Old Port, Portland
- Also Known As: NR Control Nos. 0831710002 also 0123732159 also 0123732161 also 0412732782 also
- NRHP Name: Portland Waterfront Historic District
- Address: Market St
- Vicinity: Irregular area W of Commercial St, around Middle St
| Name of Notable | Genus | AsNotedIn | Address | Proximity | |
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| Name | Genus | AsNotedIn | Address | Proximity | |
| Mariner's Church |
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368 - 374 | Fore St | |
| Baxter-Davis Block |
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303, 305, 307 and 309 | Commercial St | Center |
| Rackleff Building |
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127, 129, 131 , 133 | Middle St | Church St |
| Thompson Block |
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117, 119, 121, 123 and 125 | Middle St | Church St |
| US Customhouse |
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312 | Fore St | |
| Woodman Building |
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133 - 141 | Middle St | |
| Tracy-Causer Block |
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505 - 509 | Fore St |
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
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| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1832/00/00 | ||||||
| 1850/00/00 | John Bacon Curtis | Owner | John B Curtis and his father's gum factory, "Curtis and Son" at 291 Fore Street employs 200 workers who produced 1800 boxes of chewing gum in a day. In 1850, they added paraffin gums to their product line. | Invention of Chewing Gum | ||
| 1859/00/00 | 79-85 Commercial Street: Built of brick, 4 stories, hipped roof, square headed windows with granite lintels, shallow corbelled cornice at the roof line. The 1st story store fronts have granite piers and lintels with recessed shop fronts. |
| Particulars for Old Port, Portland: | |
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| Area of Significance | Architecture |
| Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
| Area of Significance | Business |
| Area of Significance | Commerce |
| Area of Significance | Community Planning and Development |
| Criteria | Exemplar |
| Architectural Style | Federal Style |
| Sight Category | Historic District |
| Architectural Style | Late 19th and 20th century revivals |
| Architectural Style | Late Victorian |
| Area of Significance | Railroad |
| Area of Significance | Transportation |
| Locale Type | Urban District |
| Historic Use | Water-related |
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