Originally a garage for Aurelius S Hinds. A successful druggist and businessman. At some point, it was converted to a home. The details of the street facades and gardens are wonderful.
Glimpses. 99 Chadwick Street
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In the gutter redux
It doesn’t get much worse
1365 Westbrook Street. The Francis Waldo / Daniel Dole house.
Much has been said and written about General Samuel Waldo. War hero. Scoundrel. Promoter of colonial settlement. Opportunist. Above all of these, for our purposes, he was a powerful force in the early settlement of Portland and the area.
Images. In the gutter
The Great Fire. Greater Portland Landmarks gets into the spirit.
The Great Fire. A well done piece by the Portland Press Herald.
A pretty well done special presentation by the PPH on the Great Fire of 1866.
The attribution of the origin of the fire to kids playing with firecrackers is not supported by historical informatíon. It is at best apocryphal and, in my opinion, is pure anti-irish just as blaming Chicago’s fire of 1871 on Mrs O’Leary’s cow was.
West End Walks. 28 Chadwick Street
Built for a well known local retailer and designed by a new name in our catalog of architects.
Glimpses. 89 West Street
1346 Westbrook Street. The Captain Jesse Partridge House
Federalist rationalism in brick
Portland House Stories 