LEWISTON — Demolition of the former St. Joseph’s rectory is set to begin at the end of the month and to last until mid-May, according to Central Maine Healthcare.
Spokesman Randall Dustin said St. Laurent & Sons of Lewiston will do the work as soon as asbestos and lead paint removal is finished.
The cleared land at 253 Main St. will provide better access to St. Joseph’s Church and parking for Central Maine Medical Center, Dustin said in a news release.
The church will remain while the hospital considers new uses for the building and looks for historic preservation tax credits to help do the work.
The church was built in 1855, placed on the National Historic Register in 1989 and decommissioned by the Catholic Diocese in 2009.
Central Maine Healthcare bought the church at 257 Main St. and the adjacent buildings for $125,000 in May 2013.
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