Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception

BUILT

1866 (completed in 1869).

RELIGIOUS DENOMINATION/AFFILIATION

Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland

INTERESTING FACTS

  • The Cathedral has three steeples, the highest of which soars 204' high, the tallest structure in Portland, overlooking Portland Harbor and Casco Bay to the east and the New Hampshire mountains to the west.

  • The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, designed by the famous church architect, P. C. Keeley of Brooklyn, New York, is a strong architectural statement in the Gothic Revival Style which dominates the Portland skyline as viewed from the west.

GALLERY

CREDITS

All media by Luke Cabading.

SOURCES

  • Portland Peninsula & Island Parishes. (n.d.). Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. [online] Available at: https://portlandcatholic.org/cathedral [Accessed 23 Jul. 2019].

  • Npgallery.nps.gov. (n.d.). National Register of Historic Places Inventory—Nomination Form. [online] Available at: https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/GetAsset/NRHP/85001257_text [Accessed 23 Jul. 2019].

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