Lincoln Park (Portland, Maine)

Lincoln Park
Looking southeast toward Federal Street
Lincoln Park (Portland, Maine) is located in Maine
Lincoln Park (Portland, Maine)
Lincoln Park (Portland, Maine) is located in the United States
Lincoln Park (Portland, Maine)
LocationBounded by Pearl, Franklin, Market, and Federal Sts., Portland, Maine
Coordinates43°39′35″N 70°15′18″W / 43.65972°N 70.25500°W / 43.65972; -70.25500
Area1.8 acres (0.73 ha)
Built1866 (1866)
Civil engineerCharles R. Goodell
NRHP reference No.89001709[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 16, 1989

Lincoln Park is a 1.8-acre (0.73 ha) urban park in downtown Portland, Maine. Created as Phoenix Square in 1866, following that year’s Great Fire, which burned down most of the buildings of Portland, it was renamed on January 24, 1867, in honor of former president Abraham Lincoln.[2] It is bounded by Congress Street to the west, Pearl Street to the south, Federal Street to the east and Franklin Street to the north. The park was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[1]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Ledman, Paul J. (2016). Walking Through History: Portland, Maine on Foot. Next Steps Publishing. p. 73. ISBN 978-0-9728587-1-7.