Join Greater Portland Landmarks for our annual Preservation Awards Bash. This special evening gathers people from across Greater Portland together to celebrate the impacts made by this year’s seven unique historic preservation award winners. Whether you’re a longtime preservation supporter or simply passionate about Portland’s historic places, everyone is welcome.

Celebrate Rob Wiener, David Lloyd, Woodhull, ChoralArt, Greenhut Galleries, Victoria Mansion, and East Brown Cow’s impacts on our community through their historic preservation work at the historic Mariner’s Church on October 27th from 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm.

Host Committee

Champion
Greg Boulos and Nela Alvarez-Sotomayor

Steward
William and Ann Hall
Pauline and Bryan Snell

Advocate
Anonymous
Elizabeth Astor
Jane Briggs
Peter Callnan
E. Kent Gordon
Candice Lee
Tom McGuire and Maggie Alegria
Sally and Ted Oldham
Daryl and Rhoda S. Renschler
Bruce Roullard

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From Classroom to Community: New Lives for Historic Schools

What happens to a school building when the students leave? As Portland's communities and needs shift, many historic schools have outlived their original purpose — but not their potential. Using actual projects, Kevin Bunker will share Developers Collaborative’s hands-on approach to transforming historic schools into housing and community spaces. Kevin will be joined by Christine Beard, owner of Essex Preservation Consulting, and architect Will Hopkins, Principal at Archetype Architects, for a lively discussion on the challenges and rewards of giving historic schools new lives.

MEET OUR SPEAKERS

Working in the field for over forty years, Christine Beard has developed a well-rounded background in historic preservation. While earning a master’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania, she was employed by the Clio Group to conduct paint and mortar analyses of historic structures. Her preservation work continued in Boston as a consultant for the Architectural Conservation Trust for Massachusetts, preparing historic tax credit applications and National Register nominations. Christine subsequently cofounded Tremont Preservation Services, where she worked on a wide range of interesting and challenging projects over a period of twenty years before establishing Essex Preservation Consulting in 2018.

Will Hopkins has spent over 20 years working on adaptively reusing buildings of all types, shapes, and uses. Starting his career in Pittsburgh PA, he returned to Maine in 2021 to join Archetype Architects where is presently a principal. 

With a specialty in affordable housing, he sees the intersection of preservation and reuse to be a perfect place to focus on housing. This holds especially true in the cases of schools when they are no longer fit to serve their original purpose but have much more to offer as iconic architectural and community elements.

From Classroom to Community: New Lives for Historic Schools was the second program in Temples of Knowledge, a three-part in-person series tracing a consistent thread: how buildings providing education and fostering knowledge have been designed and reimagined, past and present. From school buildings converted to new uses, a department store turned art college, to institutions that have long supported informal and adult education, Portland has a wealth of educational buildings. These programs will highlight their architectural and social significance, the role they play in our communities, and their reinvention to meet today's needs.

These programs are presented in partnership with Greater Portland Landmarks and Mechanics' Hall, with generous sponsorship by Developers Collaborative, a community-based development firm. The series will be complemented by virtual talks and site visits offered by Greater Portland Landmarks, providing additional ways to explore the architecture of learning.

Please email Aimée Keithan or call 207.358.7064 with questions!

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The Schoolhouse and The City: Portland’s Buildings For Learning

From one-room schoolhouses to grand civic libraries, the buildings where Portland learned tell a story as rich as the city itself. This opening program grounds the Temples of Knowledge series in local and lived history, opening with an illustrated talk by Julie Larry that traces the history and architecture of schools, libraries, and other buildings that have shaped education in Portland over generations. Julie will be joined by panelists Bob Greene and Rick Romano for a moderated conversation bringing together historians and community members with direct ties to specific schools, spotlighting buildings that have fostered knowledge and the neighborhoods that grew up around them.

