Caroline Rose Anderson

MArch Architecture

Stinkin' Lincoln

Stinkin’ Lincoln is a study of the different modes of architectural preservation in the town of Lincoln, Maine, and how historical precedents of building reuse can inform new strategies for workforce housing as the town revitalizes its mill. After an explosion at the Lincoln Pulp and Paper Mill in 2015 left the town of Lincoln devoid of its signature scent and created millions in environmental damage and job loss, Lincoln is finally taking steps to reintroduce industry into the space of the mill with a new biofuels refinery. This influx of economy requires additional workforce housing, something the town is addressing with a cut of the mill (no pun intended) RFQ. Stinkin’ Lincoln suggests strategies that the town has used in the past to preserve its buildings (moving a building 7 times, renovating a hotel to exhaustion) can be used to integrate this new housing project into the existing fabric of the town, rather than the disconnected plot of land currently being proposed.