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Historic Preservation Board approves temporary pavilion beside Portland Museum of Art
Summary
On March 5, 2026, the Portland Historic Preservation Board approved a temporary 4,200-square-foot pavilion at 142 Free Street adjacent to the Portland Museum of Art, permitting brick paving, round hemlock timber columns and a removable flag installation. The board voted to approve the application and directed staff to finalize findings of fact.
The Portland Historic Preservation Board voted to approve an application to build a temporary pavilion at 142 Free Street next to the Portland Museum of Art, the board said at a public hearing on March 5, 2026.
Staff and applicant presentations described the structure as a roughly 4,200-square-foot cultural annex built of lathed round hemlock timbers with mortise-and-tenon joints and discreet steel splice connections. The pavilion will include a 750-square-foot front area intended to remain open to the public, a ceiling of painted flags suspended on cables that will be removed in winter, and removable picketed fence elements set on…
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