West End (Portland, Maine)

Maine Medical Center, Maine's largest hospital, is located on the Western Promenade.
The Joseph Holy Ingraham House on State Street.
The John Calvin Stevens House on Bowdoin Street near the Western Promenade.
Andrews Square.
The St. Louis. Parish on Danforth Street is an historically Polish congregation.
The Western Cemetery covers much of the southwestern area of the West End.

The West End is a downtown neighborhood in Portland, Maine. It is located on the western side of Portland's peninsula primarily on Bramhall Hill and is noted for its architecture and history.[1] The neighborhood is home to many late 19th- and early 20th-century homes[2] and, in 2010, it was called "one of the best preserved Victorian neighborhoods in the country".[3] The Western Promenade, a park laid out in 1836, overlooks the forests and small settlements of Southwestern Maine, along with the distant White Mountains. Other historic structures include 68 High Street, The Gothic House, Brown House, Butler House, Ingraham House, Morrill Mansion and the Minott House.

The West End is known for ethnic and socioeconomic diversity; in 1994, it was called one of Portland's 'gay-friendly' neighborhoods.[4]

  1. ^ A West End hideaway in Portland Boston Globe, September 21, 2008
  2. ^ Ruhling, Nancy A. "The West End in Portland, Maine, Has an Air of Sophisticated Nonchalance". www.mansionglobal.com. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
  3. ^ study in architecture: Portland, Maine Star Tribune, June 19, 2010
  4. ^ West End's Diversity Attracts Gay Portland Press Herald, December 1, 1994