| Time and Temperature Building | |
|---|---|
 The building viewed from Center Street | |
  Time and Temperature Building Location within Maine | |
| Former names | Chapman Building |
| General information | |
| Type | High-rise building |
| Architectural style | Neoclassical |
| Location | Portland, Maine, United States |
| Address | 477 Congress Street |
| Coordinates | 43°39′26″N 70°15′36″W / 43.6571°N 70.2599°W |
| Completed | 1924 |
| Renovated | 1996 |
| Owner | TT Maine Venture LLC |
| Height | 184 ft (56 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 14 |
| Lifts/elevators | 3 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Herbert W. Rhodes |
| References | |
| [1][2] | |
The Time and Temperature Building, originally known as the Chapman Building, and officially 477 Congress Street, is a 14-story office building on Congress Street in downtown Portland, Maine. The building, which replaced Preble House (a successor to the mansion of Commodore Edward Preble),[3] is named after a large three-sided four-element eggcrate display screen on the roof that flashes the local time and temperature. It was built in 1924 as a 12-story building, with Maine's first indoor shopping center on its ground floor.[4][5] It sits across Preble Street from the 10-story Fidelity Trust Building.[5] Until the 1970s, these buildings were Portland's only skyscrapers.[6]
The building, one of Portland's tallest, is visible from miles away, including from Peaks Island across the harbor, and it has become a landmark to Portlanders who depend on it for the sign's time and temperature, but also mariners sailing into Portland harbor.
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- ^ Ledman, Paul J. (2016). Walking Through History: Portland, Maine on Foot. Next Steps Publishing. p. 16. ISBN 978-0-9728587-1-7.
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