Matches in DBpedia 2015-04 for { ?s ?p "68 High Street. Children’s Hospital, (Former) is an historic colonial revival building in Portland, Maine. Located on the eastern edge of Portland West End, the building was built in 1909 and was designed by architect Frederick A. Tompson. According to news archives, Drs. Edville Gerhardt Abbott and Harold A. Pingree and Frank W. Lamb founded this worldwide famous children's hospital for crippled children with scoliosis together in 1908. It closed in 1948, with most of the 56 patients at the time being transferred to Maine General Hospital, which was later renamed the Maine Medical Center. From completion until 1942, the building was used as a children's hospital and was an annex to the Mussey Mansion until left part of that building was demolished in 1961. It had also been owned and used by the University of Southern Maine 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. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places 02012-03-07-0000March 7, 2012."@en }
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- 68_High_Street abstract "68 High Street. Children’s Hospital, (Former) is an historic colonial revival building in Portland, Maine. Located on the eastern edge of Portland West End, the building was built in 1909 and was designed by architect Frederick A. Tompson. According to news archives, Drs. Edville Gerhardt Abbott and Harold A. Pingree and Frank W. Lamb founded this worldwide famous children's hospital for crippled children with scoliosis together in 1908. It closed in 1948, with most of the 56 patients at the time being transferred to Maine General Hospital, which was later renamed the Maine Medical Center. From completion until 1942, the building was used as a children's hospital and was an annex to the Mussey Mansion until left part of that building was demolished in 1961. It had also been owned and used by the University of Southern Maine 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. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places 02012-03-07-0000March 7, 2012.".