 70°16′34″W / 43.651111°N 70.276111°W |
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42 | Lincoln Park |
(#89001709) |
Bounded by Pearl, Franklin, Market, and Federal Sts. 43°39′35″N 70°15′18″W / 43.659722°N 70.255°W |
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43 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Monument |
(#90000580) |
Southeastern corner of State and Congress Sts. 43°39′11″N 70°16′02″W / 43.653056°N 70.267222°W |
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44 | Maine Archeological Site No. 9-16 |
(#79000141) |
Great Diamond Island |
Native American site | |
45 | Maine Central Railroad General Office Building |
(#87002192) |
222-224 St. John St. 43°39′03″N 70°16′48″W / 43.650833°N 70.28°W |
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46 | Maine Eye and Ear Infirmary |
(#86002469) |
794-800 Congress St. 43°39′13″N 70°16′24″W / 43.653611°N 70.273333°W |
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47 | Maine Historical Society |
(#80000230) |
485 Congress St. 43°39′25″N 70°15′38″W / 43.656944°N 70.260556°W |
The Society's 1907 Library Building, located next to the Wadsworth-Longfellow House. | |
48 | Maine Publicity Bureau Building |
(#89002344) |
501 Danforth St. 43°38′38″N 70°16′34″W / 43.643895°N 70.276083°W |
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49 | Marine Hospital |
(#74000161) |
331 Veranda St. 43°41′18″N 70°14′51″W / 43.688333°N 70.2475°W |
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50 | Mariner's Church |
(#73000117) |
368-374 Fore St. 43°39′23″N 70°15′11″W / 43.656389°N 70.253056°W |
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51 | Masonic Temple |
(#82000748) |
415 Congress St. 43°39′32″N 70°15′30″W / 43.658889°N 70.258333°W |
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52 | McLellan-Sweat Mansion |
(#70000073) |
111 High St. 43°39′12″N 70°15′45″W / 43.653333°N 70.2625°W |
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53 | Mechanics' Hall |
(#73000118) |
519 Congress St. 43°39′23″N 70°15′43″W / 43.656389°N 70.261944°W |
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54 | William Minott House |
(#79000142) |
45 Park St. 43°39′03″N 70°15′38″W / 43.650833°N 70.260556°W |
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55 | Morse-Libby Mansion |
(#70000074) |
109 Danforth St. 43°39′06″N 70°15′40″W / 43.651667°N 70.261111°W |
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56 | North School |
(#82000749) |
248-264 Congress Street 43°39′44″N 70°15′07″W / 43.662222°N 70.251944°W |
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57 | Park Street Row |
(#72000074) |
88-114 Park St. 43°39′06″N 70°15′46″W / 43.651667°N 70.262778°W |
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58 | Porteous, Mitchell and Braun Company Building |
(#96001039) |
522-528 Congress St. 43°39′21″N 70°15′40″W / 43.655833°N 70.261111°W |
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59 | Portland City Hall |
(#73000119) |
389 Congress St. 43°39′34″N 70°15′27″W / 43.659444°N 70.2575°W |
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60 | Portland City Hospital |
(#85000612) |
Brighton Ave. 43°40′37″N 70°19′31″W / 43.676944°N 70.325278°W |
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61 | Portland Club |
(#73000120) |
156 State St. 43°39′07″N 70°15′58″W / 43.651944°N 70.266111°W |
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62 | Portland High School |
(#84003879) |
284 Cumberland Ave. 43°39′33″N 70°15′34″W / 43.659167°N 70.259444°W |
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63 | Portland Observatory |
(#73000122) |
138 Congress St. 43°39′56″N 70°14′11″W / 43.665556°N 70.236389°W |
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64 | Portland Packing Company Factory |
(#96000651) |
14-26 York St. 43°39′14″N 70°15′27″W / 43.653889°N 70.2575°W |
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65 | Portland Soldiers and Sailors Monument |
(#98000308) |
Junction of Congress St. and Federal St. 43°39′26″N 70°15′34″W / 43.657222°N 70.259444°W |
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66 | Portland Waterfront |
(#74000353) |
Waterfront area; also 79-85 and 295-309 Commercial and 3 Center Sts.; also Merrill's Wharf, 252-260 Commercial St. 43°39′17″N 70°15′37″W / 43.654722°N 70.260278°W |
Addresses on Commercial and Center Sts. represent boundary increases of December 23, 1984 and March 7, 2012 | |
67 | Rackleff Building |
(#73000123) |
127, 129, 131, and 133 Middle St. 43°39′31″N 70°15′14″W / 43.658611°N 70.253889°W |
