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Congress Street Historic District

Portland City Council OKs Congress St. historic designation

PORTLAND — Nearly 200 downtown properties are now part of the city's newest historic district, a designation the City Council unanimously approved Monday following a couple hours of public testimony from historic preservation advocates.

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Wednesday, March 18, 2009 at 10:15 am
p-historicdistrict Opposition greets plan for historic district Chamber opposes; says it stymies growth

PORTLAND — A proposal to designate 73 downtown acres as historic is on its way to the City Council, but not without opposition from the business community.

Kate Bucklin • News •
Wednesday, February 11, 2009 at 8:51 am
p-BRFconghist Council gets plan for historic district

PORTLAND — A plan to make Congress Street and some surrounding streets into a historic district won approval from the Planning Board last week and is now up to the City Council.

Kate Bucklin • News Briefs •
Wednesday, February 4, 2009 at 3:02 pm
p-historicdistrict-011409 Congress St. historic zone moves forward

PORTLAND — The Planning Board is expected to vote later this month on a plan to turn the downtown stretch of Congress Street and the surrounding area into a historic district.

Kate Bucklin • News •
Wednesday, January 14, 2009 at 6:54 am