Photos and Video: Dummer House in Hallowell lifted, spun to new home

The historic house was moved from Dummers Lane downtown to Central Street so the city can create a parking lot.

Posted May 24, 2018

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Workers jack up the Dummer House in Hallowell on Thursday morning as they prepare to spin it 180 degrees so that the double doors face Central Street, its new home after being moved from Dummers Lane. The historic house was moved so the city can create a municipal parking lot in its former location downtown. Visit Centralmaine.com for a time-lapse video of the building being moved into position at its new location.
The historic Dummer House in Hallowell is seen Wednesday before being moved so the city can create a municipal parking lot in its place downtown.
Spectators watch as workers set up steel beams to roll the Dummer House into a new location around Wednesday afternoon at the corner of Second and Central streets in Hallowell. The historic house was moved so the city can create a municipal parking lot in its former location downtown.
The historic Dummer House in Hallowell is jacked Wednesday before being moved so the city can create a municipal parking lot in its former location downtown.
The historic Dummer House in Hallowell is jacked Wednesday before being moved so the city can create a municipal parking lot in its place downtown.
A sign on the Dummer House in Hallowell is seen Wednesday before the structure was to be moved so the city can create a municipal parking lot in its former location downtown.