68 High Street is an historic colonial revival

Colonial Revival architecture

The Colonial Revival was a nationalistic architectural style, garden design, and interior design movement in the United States which sought to revive elements of Georgian architecture, part of a broader Colonial Revival Movement in the arts. In the early 1890s Americans began to value their own...

 building in Portland, Maine

Portland, Maine

Portland is the largest city in Maine and is the county seat of Cumberland County. The 2010 city population was 66,194, growing 3 percent since the census of 2000...

. Located on the eastern edge of Portland West End

West End (Portland, Maine)

The West End is a downtown neighborhood in Portland, Maine. It is located on the western side of Portland's peninsula primarily on Bramhall Hill and is noted for its architecture and history. The neighborhood is home to a large number of historic homes and parks and, in 2010, it was called "one of...

, the building was built in 1909 and was designed by architect Frederick A. Tompson. From completion until 1942, the building was used as a children's hospital and was an annex to the Mussey Mansion until that building was demolished in 1961. It may be eligible to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

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. It had also been owned and used by the University of Southern Maine

University of Southern Maine

The University of Southern Maine is a multi-campus public urban comprehensive university and part of the University of Maine System. USM's three primary campuses are located in Portland, Gorham, and Lewiston...

as administrative offices. In 2010, Community Housing of Maine sought to develop the property and the adjacent empty lot into 35 units of affordable housing.