MEET OUR SPEAKERS

Julie Larry is the Senior Architectural Historian at Black Diamond Consultants. Formerly the Director of Advocacy at Greater Portland Landmarks, she has also served as President of the Board of Trustees and is currently an Advisory Trustee. As a partner for eighteen years at ttl-architects, an architecture and preservation firm in Portland, she was responsible for the restoration of the Castle in Deering Oaks and the Portland Observatory. She currently lives in Biddeford and serves on Biddeford's Historic Preservation Board.

Rick Romano is the owner of Papi & Romano Builders, a Portland, Maine general contracting firm he has led since its founding in 1977. A Munjoy Hill native, he brings deep roots in the city's historic neighborhoods to his work, and under his leadership the firm has built a reputation for historic preservation and sensitive renovation alongside new home building.

The Schoolhouse and The City: Portland’s Buildings For Learning was the first program in Temples of Knowledge, a three-part in-person series tracing a consistent thread: how buildings providing education and fostering knowledge have been designed and reimagined, past and present. From school buildings converted to new uses, a department store turned art college, to institutions that have long supported informal and adult education, Portland has a wealth of educational buildings. These programs will highlight their architectural and social significance, the role they play in our communities, and their reinvention to meet today's needs.

These programs are presented in partnership with Greater Portland Landmarks and Mechanics' Hall, with generous sponsorship by Developers Collaborative, a community-based development firm. The series will be complemented by virtual talks and site visits offered by Greater Portland Landmarks, providing additional ways to explore the architecture of learning.

Please email Aimée Keithan or call 207.358.7064 with questions!

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The Great Fire of 1866: A Walking Tour

One hundred sixty years ago this summer, Portland burned. On July 4, 1866, a firecracker tossed into a boatyard on Commercial Street set off a blaze that tore through the city for fifteen hours, destroying over 1,500 buildings and leaving roughly 10,000 people homeless. Join us for a walking tour that retraces the path of destruction and rebirth, from the spark on the waterfront to a public park that rose from the ashes.

Along the way you'll stand where the old U.S. Custom House once stood gutted and unstable, see the Old Mariner's Church, one of the only commercial buildings to survive the flames, and walk Exchange Street, and new buildings built from salvaged fire brick. You'll pass the Woodman Building, the city's defiant answer in cast iron and stone, and stop in Monument Square, where families once piled their most treasured belongings inside a City Hall they believed was fireproof.

The tour closes at Lincoln Park, the city's first public green space, created as a direct result of the fire. Historical photographs from the Soule collection will be shared at several stops along the route, showing the city in ruins just as it looked in 1866.

Event Details:
Date: Thursday, July 9, 2026, 6:00 PM - Friday, July 10, 2026, 6:00 PM - Saturday, July 11, 2026, 10:00 AM
Start Location: Benches on the brick-paved area at 350 Commercial Street
Fee: $10.00 per person
Details: This is an in-person event. Street and garage parking nearby

The tour covers about 1.5 miles and runs approximately one hour. It begins at the benches on the brick-paved area at 350 Commercial Street and ends at Lincoln Park, at the intersection of Congress and Pearl Street. This is a one-way walk, not a loop, but you're welcome to stroll back along Fore Street or Commercial Street and grab a bite at one of the many restaurants along the way. Ample public parking is available along Commercial Street and in nearby public lots.

One-Third of the City Burned!

Over 10,000 Left homeless!

City Hall, Every Bank, Every Newspaper, Every Law Office, Almost Every Church Totally Destroyed!

Only Wartime Atlanta had Seen Such a Swath Cut to the Sea!

Portland's GREAT FIRE of 1866 was a landmark of the 19th century, the biggest city blaze in the history of the United States up to that time. The loss was staggering—and the relief effort international. From such ashes, could the city's symbolic PHOENIX ever rise again?

Cities are always evolving, and one catalyst for change is natural disasters such as Portland's July 4th, 1866 fire. They leave a lasting impression on the landscape, culture, and memory. Join Greater Portland Landmarks and Herb Adams for an illustrated remembrance with slides, maps, new information and a reflection on what it took for such people and spirit to restore Longfellow's "City that is seated by the Sea."

