Lancaster Block - Portland, Maine - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

At Monument Square in the center of Portland is a striking red brick building known as the Lancaster Block. This building has six stories, and has the word "Lancaster" over the entrance at the fourth story level, and "1881" above the entrance at second story level. There are many smaller details in the Queen Anne style facade.

The building was four stories tall when it was built. Two more stories were added in 1924.

Street address: 474 Congress Street Monument Square Portland, ME United States 04101 County / Borough / Parish: Cumberland Year listed: 1982 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event Periods of significance: 1875-1899, 1900-1924 Historic function: Commerce/Trade Current function: Commerce/Trade Privately owned?: yes Season start / Season finish: From: 01/01/2009 To: 12/31/2009 Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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