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68 | Thomas Brackett Reed House |
(#73000239) |
30-32 Deering St. 43°39′15″N 70°16′03″W / 43.654167°N 70.2675°W |
Home of Thomas Brackett Reed, nineteenth-century Speaker of the United States House of Representatives | |
69 | John B. Russwurm House |
(#83000450) |
238 Ocean Ave. 43°40′44″N 70°16′49″W / 43.678889°N 70.280278°W |
Home of John B. Russwurm, abolitionist | |
70 | St. Lawrence Church |
(#79000145) |
76 Congress St. 43°40′01″N 70°14′48″W / 43.666944°N 70.246667°W |
Church demolished; parish hall converted to a performing arts center. | |
71 | St. Paul's Church and Rectory |
(#78000176) |
279 Congress St. 43°39′43″N 70°15′12″W / 43.661944°N 70.253333°W |
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72 | Schlotterbeck and Foss Building |
(#16000436) |
117 Preble St. 43°39′37″N 70°15′47″W / 43.660280°N 70.263176°W |
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73 | F.O.J. Smith Tomb |
(#74000166) |
Evergreen Cemetery 43°40′47″N 70°18′08″W / 43.679665°N 70.302195°W |
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74 | Sparrow House |
(#82000421) |
35 Arlington St. 43°40′12″N 70°16′58″W / 43.67°N 70.282778°W |
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75 | Spring Street Historic District |
(#70000043) |
Roughly bounded by Forest, Oak, Danforth, Brackett and Pine Sts. 43°39′08″N 70°15′50″W / 43.652222°N 70.263889°W |
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76 | John Calvin Stevens House |
(#73000125) |
52 Bowdoin St. 43°38′48″N 70°16′30″W / 43.646667°N 70.275°W |
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77 | Stroudwater Historic District |
(#73000126) |
Residential area at the confluence of the Stroudwater and Fore Rivers 43°39′24″N 70°18′52″W / 43.656667°N 70.314444°W |
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78 | Tate House |
(#70000072) |
1270 Westbrook St. 43°39′25″N 70°18′43″W / 43.656944°N 70.311944°W |
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79 | Thompson Block |
(#73000127) |
117, 119, 121, 123, and 125 Middle St. 43°39′32″N 70°15′11″W / 43.658889°N 70.253056°W |
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80 | Tracy-Causer Block |
(#89001941) |
505-509 Fore St. 43°39′18″N 70°15′26″W / 43.655°N 70.257222°W |
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81 | U.S. Courthouse |
(#74000168) |
156 Federal St. 43°39′31″N 70°15′42″W / 43.658611°N 70.261667°W |
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82 | U.S. Customhouse |
(#73000128) |
312 Fore St. 43°39′26″N 70°15′05″W / 43.657222°N 70.251389°W |
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83 | US Post Office-Portland Main |
(#86001011) |
125 Forest Ave. 43°39′30″N 70°16′00″W / 43.658333°N 70.266667°W |
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84 | Wadsworth-Longfellow House |
(#66000090) |
487 Congress St. 43°39′23″N 70°15′40″W / 43.656389°N 70.261111°W |
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85 | Wendameen (Yacht) |
(#92000273) |
Maine State Pier, Commercial St. 43°39′26″N 70°14′55″W / 43.657160°N 70.248559°W |
Although listed in Camden, she is now based in Portland. | |
86 | Westbrook College Historic District |
(#77000066) |
716 Stevens Ave. 43°41′00″N 70°17′45″W / 43.683333°N 70.295833°W |
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87 | Western Promenade |
(#89001710) |
Roughly Western Promenade from Maine Medical Center to Valley St. 43°38′48″N 70°16′32″W / 43.646667°N 70.275556°W |
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88 | Western Promenade Historic District |
(#84001363) |
Roughly bounded by Western Promenade and Bramhall, Brackett, Emery, and Danforth Sts. 43°38′54″N 70°16′19″W / 43.648333°N 70.271944°W |
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89 | Williston-West Church and Parish House |
(#80000232) |
32 Thomas St. 43°38′52″N 70°16′16″W / 43.647778°N 70.271111°W |
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90 | Woodman Building |
(#72000075) |
133-141 Middle St. 43°39′31″N 70°15′15″W / 43.658611°N 70.254167°W |
Former listings
Name on the Register | Image | Date listed | Date removed | Location | Summary | |
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1 | First Baptist Church |
(#78000170) |
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353 Congress St. 43°39′37″N 70°15′20″W / 43.660278°N 70.255556°W |
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2 | Portland Stove Foundry |
(#74000164) |
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57 Kennebec St. 43°39′44″N 70°15′40″W / 43.6622°N 70.2611°W |