About our speaker:
A long time state legislator from Portland, Herb Adams is an Adjunct Professor at Southern Maine Community College and a graduate of the Kennedy School of Government Executive Program. He is now at work on a biography of Maine Gov. Percival Baxter. Herb regularly appears on Maine Public Radio and many YouTube channels discussing the nooks and crannies of New England history. 

EVENT DETAILS

Date: Wednesday, July 8, 2026
Time: 5:00-6:00 PM
Location: Rines Auditorium, Portland Public Library- Downtown Branch, 5 Monument Square, Portland
Fee: $5.00 suggested donation which helps Greater Portland Landmarks continue to offer low-cost programming.
Details: This is an in-person event. Street and garage parking nearby.

Please email Aimée Keithan or call 207.774.5561 with questions!

NOW OFFERING A COMPANION WALKING TOUR!
See below for details.

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Greater Portland Landmarks is
unlocking something new in

Portland Unlocked is Greater Portland Landmarks’ new annual spring fundraising event. This year we invite you to unlock:

A special location beckoning to the public to open its interiors to our community.

A centerpiece event offering an immersive window into Maine’s past.

A rare VIP experience sharing the location’s intimate yet grand spaces through a special tour and reception.

A once in a lifetime experience being offered by raffle to further support our mission.

Historic Maine in 3D is a captivating presentation by the Photo Archive 3D Project featuring Maine State Museum Director Bernard Fishman. Guests will experience rare stereograph images from the mid-to-late 1800s and early 1900s brought to life in stunning modern 3D, offering an intimate window into Maine's past — its industries, cities, landscapes, and everyday domestic life.

Our Speaker

Bernard Fishman has been the director of the Maine State Museum since 2012. Born and raised in New York City, he is a summa cum laude graduate of Columbia University and did his graduate work in archaeology and ancient history as a University Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania. He subsequently worked as an Egyptologist at Chicago House, the University of Chicago’s field mission in Luxor, Egypt, and has directed five history museums in five different states.

Among Bernard’s numerous articles and publications, “A Story of Maine in 112 Objects” surveys the collections of the Maine State Museum and uses key historical items to tell 12,000 years of Maine’s history. With a keen interest in early photography, he has gathered a personal collection of over 31,000 original stereoview images from the 19th and early 20th centuries, among the largest of its kind in the United States. With Dr. George Mutter, professor emeritus at Harvard Medical School, he uses modern techniques to show these images as 3-D projection shows, which he presents to a variety of audiences worldwide. You can learn more at www.Photoarchive3D.org.

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Community Partners

Cornerstone Partners

Carol A. Wilson, Architect

Evergreen Home Performance

Machias Savings Bank

Papi and Romano Builders

Red Hook Design & Portland Door Restoration

Ted Carter Landscaping

Business Partners

Join our business partners to help make this one-of-a-kind event special. Would your company be interested in sharing the experience of this exciting new event? Reach out to our Development Director, Julie via email (jgondzar@portlandlandmarks.org) or call at 207.358.7062 to learn more.

Greater Portland Landmarks concludes its Portland by Land, Portland by Sea: How Transportation Shapes a City exhibit and lecture series with an engaging panel discussion about the future of transportation in Portland. With ongoing regional conversations about bicycle lanes and trail systems, parking minimums, roadway reductions, and bus and train circulation, join our panel of experts to discuss what’s coming down the road in Portland’s transportation future and learn how to advocate for your vision for Portland.

Following a panel discussion and moderated Q&A, there will be a reception with ample opportunity to continue the conversation with the panelists and other attendees.

Panelists:

• Kristina Egan, Executive Director, Greater Portland Council of Governments

• Kevin Kraft, Director, City of Portland Planning and Urban Development Department

• Andrew Zarro, Executive Director, Bicycle Coalition of Maine

EVENT DETAILS

Date: Thursday, May 14, 2026
Time: 5:00-6:30 PM
Location: Rines Auditorium, Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Square, Portland

Fee: FREE admission but registration is encouraged. Donations greatly appreciated and will help us offer more free and low-cost programming.

Details: This is an in-person event. Street and garage parking nearby.

Please email Aimée Keithan or call 207.774.5561 with questions!

