J.B. Brown Memorial Block
J. B. Brown Memorial Block | |
Location in Maine Location in United States | |
| Location | Congress and Casco Sts., Portland, Maine |
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| Coordinates | 43°39′21″N 70°15′42″W / 43.65583°N 70.26167°W |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1883 |
| Architect | John Calvin Stevens |
| Architectural style | Queen Anne |
| NRHP reference No. | 78000167 |
| Added to NRHP | May 23, 1978 |
The J.B. Brown Memorial Block (also known as the John B. Brown Building) is a historic commercial building at Congress and Casco Streets in downtown Portland, Maine. Built in 1883 to a design by John Calvin Stevens, it is one of the city's few examples of Queen Anne Victorian commercial architecture. It is named in honor of John Bundy Brown, founder in 1855 of the Portland Sugar Company. Brown's signature is visible in the cement block above the main entrance to the building.
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.