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34568c8bae0bc3439f9c06a73eea0ec3bbce854bab60ebfa8e30d47c71d2cfcc6829c17a90be664cby Owen Kingsley, WGMEWed, October 4th 2023, 9:46 PM UTC3VIEW ALL PHOTOSThe Portland Museum of Art wants to expand, but their plans mean taking down a nearly 200-year-old building to do it. (WGME)PORTLAND (WGME) - The Portland Museum of Art wants to expand, but their plans mean taking down a nearly 200-year-old building to do it.“This building has been a part of Congress Square for almost a century in its current form," Carol De Tine of Greater Portland Landmarks said.It was built almost two centuries ago in 1830.The Portland Museum of Art bought the property in 2019, when the Children's Museum moved out.“People are really looking for new ways to interact at the museum. So, new free spaces, more open and flexible spaces," Graeme Kennedy of the Portland Museum of Art said.They have a design for a new space but need the city to remove a historic designation before moving forward.The art museum argues this building has undergone so many changes, the historical significance is unrecognizable.“There’s a lot of changes that have been made. The entire interior of the building was gutted and renovated in the 1990s, and the changes to the building have been done without care for the historical record throughout," Kennedy said.“This district is different from any others in the city in that it’s based upon the evolution of Congress Street," De Tine said. “So, the changes to the building since the original building are part of that evolution.”Greater Portland Landmarks wants to see the art museum re-design their expansion and retain the original building.The museum believes starting new is the better path ahead.“The benefit of what we are looking to create really out weighs the arguments for preserving what’s here," Kennedy said.Portland City Council ultimately decides whether or not to remove this designation.The Portland Historical Preservation Board is meeting Wednesday night to learn more and possibly make a recommendation.City officials say this process should take a few months but could lead to a decision later this year or early next year.Loading ...

34568c8bae0bc3439f9c06a73eea0ec3bbce854bab60ebfa8e30d47c71d2cfcc6829c17a90be664cby Owen Kingsley, WGMEWed, October 4th 2023, 9:46 PM UTC3VIEW ALL PHOTOSThe Portland Museum of Art wants to expand, but their plans mean taking down a nearly 200-year-old building to do it. (WGME)PORTLAND (WGME) - The Portland Museum of Art wants to expand, but their plans mean taking down a nearly 200-year-old building to do it.“This building has been a part of Congress Square for almost a century in its current form," Carol De Tine of Greater Portland Landmarks said.It was built almost two centuries ago in...

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