MEET OUR SPEAKERS

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Land Surveyors re-establish and identify historical land conveyances through in-depth records research which can reach back in time before statehood, through county creation, town incorporation, and right down to street names. Most names are keepsakes which have a unique historical origin from original settlers to Hollywood actors. Join Jim Nadeau as he takes us through some of the discoveries he's made about Portland's past during his time as a land surveyor. With the use of maps, deeds, photographs, other documents, and field evidence, the process to preserve, define, or re-establish ancient boundary lines or markers provides a unique view of Greater Portland history.

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Jews, like members of Portland's Black, Irish, Italian, and Polish communities, were systematically marginalized by the city's Yankee elites during the first half of the 20th century. The strategies that Jews used to overcome that discrimination, however, often differed from those favored within other marginalized communities. The legacy of these efforts remains visible to this day.

Join David Freidenreich as he takes us on a virtual history of Portland’s Jewish community, including the impact of redlining—a discriminatory practice in the 1930s, even here in Portland. Banks and government agencies denied mortgages, loans, and insurance to residents of predominantly minority neighborhoods—literally outlined in red on maps—systematically blocking those communities from building generational wealth through homeownership.

Proudly presented in collaboration with the Maine Jewish Museum.

EVENT DETAILS

Date: Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Time: 1:00-2:00 PM
Location: Online via Zoom

Fee: FREE admission but registration is required. Donations greatly appreciated and will help us offer more free and low-cost programming.

Details: This is an online only program. Zoom link sent in confirmation email. Recording link will be sent after the event.

Please email Aimée Keithan or call 207.358.7064 with questions!

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Discover how Portland's identity has been carved by the routes we've traveled. From maritime commerce that built a bustling port city to the streetcars, railways, and highways that connected neighborhoods and spurred growth, transportation has been the invisible architect of Portland's landscape. Watch as neighborhoods took root near wharves and rail yards, clustering around the workplaces that sustained them, then follow the transformation as trolleys and automobiles unlocked suburban expansion and reshaped the boundaries of community.

This exhibit traces the evolution of how we move—and how movement has transformed our streets, waterfronts, and the very fabric of where we live. Transportation didn't just connect places; it opened economic and cultural links that attracted visitors, new residents, and businesses, weaving Portland into regional and global networks. Explore historic photographs, maps, and artifacts that reveal the surprising ways getting from here to there has shaped the city we know today. When you visit, join the conversation: share the transportation moments you believe shaped Portland, adding your voice to this evolving story that will grow throughout the exhibit's run.

EXHIBIT INFORMATION

Date: January 22, 2026-March 31, 2025
Time: Regular library open hours
Location: Portland Public Library, Camden National Bank Community Gallery, 5 Monument Square, Portland
Fee: Free admission, no registration required

Please email Aimée Keithan or call 207.358.7064 with questions!

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In this two-part program, Phil Morse of the Seashore Trolley Museum traces the rise and fall of Maine's second-largest electric railway system, from the state's first horsecar line in 1863 through the final trolley run in May 1941 — when the last trolley car rolled through the streets of Portland, marking the end of more than three-quarters of a century of local public transit by rail. From the Pine Tree State's first horsecar line forming the nucleus of the Portland Railroad Company, to the essential services the line provided, Forest Avenue's role is featured throughout.

Myles Smith, co-founder of Mainers for Smarter Transportation, then picks up where the rails left off. With the arrival of the automobile, Forest Avenue quickly became Portland's first auto mile, as asphalt, car dealerships, gas stations, and strip malls replaced the horse stables, iron rails, power stations, and overhead electrical lines that had moved Portlanders for decades. After World War II, traffic engineers used borrowed money and unproven theories to prioritize the speed of drivers over the residents they sped past. Today's Forest Avenue is one of the state's most dangerous for all users, especially pedestrians — its design completely wrong for an area where thousands of residents, dozens of businesses, and hundreds of jobs exist side by side, where people live, work, study, shop, and play. Finally, though, residents and city leaders are looking to change its course, and make it the center of a place, a neighborhood, and a community.

EVENT DETAILS

Date: Thursday, March 26, 2026
Time: 5:00-6:00 PM
Location: Rines Auditorium, Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Square, Portland

Fee: FREE admission but registration is encouraged. Donations greatly appreciated and will help us offer more free and low-cost programming.

Details: This is an in-person event. Street and garage parking nearby.

Please email Aimée Keithan or call 207.358.7064 with questions!

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What began as pleasure-seeking day trips aboard steamboats became the lifeline that saved Casco Bay's island communities—and Donna Damon knows exactly how it happened. Join us online for an illustrated discussion of how mid 19th century Portlanders' excursions to the Casco Bay Islands evolved into regular steamboat transportation that transformed isolated island communities into tourist destinations and contributed to the islands' long term sustainability.

EVENT DETAILS

Date: Thursday, March 12, 2026
Time: 1:00-2:00 PM
Location: Online via Zoom

Fee: FREE admission but registration is required. Donations greatly appreciated and will help us offer more free and low-cost programming.

Details: This is an online only program. Zoom link sent in confirmation email. Recording link will be sent after the event.

Please email Aimée Keithan or call 207.358.7064 with questions!

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Unbeknownst to many of its current residents, Portland was one of the United State’s major transportation hubs following the American Revolution. Its significance in U.S. commerce began to wane around the turn of the 20th century as larger cities like New York began to dominate trade. In the 1800s, imports like sugar from the West Indies and Canadian wheat entered the city alongside waves of immigrants. These new arrivals contributed to the ethnic diversity and urban development of Portland in profound ways.

The South Portland Historical Society’s Seth Goldstein will share the history of the city’s waterfront and how the transformation to commercial center led Portland to become a 19th century cosmopolitan Atlantic World port.

EVENT DETAILS

Date: Thursday, February 26, 2026
Time: 5:00-6:00 PM
Location: Rines Auditorium, Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Square, Portland

Fee: FREE admission but registration is encouraged. Donations greatly appreciated and will help us offer more free and low-cost programming.

Details: This is an in-person event. Street and garage parking nearby.

Please email Aimée Keithan or call 207.358.7064 with questions!

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Before the wrecking ball, there was the moving crew. Join Greater Portland Landmarks for a fascinating exploration of a once-common practice: physically relocating entire buildings rather than demolishing them. This virtual lecture examines why Mainers and New Englanders moved structures, from practical concerns like land use and development to early preservation instincts.

In an era when labor was cheap and materials expensive, moving made economic sense. Discover the engineering ingenuity behind these relocations and learn how this resourceful tradition connects to modern historic preservation efforts. By choosing to move buildings instead of tearing them down, communities preserved their architectural heritage one structure at a time.

EVENT DETAILS

Date: Thursday, February 12, 2026
Time: 1:00 PM
Location: Online via Zoom

Fee: FREE admission but registration is required. Donations greatly appreciated and will help us offer more free and low-cost programming.

Details: Zoom link provided in confirmation email. This program will be recorded and sent to registrants after the program.

Please email Aimée Keithan or call 207.358.7064 with questions!

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Please join Greater Portland Landmarks for an evening at the Portland Public Library as we celebrate the opening of our transportation event series with our first in-person lecture, Portland By Land, Portland By Sea: Why You Can Get There From Here.

Scott Hanson will present an illustrated talk about the critical role of transportation in shaping the city of Portland over more than three centuries. From birchbark canoes to modern highways and air travel, every era of the city's history has been deeply affected by the means available to move people and goods to, through, from, and around Portland.

EVENT DETAILS

Date: Thursday, January 22, 2026
Time: 5:30 PM
Location: Rines Auditorium, Portland Public Library
Fee: FREE admission but registration is required. Donations greatly appreciated and will help us offer more free and low-cost programming.

Details: This is an in-person event only.

Please email Aimée Keithan or call 207.358.7064 with questions!

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SORRY, THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT.

