PORTLAND — Half of a historic Maine Island known as the “Ellis Island of the North” has been sold for $4.5 million.
Portland entrepreneur Noah Gordon bought 12 acres (5 hectares) on House Island. The sale closed last week.
A marketing manager with Re/Max by the Bay’s David Banks Team, Ana Piper, says the portion sold had been owned by two companies that rented space for weddings and other events.
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The land sold includes a four-bedroom main lodge, a small house and a cottage. The property is known for a federal immigration quarantine center that operated from 1907-1937.
Gordon says he plans to turn House Island into the “premier private island hospitality event venue in America.”
The city of Portland designated the island a local historic district in 2015.