uf us ▁K . ▁Por ter , ▁a ▁local ▁att orney . ▁ ▁His ▁son , ▁Henry ▁Hom es ▁Por ter , ▁was ▁a ▁successful ▁rail road ▁executive . ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁library ▁of ▁his ▁h omet own ▁lack ing ▁in ▁fund ing ▁and ▁a ▁permanent ▁home , ▁he ▁gave ▁$ 1 , 5 0 0 ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 1 ▁to ▁stabil ize ▁its ▁financial ▁situation , ▁and ▁promised ▁an ▁additional ▁$ 9 , 0 0 0 ▁for ▁construction ▁of ▁a ▁permanent ▁home . ▁ ▁The ▁present ▁building ▁was ▁designed ▁by ▁Boston , ▁Massachusetts ▁architect ▁George ▁A . ▁Cl ough ▁and ▁was ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 3 . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁named ▁to ▁honor ▁both ▁Por ters ▁for ▁their ▁role ▁in ▁its ▁found ing . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁list ings ▁in ▁Washington ▁County , ▁Maine ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Por ter ▁Memorial ▁Library ▁official ▁site ▁ ▁Category : Library ▁buildings ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 3 ▁Category : M ach ias , ▁Maine ▁Category : L ibr aries ▁on ▁the ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁in ▁Maine ▁Category : Public ▁libraries ▁in ▁Maine ▁Category : L ibr aries ▁in ▁Washington ▁County , ▁Maine ▁Category : National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁in ▁Washington ▁County , ▁Maine <0x0A> </s> ▁For ▁the ▁town ▁named ▁Bru gg ▁in ▁the ▁canton ▁of ▁A arg au , ▁see ▁Bru gg , ▁Switzerland . ▁ ▁Br ü gg ▁is ▁a ▁municipality ▁in ▁the ▁B iel / B ienne