Fechheimer and White Building - Photograph from the Bosco-Milligan Foundation's George McMath Slide Collection
Thanks to the hard work of Beth Fischer, the first ever William J. Hawkins III FAIA intern, the Architectural Heritage Center has just published a new online exhibit Cast Iron Portland. This exciting new exhibit tells the story of how Portland became home to one of the largest collections of cast iron-fronted buildings in the United States. It also describes future possibilities for Portland’s Skidmore-Old Town Historic District and the myriad surface parking lots where amazing Italianate buildings once stood. This area was the birthplace of Portland and deserves to be better appreciated.
Portland Preservation 