Alumni Hall (University of New England)

Alumni Hall
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
The building in 2025
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Location	University of New England campus, Portland, Maine
Coordinates	43°41′00″N70°17′46″W / 43.68336°N 70.29616°W / 43.68336; -70.29616
Built	1834(191 years ago) (1834)
Part of	Westbrook College Historic District (ID77000066 [1] )
NRHP reference No.	77000066
Added to NRHP	September 15, 1977

Alumni Hall is a historic building on the campus of University of New England in Portland, Maine, United States. Completed in 1834, it is now part of the Westbrook College Historic District, which was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. ^[1]

History

Alumni Hall (then known as the Seminary Building) was the original building on the campus when Westbrook Seminary, a predecessor of the University of New England, was established in 1831. It opened its doors on June 9, 1834. It was given its current name after an 1894 renovation. ^[2]

The structure's cupola is a remnant of Portland's former Market House, which stood in Monument Square between 1825 and 1833, when the building was remodeled to become the first Portland City Hall. An inscription by Levi Quinby Pierce was etched into the bell tower during its addition to Alumni Hall. ^{[2] [3]}

The building was renovated between April 2015 and June 2016, having been closed since 2004. ^[2]

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  Cupola detail

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Cumberland County, Maine

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "University of New England celebrates reopening of renovated 182-year-old iconic Alumni Hall on Portland Campus". www.une.edu. June 13, 2016. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
3. "Hay Market Square, Portland, 1830". Maine Memory Network. Retrieved March 11, 2024.