Monument Square (Portland, Maine)

Monument Square

The square in 2017, viewed from Congress Street
Location within Portland
Maintained by	City of Portland
Location	Portland, Maine, U.S.
Coordinates	43°39′26″N 70°15′32″W / 43.657342°N 70.258924°W / 43.657342; -70.258924

Monument Square (formerly Market Square^[1] or Haymarket Square)^[2] is a town square in downtown Portland, Maine, about halfway between the East Bayside and Old Port neighborhoods. The Time and Temperature Building, Fidelity Trust Building, and the main branch of the Portland Public Library are on Congress Street, across from the square, while One Monument Square and One City Center are among the buildings on the square itself.

Prior to 20th-century redevelopment, Middle Street originated from Market Square.^[3][4] It ran east through where The Maine Lobsterman statue is today, before continuing its current route from its intersection with Temple, Spring and Union Streets. The original stretch, which formerly met Federal Street in the square, is now paved with bricks and is no longer Middle Street.