Fifth Maine Regiment Community Center

Fifth Maine Regiment Community Center
Fifth Maine Regiment Community Center is located in Maine
Fifth Maine Regiment Community Center
Fifth Maine Regiment Community Center is located in the United States
Fifth Maine Regiment Community Center
Location45 Seashore Avenue, Peaks Island, Portland, Maine
Coordinates43°39′10″N 70°11′36″W / 43.65278°N 70.19333°W / 43.65278; -70.19333
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1888
Architectural styleQueen Anne
NRHP reference No.78000169[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 5, 1978

The Fifth Maine Regiment Community Center is a historic building at 45 Seashore Avenue on Peaks Island, an island neighborhood of Portland, Maine in Casco Bay. It was built in 1888 by American Civil War veterans "as a memorial to their deceased comrades and as a reunion hall for themselves."[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978 and designated a Greater Portland Landmark in 1984. Today it is open as a museum.[2]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b "The Regimental Hall". Retrieved 23 March 2013.