Successes
Preservation success stories take a variety of forms. Below you can explore some of the wins for preservation in Greater Portland.
Grand Trunk office building, saved 2017
Advocating to save buildings and landscapes is a key part of preservation, but it does not come at the expense of modernization and adaptive reuse.
advocacy wins
India Street Historic District, established 2015
Whether at the local, state, or federal level, these are the kinds of issues that we’re working on.
Nathan Clifford School, rehabilitated 2014
The Federal Historic Preservation Tax Incentives program encourages private sector investment in the rehabilitation and re-use of historic buildings.
New Construction
West End Place, built 2014
Preservation does not mean no new buildings, it means ensuring that new construction is built that recognizes the context of the area it is a part of.