Lincoln Park
- Address:
- Vicinity: Bounded by Pearl, Franklin, Market, and Federal Sts
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
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| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1866/07/15 | Immediately after the fire, the Portland's City Council appoints a committee to "consider the expediency of buying land somewhere within the limits of the burnt district for a public square or park", hoping it would serve as a firebreak in the next fire. | Great Portland Fire of 1866 | ||||
| 1867/00/00 | Charles R Goodell | Civil Engineer | Plans for the Lincoln Park are prepared by the City Engineer's Office, presumably under Charles R Goodell. Conceived as a promenade park, the object being less to display beautiful scenery but to afford an opportunity for ample uninterrupted strolling. |
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| Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
| Sight Category | Historic District |
| Area of Significance | Landscape Architecture |
| Historic Use | Park |
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