Maine Section Engineering Landmark Program

Our Newest Engineering Landmark - Portland Observatory National Civil Engineering Landmark 2006 

The Maine Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers is pleased to announce the selection of the Portland Observatory in Portland Maine as a historic National Civil Engineering Landmark by the American Society of Civil Engineers.

The Portland Observatory has played an important role in the history of  Maine and the nation by aiding shipping to and from Portland Harbor. The Portland Observatory has long been the symbol of Portland, Maine, and is a landmark in the truest sense of the word.  The Portland Observatory (1807) is the only extant maritime signal station in the United States, and thus a unique architectural icon of maritime shipping and the “Golden Age of Sail.”

The Portland Observatory was added to the National Register of Historic  Places in 1972, and has been recommended for National Historic Landmark status.  The "Brown Tower" as it was known due to the color of its’ shingles, is a testament to nineteenth century ingenuity and craftsmanship, not only due to its design, construction, and joinery, but because for almost 200 years it has withstood the violent storms that often lash Maine’s rocky coast.

Click here to review the Portland Observatory nomination package.

Maine Engineering Landmarks
ASCE has designated 9 Civil Engineering Landmarks in Maine as National Historic Engineering Landmarks. They are as follows, including the year they were designated:

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Past Maine ASCE Presidents
Order	First Name	Middle	Last Name	Term
1	Neal	D.	McDowell*
2	Weston	S.	Evans*
3	Hamilton		Gray*
4	Lucius	D.	Barrows*
5	Charles	F.	Parker*
6	Vaughn		Daggett*
7	Horace	A.	Pratt*
8	Bryant	L.	Hopkins*
9	Sylvester	L.	Poor*
10	Edward	C.	Jordan*
11	George	K.	Wadlin*
12	Harold	B.	Bessey*
13	J.	Porter	Hennings*
14	Walter	J.	Verrill	66-67
15	Robert	B.	Hunter	67-68
16	William	R	Gorrill*	68-69
17	William	B.	Pierce*	69-70
18	Theodore	H	Karasopoulos	70-71
19	Elbert	M	Pierce	71-72
20	J.	V.	Weisendanger	72-73
21	Wayne	A.	Hamilton	73-74
22	Stanley	B.	Walker	74-75
23	Melvin	W.	Morgan	75-76
24	Barry	A.	Patrie	76-77
25	Herbert	R	Doten	77-78
26	Robert	L.	Ballew	78-79
27	Albert	E.	Hodson, III	79-80
28	Westbrook	H.	Spaulding	80-81
29	Dale	L.	Jellison	81-82
30	Lionel	D.	Kelley*	82-83
31	Stephen	W.	Cole	83-84
32	Linwood	E.	Lufkin	84-85
33	C.	Donald	Hamilton	85-86
34	Chet	A.	Rock	86-87
35	Peter	B.	Tubbs	87-88
36	B.	Sharan	Vijay	88-89
37	Thomas	L.	Gorrill	89-90
38	Charles	R	Nickerson	90-91
39	Stephen	J.	Bradstreet	91-92
40	John	G.	Hodgkins	92-93
41	Philip	A.	Dunn	93-94
42	Dana	N.	Humphrey	94-95
43	Carl	V.	Beal	95-96
44	Eric	W.	Cobb*	96-97
45	Calen	B.	Colby	97-98
46	Alan	D.	Fisher	98-99
47	Michael	J.	Moreau	99-2000
48	Janis	L.	Piper	00-01
49	Kalia (Kitty)	L	Breskin	01-02
50	Gregory