Portland City Hall (Maine)
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Portland City Hall
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City Hall on a Post Card in 1910
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| Location | 389 Congress St., Portland, Maine |
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| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Built | 1909 |
| Architect | Carrere & Hastings |
| Architectural style | No Style Listed |
| NRHP Reference # | 73000119 |
| Added to NRHP | 1973[1] |
The Portland City Hall is the center of city government in Portland, Maine. The structure was built in 1909 and was named to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.
History
During the Portland Rum Riot on June 2, 1855, opponents of the state's Prohibition law stormed City Hall because they thought Mayor Neal Dow was keeping liquor in the basement.[2] Newspapers reported that Dow ordered rioters to be fired upon, killing one and wounding seven.[2]
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File:Portland City Hall Portland Maine.jpeg
View of the Portland City Hall circa 1910
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- City halls in Maine
- Buildings and structures in Portland, Maine
- Government buildings completed in 1909
- Government buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Maine
- Clock towers in the United States
- Government of Portland, Maine
- Carrère and Hastings buildings
- Beaux-Arts architecture in Maine
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