Cumberland Club

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The Cumberland Club circa 2022.

The Cumberland Club is a gentlemen's club in Portland, Maine, United States. [1] It was formed in 1877 and is the oldest men's social club in the state. The club is located at 116 High Street in the Arts District in a former private home built in 1800. It has been located in the building since 1896. It was one of the political centers of Portland and Maine politics. [2]

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References

  1. "High and Spring streets, Portland, 1897". Maine Memory Network.
  2. "Maine leads in breaking ethnic barriers". Lewiston Sun Journal. 7 December 2008.

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