Congress Square Park
Congress Square Park is a small public park in the Arts District of Portland, Maine. The park includes a stage for performances and areas for sitting. It is also home to a large, historic clock which had previously been located at Union Station.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Square
- Description: park in Cumberland County, Maine, United States of America
- Also known as: “Congress Square”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Portland Museum of Art and State Theatre.
Portland Museum of Art
Museum
The Portland Museum of Art, or PMA, is the largest and oldest public art institution in Maine. Founded as the Portland Society of Art in 1882. It is located in the downtown area known as The Arts District in Portland, Maine.
State Theatre
Theater building
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The State Theatre is a historic theater located at 609 Congress Street, at its intersection with High Street, in downtown Portland, Maine, which features a combination of Moorish and Art Deco architecture.
The Westin Portland Harborview
Hotel
Photo: Bd2media, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Westin Portland Harborview is a historic hotel at 157 High Street in Portland, Maine, United States.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Arts District and Portland.
Arts District
Neighborhood
The Arts District is a section of downtown Portland, Maine’s designated in 1995 as to promote the cultural community and creative economy of the city. It covers a large part of upper Congress Street towards the West End and spans Congress Street toward the East ending at Portland City Hall and its Merrill Auditorium concert hall.
Portland
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Portland is on a peninsula in Casco Bay on the Southern Maine coast approximately 100 miles north of Boston, Massachusetts. It has more than 65,000 inhabitants, making it the largest city in Maine.
Old Port of Portland, Maine
Neighborhood
The Old Port is a district of Portland, Maine, known for its cobblestone streets, 19th-century brick buildings and fishing piers. The district contains boutiques, restaurants and bars.
Congress Square Park
- Categories: park and locality
- Location: Cumberland County, Lakes and Mountains, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
43.6544° or 43° 39′ 16″ northLongitude
-70.26329° or 70° 15′ 48″ westOperator
Friends of Congress Square ParkOpen location code
87MFMP3P+QMOpenStreetMap ID
way 342148992OpenStreetMap feature
place=squareWikidata ID
Q49479780
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In Other Languages
“Congress Square Park” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Congress Square Park”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Congress Square and Nagaloka Buddhist Center.
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