AHC Virtual Gala
“Portland House Party” is a reinvention of the Architectural Heritage Center’s annual gala that promises to charm and cheer you out of the doldrums of …
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How the Working Class Home Became Modern
It wasn’t really that long ago, but between 1900 and 1940, the average American home went from kerosene to electric lighting, outhouses to full indoor …
How the Working Class Home Became Modern
It wasn’t really that long ago, but between 1900 and 1940, the average American home went from kerosene to electric lighting, outhouses to full indoor …
AHC Virtual Gala
“Portland House Party” is a reinvention of the Architectural Heritage Center’s annual gala that promises to charm and cheer you out of the doldrums of …
AHC Virtual Gala Seeks Volunteers
The Architectural Heritage Center’s (AHC) gala goes virtual on Thursday, February 25. It will be free and open to all. The event is their biggest of t…
AHC’s Long Shadow of Urban Renewal
A new exhibit at the Architectural Heritage Center examines the rise, fall, redevelopment and future of South Portland looking at the logic and motiv…
October Community Events
AHC Walking Tours – The Architectural Heritage Center is continuing its tour of local neighborhoods to explore their architecture and history in Octobe…
Improvement Grants Awarded to Nonprofits
By Nancy Tannler In February of 2019 Portland City Council approved the Enhanced Services District (aka business improvement district), in the Central…
AHC Exhibit: Darcelle XV at Home
The Architectural Heritage Center (AHC) has reopened to the public and this month hosts Darcelle XV at Home, a photo exhibit of the historic interior…
AHC Neighborhood Tours Resume
The Architectural Heritage Center (AHC) began resuming its neighborhood tours in July and has added new tours for August and September. To meet COVID-1…
2020 AHC Walking Tours Begin
The 2020 Architectural Heritage Center tours start up in March. The guided tours will explore the architecture in 50 neighborhoods across the city. …
Project to Protect African-American Historic Resources Moves Forward
The Architectural Heritage Center has announced an important update on a project that will help honor and protect the culturally significant yet vulner…
2020 Old House Revival Tour Call For Homes
The Architectural Heritage Center will be holding the 2020 Old House Revival Tour Saturday, April 11, 10 am - 4 pm. Each year the Old House Revival To…