A by-the-numbers look at Portland’s Mechanics’ Hall, newly minted as a “nationally significant landmark building.”
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Sarah Stebbins is Down East's deputy editor. A native of Cousins Island, in Yarmouth, she began her career at In Style and Martha Stewart Living magazines in New York. Her work has also appeared in Real Simple, Southern Living, This Old House, Women's Health, and other publications. She lives in Portland with her husband, two sons, and Mississippi mutt.
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