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In Fall 2004, the University of Maine received a $175,000 grant from the
Getty Grant Program's Campus Heritage Initiative that was used to fund a
preservation plan for the buildings and landscapes included in UMaine's
National Register Historic District.
This project also helped to ensure the
preservation of UMaine's distinctive and beautiful
New
England land-grant campus and was a model for incorporating historic
preservation into a campus master plan. The buildings within the
National Register Historic District received an extensive analysis of
their condition. A team consisting of historical architects, a
structural engineer, a mechanical engineer and an electrical engineer
evaluated each building or structure to determine existing conditions of
building elements and systems. Landscape architects conducted an
examination and review of landscape resources. Field documentation
included documentation and site analysis of existing conditions.
Architects prepared diagrams and a narrative of the campus landscape
history, including any landscape resources found to be associated with
important people or groups, and prepared a visual analysis of existing
conditions.
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