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Tracy-Causer Block
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National Register of Historic Places

Tracy-Causer Block

On the National Register since 199432 years
Greek RevivalListed 1994Portland
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About Tracy-Causer Block

Tracy-Causer Block, at 505--509 Fore St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Mar 17, 1994. The Register lists it for its architecture and commerce, at the local level. It describes its style as Greek Revival, as it does for 268 other Maine listings. 16 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isPortland, Maine, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Portland, Maine. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 76 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 5 minutes

505--509 Fore St., Portland · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Tracy-Causer BlockStart here
  2. 2Portland Waterfront Historic District (Boundary Increase III)Victorian Commercial · next door
  3. 3How HousesFederal · next door
  4. 4Daniel How HouseFederal · next door
  5. 5Portland Packing Company FactoryLate Victorian · next door
Around it

44 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

DPortland Waterfront (Boundary Increase)Late 19th and Early 20th Century Brick Mill Building0.1 miBByron Greenough BlockGreek Revival0.1 miBEverett ChambersLate 19th and Early 20th Century Revivals0.2 miBAsa Hanson BlockLate Victorian · Built 18890.2 miBPorteous, Mitchell and Braun Company BuildingRenaissance0.2 miBBrown, J. B., Memorial BlockQueen Anne · Built 18830.2 miBMariner's ChurchGreek Revival0.2 miBLancaster BlockRomanesque Revival0.2 miBMaine Historical SocietyColonial Revival · Built 19070.2 mi★Wadsworth-Longfellow HouseColonial Revival0.2 miOPortland Soldiers and Sailors MonumentObject0.2 miBFirst Parish ChurchFederal0.2 miBWilliam Minott HouseFederal0.3 mi★Morse-Libby MansionVictorian0.3 miBChildren's HospitalFederal · Built 19090.3 mi★McLellan-Sweat MansionFederal0.3 miBCharles Q. Clapp HouseGreek Revival0.3 miBCharles Q. Clapp BlockFederal0.3 mi
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BMechanics' Hall (Additional Documentation)Italianate0.3 miBU.S. CustomhouseFrench Renaissance0.3 miBWoodman BuildingFrench Second Empire · Built 18670.3 miBRackleff BuildingSecond Empire · Built 18670.3 miBU.S. CourthouseRenaissance Revival0.3 miBMasonic TempleBeaux Arts Classicism0.3 miBThompson BlockSecond Empire · Built 18680.3 miBPortland High SchoolItalianate · Built 18210.3 miBChestnut Street Methodist ChurchGothic Revival0.3 miBPortland City HallBuilt 19090.3 miDLincoln ParkDistrict0.3 miBNathaniel Dyer HouseFederal0.4 miBJoseph Holt Ingraham HouseBuilding0.4 miBPark Street RowGreek Revival0.4 miDSpring Street Historic District (Additional Documentation)Greek Revival0.4 miDPortland Waterfront Historic District (Boundary Increase)District0.4 miBPortland ClubBuilding0.5 miOLongfellow, Henry Wadsworth, MonumentObject0.5 mi★Thomas Brackett Reed HouseBuilding0.5 miBGriffin HouseMansard Style0.5 miStBAGHEERA (schooner)Auxiliary Schooner · Built 19230.5 miBUS Post Office-Portland MainClassical0.5 miBSchlotterbeck and Foss BuildingBuilding0.5 miBCathedral of the Immaculate ConceptionGothic Revival · Built 18690.5 miBFranklin TowersBuilding0.5 miBSt. Paul's Church and RectoryGothic Revival0.5 mi
More like it

Greek Revival style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Greek Revival.

Byron Greenough Block0.1 mi away
Mariner's Church0.2 mi away
Charles Q. Clapp House0.3 mi away
Park Street Row0.4 mi away

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Questions about Tracy-Causer Block

Is Tracy-Causer Block on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Mar 17, 1994 (Register number 89001941).

Is Tracy-Causer Block a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Maine has 41 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Wadsworth-Longfellow House, 0.2 miles away.

Can you visit Tracy-Causer Block?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Tracy-Causer Block?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 76 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 88685904 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.