Portland Regency Hotel & Spa

The State of Maine Armory (now Portland Regency Hotel & Spa) is an historic building in Portland, Maine's Old Port District.[1] The State of Maine Armory was designed by prominent local architect Frederick A. Tompson and built in 1895 for use by the Maine National Guard.[2] Upon its opening, the then-Mayor of Portland James Phinney Baxter said "The possession of quarters in a prominent place, where the men would always be under the public eye, would be the means of improving the morale of the force."[3] In 1941, the National Guard abandoned the building but it was used to house troops during World War II as well as a recreation center.[4] After the war, the structure was used as a warehouse until it was converted into the current hotel in 1987.[5]

Portland Regency Hotel & Spa
Location within Maine
General information
Location20 Milk Street, Portland, Maine
Coordinates43.6571°N 70.2528°W / 43.6571; -70.2528
Completed1895

It is a member of Historic Hotels of America.[6]

References
  1. Moon, John (2009). Portland. Arcadia Publishing. p. 45. ISBN 978-0-7385-6517-0.
  2. Maine, Writers' Program (U S. ); Program (Me.), Writers' (1940). Portland City Guide. Forest city printing Company. p. 251.
  3. "Milk Street Armory, Portland, 1898". Maine Memory Network. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  4. "Armory, Portland, 1898". Maine Memory Network. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  5. Bauer, Steve; Bauer, Linda (2009). Recipes from Historic New England: A Restaurant Guide and Cookbook. Taylor Trade Publications. ISBN 978-1-58979-440-5.
  6. "Portland Regency Hotel & Spa". Historic Hotels of America. Retrieved May 3, 2020.


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