Built ca 1849-50 ‘on spec’ by Horace B Richards
A simple, and slightly quirky, Greek Revival double house between State and Brackett Streets
171-175 Danforth Street
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Glimpses. 457 St. John Street
Built ca 1857 for J B Brown and St John Smith. Yes, the street was named for him.
A brick Greek Revival between Granite and Falmouth Streets.
80-84 Pine Street
Built in 1865 for George Gilman. Remodeled in 1895 for Holman S Melcher
A large brick Italianate on the corner of Pine and Lewis Streets.
154-156 Danforth Street. By request
Built ca: 1850-51 for Charles H Green by Charles Frost and Edward P & Sewall C Chase.
A brick Greek Revival between State and Brackett Streets.
Glimpses. 43 Deering Street
Built in 1866/67 for Francis Ashby Waldron
A well designed and built Italianate just off State Street in the Deering Street historic district.
Glimpses. 90 & 94 Gray Street
Built ca: 1888
A pair of modest Queen Anne’s in the block between Brackett and Clark Streets
209 State Street
Built ca: 1855-56 by Simon Libby for John W Munger. Possibly designed by Charles K Kirby.
A large double house in the Venetian Gothic style.
Tales from the Timbers. 139 York Street
At the corner of Park & York Streets sits a house undergoing major renovations. Its current situation allows some of its more hidden stories to be told.
Glimpses. 132 Pleasant Avenue
41/99 Capisic Street
Built ca 1845-50
The ambiguity of the name reflects the many changes Portland has made to its street numbering system.
Portland House Stories 