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Portland Historic Preservation Board approves UNE addition at All Souls Church with conditions
Summary
The Portland Historic Preservation Board approved an addition and accessibility upgrades to the All Souls Universalist Church (LendKey Auditorium) at 710 Stevens Avenue on the University of New England Portland campus, authorizing staff to finalize masonry samples and to replace a proposed precast cap with a zinc cap.
The Portland Historic Preservation Board voted to approve an application for an addition and exterior work at 710 Stevens Avenue — the historic All Souls Universalist Church (known on campus as LendKey Auditorium) on the University of New England's Portland campus. The board's action included conditions for staff review of masonry and a modification of a proposed precast brick cap to a zinc cap.
The approval clears a design that attaches a new, mass-timber-and-glass addition to the rear of the landmark building within the Westbrook College Historic District. The project was presented as primarily intended to improve accessibility — adding an elevator and code-compliant means of egress — and to create interior commons and study space for students while restoring exterior historic materials.
Architect John Turk summarized earlier phases of conservation work and the new scope of work, saying the project will restore exterior features including “stained glass windows, new roofing, new restoration of of…
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