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Scott Hanson studied at Pratt Institute’s School of Art and Design, combining a solid foundation in the principles of design with a strong focus on architectural history. He also attended Southern Maine Community College, graduating from a pilot program in renovation and restoration technology in 1985.

Scott has utilized his background in design, architectural history, and restoration carpentry in a wide variety of positions. From 2005-2010, he was Preservation Planner for the City of Portland. In that position he worked with property owners, contractors, and developers on hundreds of residential and commercial projects. He was deeply involved in the creation of the Congress Street Historic District, writing the bulk of the district inventory, co-writing the designation report, and writing the application for certification of the district by the National Park Service. It was the first local historic district in Maine to be certified under the current standards. He also worked on updating and rewriting portions of the city’s Historic Preservation Ordinance in 2008-09. He developed a collaborative project by the City of Portland, Maine Historical Society, and the Portland Public Library to digitize the city’s 1924 tax records and photos, and continues to manage the volunteer team working on that project. While with the City, Scott presented several illustrated historical talks in conjunction with community planning processes and adapted them into very popular narrated presentations for the Portland Press Herald website. In May, 2009 Scott received a Statewide Historic Preservation Honor Award from Maine Preservation for his work on the Congress Street Historic District initiative.

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