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68 High Street
68 High Street, formerly the Children's Hospital, is a historic colonial revival building in Portland, Maine. Located on the eastern edge of Portland's West End, the building was built in 1909 and was designed by architect Frederick A. Tompson. According to news archives, Drs. Edville Gerhardt Abbott and Harold A. Pingree and Frank W. Lamb founded this worldwide famous children's hospital for disabled children with scoliosis together in 1908. It closed in 1948, with most of the 56 patients at the time being transferred to Maine General Hospital, which was later renamed the Maine Medical Center. It also served as an annex to the Mussey Mansion until the left part of that building was demolished in 1961. It was also owned by the University of Maine system. It housed the University of Maine School of Law from 1962? until 1972, after which was used by the University of Southern Maine as administrative offices. In 2010, Community Housing of Maine sought to develop the property and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
High Street (Portland, Maine)
High Street is a downtown street in Portland, Maine, United States. It runs One-way traffic, one-way for around , from Commercial Street, Portland, Maine, Commercial Street in the southeast to Forest Avenue in the northwest. It is one of the three main routes crossing the Portland peninsula in this direction, the other two being State Street (Portland, Maine), State Street and Franklin Street (Portland, Maine), Franklin Street. Part of the street passes through the Spring Street Historic District and the city's Arts District (Portland, Maine), Arts District. High Street and State Street were converted from two-way traffic in 1972. Route Running one-way for its entire length, High Street begins at Commercial Street, Portland, Maine, Commercial Street, directly opposite Becky's Diner, on a steep incline. The slope is shared with Park Street, on the opposite side of the Irving Oil, Irving gas station separating the two. The hill continues until it crests at Congress Street, which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |