Historic building is reassembled, gets new life in Portland
PORTLAND (WGME) -- Going above and beyond to preserve a Portland property.
Historic building number 12 on the Eastern waterfront was originally a pattern storehouse for the Portland Company Complex, built in 1895.
It's part of the 10.5-acre Portland Foreside development. Managing Partner Casey Prentice says when they found out the building would need to move, they knew it wouldn't survive.
"In Portland the historic preservation allows for demolition of buildings that are structurally past repair," says Prentice, "This building would have qualified, but it was too important and we felt it was iconic enough to merit the expense to save."