Historic Preservation Board
Regular MeetingPortland, ME · March 4, 2026
Agenda
MEMBERS
Historic Preservation Board Brad Miller, Chair
Valerie Paquin-Gould, Vice Chair
Wednesday, March 4, 2026 at 5:00 PM Hilary Bassett
Room 24 (Basement Level of City Hall) William DeSerres
and Zoom Michael Hutchins
Kristina Sottery
Rob Whitten
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each item on the agenda is subject to change. Please check the Agenda Center prior to the meeting for the item
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PUBLIC COMMENT INFORMATION:
To submit written public comment on an agenda item, email hp@portlandmaine.gov. Submissions must be
received by 12:00 pm the day before the Historic Preservation Board meeting to guarantee their inclusion in
the agenda packet. All submissions must include the commenter's name and legal address. To help ensure your
comment is submitted for the correct item, please include the name of the agenda item (see below).
AGENDA:
1. ROLL CALL AND DECLARATION OF QUORUM
2. REPORT OF ATTENDANCE AT THE MEETING HELD ON FEBRUARY 2, 2026
i. Unfinished Business
Remand to issue findings of fact and conclusions of law for Certificate of Appropriateness for
HPBR-002814-2024, New Construction at 42 Atlantic Street: Bassett, DeSerres, Hutchins,
Paquin-Gould, Sottery, and Whitten present. Miller absent.
3. REPORTS OF DECISIONS AT THE MEETING HELD ON FEBRUARY 2, 2026
i. Unfinished Business
Remand to issue findings of fact and conclusions of law for Certificate of Appropriateness for
New Construction; 42 Atlantic Street; LB Atlantic LLC., Applicant. Plan Number: HPBR-
002814-2024. No public comment was taken on this item. The Board voted 4 in favor
(Hutchins opposed, DeSerres abstained, Miller recused) to issue findings of act to supplement
its conditional approval of HPBR-002814-2024 from May 29, 2024.
4. COMMUNICATION AND REPORTS
i. None
5. PUBLIC HEARING
i. Review of New Construction and Sitework; 142 Free Street; Portland Museum of Art,
Application. Plan Number: HP-00038-2025
ii. Preliminary Revie of Proposed Updates to the CITY OF PORTLAND HISTORIC
RESOURCES DESIGN MANUAL, City of Portland, Applicant. The Historic Preservation
Board will hold a hybrid workshop to review draft updates to the City of Portland Historic
Resources Design Manual. The current Historic Resources Design Manual can be found
here: https://content.civicplus.com/api/assets/907cf22a-61e9-4ba7-9e62-f9d47b6ec0cd
6. WORKSHOP
i. None
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7. CONSENT AGENDA
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