History
The L. D. M. Sweat Memorial Galleries were built in 1911 by Maine architect John Calvin Stevens. They were named to honor Lorenzo De Medici Sweat, the husband of Portland Museum of Art benefactor, Margaret Jane Mussey Sweat (1823—1908). The building was designed to complement the Federal style architecture of the McLellan House, the oldest building of the museum complex.
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