Preserve Your Property
Help With Your Historic Property -
As a resource to our community, GPL is happy to connect you with tradespeople, consultants, real estate professionals, product providers, and experts who focus on historic preservation, building restoration, and traditional construction methods. Please reach out to Jessie Brakenwagen via email or call 207.358.7063.
Sustainable Practices
Historic preservation and the green building movement are natural allies: the greenest building, as the saying goes, is the one that is already built. An older building embodies a heavy prior investment in resources and energy; keeping it in use conserves the investment and is recycling at its best.
Preserving Your Historic Property
Learn about different methods to preserve your historic property, from the restoration of wooden windows, to exterior painting and masonry.
Preservation Easement Program
For owners concerned about the future of their beloved home, an option for long-term preservation is the donation of a preservation easement to a qualified non-profit like Greater Portland Landmarks.
Historic Tax Credits
Learn about the Federal Historic Preservation Tax Incentives Program and the Maine Rehabilitation Tax Credit.