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Glimpses. 23 Hampshire Street

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Built ca: 1867-68 by Jotham Lewis

A remuddled Italianate in the India Street Historic District.

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This entry was posted in After the fire, Architecture, Brick, Condominium, garage, Glimpses, Hampshire Street, History, Images, India Street, Italianate, Maine, mansard roof, masonry, Portals, Remuddling and tagged 19th Century, After the fire, Architecture, Brick, doors, East End, Glimpses, History, images, Italianate, Maine, mansard roof, Portland, Portland Maine, Remuddling, The Great Fire of 1866, Then and Now on July 24, 2022 by alewifecove.

Glimpses. 21 Orange Street

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Built ca: 1866 on spec for John Mckenney.

A small Greek Revival in the West End Neighborhood.

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This entry was posted in After the fire, Architecture, Glimpses, Greek Revival, History, Images, Orange Street, Then & Now, West End and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, Glimpses, Greek Revival, History, images, immigration, Irish, Irish Immigration, Maine, Portland, Portland Maine, The Great Potato Famine, Then and Now, West End on May 1, 2022 by alewifecove.

Glimpses. 12 Smith Street

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Built ca: 1868 for William Goold

A small Italianate in the India Street Historic District

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This entry was posted in After the fire, Brick, Glimpses, Images, Italianate, Maine, Munjoy Hill, Portals, Smith Street, The Great Fire of 1866, Then & Now and tagged 19th Century, After the fire, Architecture, doors, Glimpses, History, images, Italianate, Maine, Munjoy Hill, Portals, Portland, Portland Maine, The Great Fire of 1866, Then and Now on December 18, 2021 by alewifecove.

117-119 Pine Street. House number 200

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Built in 1876 for Francis & Edward Fassett

An iconic High Victorian in the West End Historic District

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This entry was posted in After the fire, Architecture, Brick, Condominium, Double House, Francis Fassett, Greater Portland Landmarks, High Victorian, History, Home of the architect, House #200, Images, Maine, mansard roof, Nathan E Redlon, Pine Street, Portals, The Great Fire of 1866, West End and tagged 19th Century, After the fire, Architecture, Brick, doors, entries, Francis Fassett, Greater Portland Landmarks, High Victorian, History, images, Maine, mansard roof, masonry, Portals, Portland, Portland Maine, The Great Fire of 1866, Then and Now, West End on November 28, 2021 by alewifecove.

Glimpses. 33 Cushman Street.

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Built ca: 1868 for William and Mary Milliken. Possibly by James Tenney.

A remuddled Italianate in the West End neighborhood Continue reading →

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This entry was posted in After the fire, Architecture, Cushman Street, Glimpses, History, Images, Italianate, James A Tenney, Maine, Portals, Remuddling, Then & Now, West End, West End Walks and tagged 19th Century, After the fire, Architecture, entries, Glimpses, History, Hmm, images, Italianate, Maine, Portals, Portland, Portland Maine, Remuddling, Then and Now, vinyl siding, walking, West End on September 26, 2021 by alewifecove.

15-17 Deering Street

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Built in 1870 for Caroline and Thomas Weston. Simon Libby, builder. Samuel Knight and Nathan Redlon, masons.

A large Italianate double-house in the Deering Street Historic District. Continue reading →

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This entry was posted in After the fire, Architecture, Brick, Deering Street, Double House, History, Images, Italianate, Masons, Nathan E Redlon, Parkside, Remuddling, Samuel A Knight, Simon Libby and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, Brick, History, images, Italianate, Maine, mason, Nathan E Redlon, Portland, Portland Maine, Remuddling, Samuel A Knight, Simon H Libby, Then and Now on June 6, 2021 by alewifecove.

60-62 Hampshire Street

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Built ca 1867 for John Barbour & Jane Barbour Staples.

A fine, if somewhat remuddled, Second Empire double house in the India Street neighborhood.

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This entry was posted in After the fire, Architecture, Brick, East End, Hampshire Street, History, Images, mansard roof, Portals, Remuddling, Second Empire Style, The Great Fire of 1866, Then & Now and tagged 19th Century, After the fire, Architecture, Brick, Bruce Taliento, Caroline Staples, Celia Dunlap, Charles F Dunlap, Charles Staples, East End, entries, History, images, Jane Barbour Staples, John Barbour, Maine, mansard roof, Munjoy Hill, Portland, Portland Maine, Remuddling, Second Empire, Tally's Wholesale Tobacco, The Great Fire of 1866 on October 11, 2020 by alewifecove.

Glimpses. 28 Clifton Street

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Built ca: 1870 by Warren Sparrow

A cute Second Empire house in Coyle Park, between Forest Avenue and Back Cove

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This entry was posted in After the fire, Architecture, Built on spec, Clifton Street, Coyle Park, Glimpses, History, Images, mansard roof, Off the peninsula, Portals, Second Empire Style, Warren Sparrow and tagged 19th Century, After the fire, Architecture, Glimpses, History, images, Maine, mansard roof, Second Empire, Then and Now, Warren Sparrow on January 19, 2020 by alewifecove.

12-14 Winter Street

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Built ca: 1858 for William Widgery Thomas

A brick Greek Revival double house between Danforth and Gray Streets

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This entry was posted in After the fire, Architecture, Brick, Built on spec, Glimpses, Greater Portland Landmarks, Greek Revival, History, Images, Then & Now, West End Walks, William Widgery Thomas, Winter Street and tagged 19th Century, After the fire, Architecture, Brick, Built on spec, Greater Portland Landmarks, Greek Revival, History, images, Maine, nativism, Portland, Portland Maine, The Great Fire of 1866, Then and Now, West End, William Widgery Thomas on September 1, 2019 by alewifecove.

Glimpses. 154 Newbury Street

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Built ca 1867 by Jotham Lewis.

A brick Second Empire home in the India Street District.

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This entry was posted in After the fire, Architecture, Brick, Condominium, Glimpses, History, Images, Newbury Street, Portals, Then & Now and tagged 19th Century, After the fire, Architecture, Brick, East End, Portals, Portland, Portland Maine, Second Empire, The Great Fire of 1866, Then and Now on June 9, 2019 by alewifecove.

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