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Historic preservation across Maine

What this decidesWhether a property is about to come under design or demolition review, and what that adds to a project.

Historic districts and landmark designation, review of exterior alterations and demolition, and the ordinances and surveys that create or extend them.Our definition of the class.

Your own viewHistoric preservation, cut to what you need to know
18
towns on the record
132
events on the record
97
in the last 90 days
1
threads on the record

What this page is for one topic across Maine's municipalities on the public record: where it is moving, which towns carry it, the documents behind it. A subscriber sees it cut to their own towns and questions. If it does not, write to us; that is what changes the next edition.

Where it is on the record18 towns, most movement first

Every town carrying this class on the record through 2026-08-31: events in the last 90 days against the 90 before, the same 90-day count as a rolling line, whose right-hand point is that number, the latest document.
Bangor37 events34 in 90 dayslatest 2026-08-07, Business & Economic Development Committee Regular
Auburn37 events31 in 90 dayslatest 2026-08-07, Planning Board — 2 19 26 Final Packet ToPost
Gorham21 events21 in 90 daysnew on the recordlatest 2026-08-06, Historic Preservation Commission Meeting Agenda
Brunswick3 events3 in 90 daysnew on the recordlatest 2026-08-26, Agenda — 2026-04-06
Augusta6 events2 in 90 daysnew on the recordlatest 2026-08-31, 09 25 2025 Informational Meeting 1758633677
Yarmouth10 events1 in 90 dayslatest 2026-06-05, Planning Board — 1-14-2026 Minutes
Kennebunk3 events1 in 90 daysnew on the recordlatest 2026-08-05, AgendaCenter agenda
Berwick1 event1 in 90 daysnew on the recordlatest 2026-07-01, Agendas Minutes And Videos — July 1 2026
Monmouth1 event1 in 90 daysnew on the recordlatest 2026-08-24, Municipal Farm Support Ordinance.pdf
Westbrook1 event1 in 90 daysnew on the recordlatest 2026-08-31, Village Review Overlay Zone
York1 event1 in 90 daysnew on the recordlatest 2026-08-05, AgendaCenter minutes
Saco5 events0 in 90 dayslatest 2026-03-16, 022_Saco CHP - Andrew - 22 DLSM Today.pdf
Falmouth1 event0 in 90 dayslatest 2026-02-25, LD 556_1143_1655_1428.pdf
Lewiston1 event0 in 90 dayslatest 2026-02-05, Historic Preservation Review Board - 02/05/2026 -
Portland1 event0 in 90 dayslatest 2026-01-21, Hybrid Historic Preservation Board Meeting 1-21-20
Rockport1 event0 in 90 dayslatest 2026-04-09, Urgent ordinance review request 3.20.26 from Sarah
Scarborough1 event0 in 90 dayslatest 2025-11-05, Scarborough Tree Care Ordinance
Waterville1 event0 in 90 dayslatest 2025-11-22, Historic Preservation Commission Meeting

Threads on the record1 thread

Matters in this class that have come back to a board more than once: the title, the towns, the documents by their meeting date. The reading of each is written for subscribers.
Biddeford Commission weighs Pearl Street remodelBiddeford and SacoBudget Committee, Historic Preservation Commission
20 August Historic Preservation Commission12 August Historic Preservation Commission22 July Historic Preservation Commission10 June Historic Preservation Commission

Who this typically touches

Business types a matter in this class typically reaches. Our inference from the class, not the record's words; a specific organization is named on these pages only when the record itself names it.

Likely to gain: preservation architects and historic tax credit consultants (a designated project normally needs both); restoration and specialty trades contractors (review conditions specify materials and methods).

Likely affected: owners and developers of property in or near a district (designation adds a review step and constrains exterior change and demolition).

One scope up

The same class at a wider scope: Historic preservation in Maine · Historic preservation in Massachusetts · Historic preservation in New Hampshire · Historic preservation in Vermont · Historic preservation across the country.

Counts and dates are taken from the documents on the record in this window. The class and its definition are ours.