Portland ยท Old Port
Portland Regency Hotel & Spa
The 1895 State of Maine Armory on Milk Street in the Old Port, later a Navy recreation center and paper warehouse, a hotel since 1987.
- Built
- 1895Built 1895 as the State of Maine Armory for the Maine National Guard; converted from 1984 and opened as a hotel in 1987.
- Style
- Romanesque Revival
- Architect
- Frederick A. Tompson
- Type
- Boutique hotel
- Area
- Old Port
- Credentials
- Inside a National Register historic district; Historic Hotels of America member
The story
The State of Maine built the Romanesque Revival armory on Milk Street in 1895 for the Maine National Guard, to designs by Frederick A. Tompson. The Guard left in 1941; the U.S. Navy took it over as a recreation center in 1942, and after the war it served as a civic auditorium, public bathhouse and, from 1962, a State Paper Company warehouse. Hoteliers bought it in 1984 and opened the Portland Regency in 1987, keeping the exterior intact except for the upper-floor skylights. A 2012 renovation replaced the fourth-floor skylights with outdoor decks.
Good to know
- Address: 20 Milk Street, Portland, ME 04101
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Last verified October 2026. Details change; confirm with the inn before you book.