Please join us for an evening at the University of Southern Maine as we learn about the city of Portland in the 1830s—through maps—with our colleagues from the Osher Map Library and Smith Center for Cartographic Education in a talk entitled “Mapping Portland in the 1830s”.  Dr. Libby Bischof, Executive Director and Public Historian, and Louis Miller, Assistant Director for Research and Fellowships, will utilize John Cullum’s 1836 Map of the City of Portland with Latest Improvements to explore our historic city. This unique, full color, early map shows the community centers and development patterns of the city before trains changed everything.

This lecture serves as a prelude to our exhibit Portland by Land, Portland by Sea, opening at the Portland Public Library in January 2026 with an accompanying lecture series. Transportation has always been the invisible architect of our cities—from port cities clustered around harbors, to trolley lines that enabled suburbs in the early twentieth century, to buses, planes, and cruise ships that reshaped waterfronts and economies. Mapping Portland in the 1830s will set the foundation to examine how these forces have left their mark on Portland’s landscape and continue to influence the city today.

EVENT DETAILS

Date: Thursday, December 4, 2025
Time: 5:30 PM
Location: McGoldrick Center, Salons A-C, 2nd floor, University of Southern Maine, 35 Bedford Street, Portland, ME
Fee: FREE admission but registration is required. Donations greatly appreciated and will help us offer more free and low-cost programming.

Details: Lecture accompanied by light refreshments. This is an in-person event only. Parking available in the Bedford Street Garage for $4.15/hour or street parking.

Please email Aimée Keithan or call 207.358.7064 with questions!

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Step back in time this holiday season with Portland Observatory's enchanting Lantern Tours, a beloved tradition returning for another magical year. Experience the Observatory as few ever do—illuminated by lantern light in the quiet of evening. Your guided journey to the top includes stops on two floors where holiday stories bring warmth and wonder to this historic maritime landmark. At the summit, you'll discover Portland transformed: neighborhood lights twinkling below, the city aglow against the winter sky, a rare and breathtaking perspective reserved for this special season.

Each intimate 25-minute tour offers plenty of time to savor the view and the moment. Greater Portland Landmarks invites you to discover what makes these evening ascents truly one of a kind—where history, storytelling, and the spirit of the holidays converge in an unforgettable experience atop Portland's iconic Observatory.

Each tour time is capped at 10 people and pre-booking is required. Get your ticket before they sell out!

EVENT DETAILS

Date: December 11th, 12th, and 13th
Time: Tours at 5:30, 6:00, 6:30, 7:00, and 7:30
Location: Portland Observatory, 138 Congress St, Portland, ME
Fee: $10 per person, maximum 10 people per tour.

Details: Pre-booking is REQUIRED. Tours will leave every half hour starting at 5:30 pm with the final tour beginning at 7:30 pm. Remember–the Observatory is not heated so please dress warmly.

Please email Aimée Keithan or call 207.358.7064 with questions!

Greater Portland Landmarks is thrilled to bring back our biggest fundraising event this fall, to celebrate our 60+ years of historic preservation within our community. At this exciting event, we will honor both our 2023 and 2025 Preservation Award winners. These honorees represent the best of adaptive reuse, contextual new construction, storytelling, placemaking, and individual contributions to preservation policy, restoration trades, and stewardship of historic properties.

Save the date for an unforgettable evening honoring over 60 years of historic preservation in Greater Portland.
Set in the iconic Mariners Church—a landmark in its own right—this gathering will bring together our community of supporters and friends for a night of celebration, recognition, and connection.

EVENT DETAILS

Date: Tuesday, October 28, 2025
Time: 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Location: Mariners Church, 368 Fore Street, Portland, Maine
Details: The event will include a short program, live music, beverages and heavy hors d'oeuvres, and raffle prizes. Evening business casual attire is recommended.

Let’s gather in one of Portland’s most treasured spaces to celebrate the progress we’ve made, the places we’ve saved, and the future we’re building together.

Thank you for your interest in our event! Entry tickets are now sold out. Please contact Julie Gondzar or 207.358.7062 if you have questions!

EVENT HIGHLIGHTS

🏆 Presentation of our 2023 and 2025 Preservation Awards

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