ELLSWORTH — Heart of Ellsworth is pleased to announce an exciting opportunity for qualified consultants to participate in the historic preservation of Downtown Ellsworth. We seek proposals to prepare a National Register of Historic Places nomination for the Downtown Ellsworth Historic District, advancing efforts to preserve the city’s rich cultural heritage. This project builds on a reconnaissance-level survey initiated by the City of Ellsworth’s Historic Preservation Commission and completed by Artifex in 2023. The selected consultant will play a pivotal role in the next phase — officially designating downtown Ellsworth as a historic district, thereby preserving its architectural legacy and cultural significance. The proposed historic district will include approximately 47 properties across 6.5 acres on four downtown streets. Proposals are due no later than 5 p.m. on March 14, with the anticipated start date on April 1 and project completion by Jan. 15, 2026.
For more details and submission guidelines, visit Heart of Ellsworth’s website at www.heartofellsworth.org/work-opportunities. For inquiries, contact us at [email protected]
The selected consultant will lead the preparation of the nomination for Downtown Ellsworth’s historic district, ensuring alignment with the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Identification, as well as guidelines set by the National Park Service and the Maine Historic Preservation Commission. Responsibilities include updating the existing resource survey, conducting comprehensive fieldwork and research, actively engaging with the community stakeholders, and preparing thorough drafts and final documentation for rigorous review and approval processes.
Disclaimer and acknowledgement:
This material was produced with assistance from the Historic Preservation Fund, administered by the National Park Service, Department of the Interior, and the Maine Historic Preservation Commission. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of the Interior.
Heart of Ellsworth, a 501c3 nonprofit organization, promotes artistic, economic, educational, environmental, cultural, and historic activities in the “downtown” area of the city of Ellsworth, Maine to provide a vibrant community for all residents, businesses, non-profit organizations and local government.
