Lancaster Block (Portland, Maine)

Lancaster Block
The Lancaster Block in November 2011.
Location: 474 Congress Street, Portland, Maine
Built: 1881; rebuilt in 1908
Architect: Stevens, John Calvin, Fassett,Francis H.
Architectural style: Romanesque
Governing body: Private
NRHP Reference#: 82000745[1]
Added to NRHP: 1982

The Lancaster Block is an historic building in downtown Portland, Maine. Located in Monument Square, it was built in 1881 as a four story building by developer J.B. Brown. In 1908, the top two story's were added. It is named for Lancaster, New Hampshire, the hometown of J.B. Brown.[2]

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