Fifth Maine Regiment Community Center | |
Location | 45 Seashore Avenue, Peaks Island, Portland, Maine |
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Coordinates | 43°39′10″N 70°11′36″W / 43.65278°N 70.19333°W |
Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
Built | 1888 |
Architectural style | Queen Anne |
NRHP reference No. | 78000169[1] |
Added to NRHP | January 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]