Greater Portland Landmarks
93 High Street
Portland, Maine 04101
Portland Observatory
The Portland Observatory is the only remaining historic maritime signal station in the United States. As an intact survivor from the Golden Age of Sail, the Observatory was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972, became a National Historic Landmark in 2006, and named a National Civil Engineering Landmark in 2006. It celebrated its 200th anniversary in 2007.
Virtual Tours: https://www.portlandlandmarks.org/explore-east-bayside
Be your own tour guide! You can use our interactive maps below to explore Greater Portland anytime! Our online maps can be used to take a virtual tour from your computer, or you can use them on your smartphone as you walk. We offer interactive maps of more than a dozen Portland neighborhoods (including Peaks Island), plus Cumberland, Gorham and Yarmouth.
Explore Munjoy Hill: https://www.portlandlandmarks.org/munjoy-hill-tour
The Hidden Stories of Munjoy Hill
As the Portland City Council prepares to reconsider the Munjoy Hill Historic District, we’re sharing the stories of the families that have called the Hill home over the past 200 years. The proposed District will preserve buildings that tell the stories of mostly middle-class residents who were longshoremen, athletes, railroad workers, florists, storekeepers, educators, firefighters, artists, politicians, and more, and include a significant Black community along with immigrants from all corners of the globe.
Greater Portland Landmarks is a non-profit working to preserve and revitalize greater Portland’s remarkable legacy of historic buildings, neighborhoods, landscapes, and parks.
Calendar of Events: https://www.portlandlandmarks.org/calendar
Link to the Greater Portland Landmarks website: https://www.portlandlandmarks.org
Image Credits: portlandlandmarls.org unless otherwise noted