It's the oldest building at UMaine, and it's probably going to be demolished

Crossland Hall predates the founding of the University

Left: Crossland Hall, pictured in 1910, courtesy University of Maine Digital Commons; right, Crossland Hall in 2025, courtesy Lincoln Tiner

In the southern corner of the University of Maine sits the oldest building on campus: Crossland Hall, a white clapboard farmhouse that since 1833 has served variously as a private residential home, an academic buildi…