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Here’s why a 175-year-old Portland chapel was demolished

Here’s why a 175-year-old Portland chapel was demolished
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![](https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2026/04/43530009_20260406_chapeldemo_2.jpg?w=1024) The Preble Street Chapel, built in 1851, was torn down over the weekend to make way for an expanded child care center and affordable housing.