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Welcome to Maine Preservation

Celebrating 36 years of preservation advocacy in Maine!

You are the key to preserving Maine's heritage.  Together, we make a positive and important difference in protecting our cultural legacy. 

Our core belief:  Maine's traditional buildings and landscapes provide tangible links to our past.  They must remain as strong and contributing elements of our cultural legacy - now and for the future.

Our mission is to promote the preservation, protection and vitality of Maine's historic places and encourage quality design that contributes to the livability of our communities.


2008 HONOR AWARD RECIPIENTS ANNOUNCED

Click here for images and more information on each project.

List of award recipients in the order in which they appear in the the above PDF:

Coastal Mountains Land Trust for Rehabilitation of Beech Nut & Its Cultural Landscape

 

Rockport

Holbrook Community Foundation for Preserving its Commercial Waterfront

 

Harpswell

75 State Street for Excellence in Rehab of the Cutter House, 117 Danforth Street , Portland

 

Portland

Bowdoin College Walker Art Building for Excellence in Rehabilitaiton

 

Brunswick

Mathews Brothers

 

Belfast

Martin's Health Care Center for Excellence in Rehabilitation of the U.S. Marine Hospital

 

Portland

Tom and Kate Chappell for Restoration and Renovation of 119 Main Street , Kennebunk

 

Kennebunk

St. Ann 's Church for Excellence in Rrestoration

 

Kennebunkport

Les Fossel for Long-Term Commitment to Providing Broad-Ranging Preservation Education

 

Alna

Gardiner Public Library for Excellence in Restoration

 

Gardiner

Lauren & Marc Liberman (Leadership on Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, Heritage Education, and home restoration

 

Bath

Mac MacBride and the Town of Yarmouth for Rehabilitation of the Old Fire Barn

 

Yarmouth

Herbert R. Schwartz (posthumous) and Donna L. Schwartz for For Excellence in Residential Rehab and Adaptive Use of The Schoolhouse on Great Diamond Island

 

Great Diamond Island

Shaw House Development, City of Bangor, Bangor Savings Bank, Maine State Housing Authority, WBRC, Nickerson & O'Day, Inc. for Excellence in Residential Rehabilitation and Adaptive Use of Bangor Waterworks

 

Bangor

Speaker Glenn Cummings, Rep. Ted Koffman, Toby McGrath, Kevin Mattson, Lock Kiermaier, Alan Caron, Maggie Drummond and Amy Cole Ives

 

 

Patricia McGraw Anderson (Posthumus) - Preservation Champion

 

 


NEWS!! LEGISLATIVE UPDATE

LD 262, An Act To Amend the Credit for Rehabilitation of Historic Properties, was voted into the supplemental budget by the Appropriations Committee 3/20/08

Budget Passes 3/31/08!

"I’m pleased to announce the House and Senate enacted the budget tonight and in the budget the Historic Tax Credit all of you worked so hard to pass.  We had till 11:59 this evening to pass a budget or it would have died along with the historic tax credit.  Of course, the two bodies passed the budget with more than enough time on the clock passing the budget around 10:30 PM this evening.

Congratulations to every one for their all most two year dedication to this important legislation.  The Speaker would also like to thank the leadership of the bill’s sponsor, Rep Ted Koffman.  Without his foresight and perseverance this landmark legislation would never have been implemented.

Once again thank you to every one for their hard work in passing the Historic Tax Credit!"

 - Toby J.G. McGrath, Chief of Staff, Speaker's Office


NEW! 2008 Northern New England Restoration Directory


Help from our partners all over Maine successfully secured historic rehabilitation tax credits in Maine!

Get the facts on the new Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit

Support Historic Preservation! 

Click here to thank your state rep and senator for their support of historic tax credits. 

Click here to tell a friend about the results of this important initiative

      JOIN THE "COALITION TO INVEST IN & PRESERVE MAINE'S DOWNTOWNS" 

Lockwood Mills, Waterville


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Learn about the national award winning effort to protect and preserve Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village


HOT LINKS - THE ESSENTIALS!

RESOURCES!

Maine Historic Preservation Commission

National Trust for Historic Preservation

Maine Downtown Center

Greater Portland Landmarks

National Park Service - Secretary of the Interior Standards

Maine Philanthropy Center

Preservation Action! - National Lobbying Organization

National Alliance of Preservation Commissions


Discover historic Maine!

Heritage Tourism in Maine - start your journey here!

Visit museums and historic places! Bring history into your

Maine's "Distinctive Destinations" named by the National Trust for Historic Preservation

Architectural Guide to Maine's Small Towns and Villages  (PDF file)


 

                                  Last Updated Thursday, May 8, 2008 10:58 PM

Portland's historic Nathan Clifford School Second Opinion Report

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