Portland Regency Hotel & Spa
| Portland Regency Hotel & Spa | |
|---|---|
  Location within Maine | |
| General information | |
| Location | 20 Milk Street, Portland, Maine |
| Coordinates | 43°39′26″N 70°15′10″W / 43.6571°N 70.2528°WCoordinates: 43°39′26″N 70°15′10″W / 43.6571°N 70.2528°W |
| Completed | 1895 |
The State of Maine Armory (now Portland Regency Hotel & Spa) is an historic building in Portland, Maine's Old Port District.[1] The State of Maine Armory was designed by prominent local architect Frederick A. Tompson and built in 1895 for use by the Maine National Guard.[2] Upon its opening, the then-Mayor of Portland James Phinney Baxter said "The possession of quarters in a prominent place, where the men would always be under the public eye, would be the means of improving the morale of the force."[3] In 1941, the National Guard abandoned the building but it was used to house troops during World War II as well as a recreation center.[4] After the war, the structure was used as a warehouse until it was converted into the current hotel in 1987.[5]
It is a member of Historic Hotels of America.[6]
References[]
- ^ Moon, John (2009). Portland. Arcadia Publishing. p. 45. ISBN 978-0-7385-6517-0.
- ^ Maine, Writers' Program (U S. ); Program (Me.), Writers' (1940). Portland City Guide. Forest city printing Company. p. 251.
- ^ "Milk Street Armory, Portland, 1898". Maine Memory Network. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
- ^ "Armory, Portland, 1898". Maine Memory Network. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
- ^ Bauer, Steve; Bauer, Linda (2009). Recipes from Historic New England: A Restaurant Guide and Cookbook. Taylor Trade Publications. ISBN 978-1-58979-440-5.
- ^ "Portland Regency Hotel & Spa". Historic Hotels of America. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
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