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Glimpses. 59 Spruce Street

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Built ca: 1864 by Henry Hamilton Starbird

A late Greek Revival between Clark and Emery Streets in the West End

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This entry was posted in Apartment, Architecture, Glimpses, Greek Revival, History, Images, Italianate, Spruce Street, Then & Now, West End, West End Walks and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, Glimpses, Greek Revival, History, images, Loring Short & Harmon, Maine, Portland, Portland Maine, Then and Now, West End on December 8, 2019 by alewifecove.

64 Gray Street

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Built ca 1854/6 for Pamela A S G Dearborn

A peculiar Greek Revival between Winter and Brackett Streets

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This entry was posted in Apartment, Architecture, Charles Quincy Clapp, Gray Street, Greek Revival, History, Images, Remuddling, Then & Now, West End, West End Walks and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, Charles Quincy Clapp, Glimpses, Greek Revival, Hmm, I wonder why, images, Maine, Portland, Portland Maine, Remuddling, Then and Now, West End on November 10, 2019 by alewifecove.

96-100 India Street

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Built ca 1867 by the heirs of Dudley Cammett. Designed by George B Pelham.

A brick Second Empire in the India Street Historic District.

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This entry was posted in Apartment, Brick, George B Pelham, Glimpses, Images, India Street, mansard roof, Second Empire, The Great Fire of 1866, Then & Now and tagged 19th Century, After the fire, Architecture, Brick, East End, George B Pelham, Glimpses, History, images, India Street, Maine, mansard roof, Portals, Portland, Portland Maine, Second Empire, Then and Now on February 27, 2019 by alewifecove.

154-156 Danforth Street. By request

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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.

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This entry was posted in Apartment, Brick, By Request, Charles Frost, Danforth Street, Edward Chase, Greek Revival, History, Images, Roman Catholic Diocese of Maine, Sewall Chase, Then & Now, William Widgery Thomas and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, Brick, Greek Revival, History, images, Maine, Portland, Portland Maine, West End on January 10, 2019 by alewifecove.

209 State Street

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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.

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This entry was posted in Apartment, Architecture, Brick, Charles K Kriby, Double House, Greater Portland Landmarks, History, Images, Portals, Simon Libby, State Street, Then & Now and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, Brick, Charles K Kirby, Charles Kirby, Double House, History, images, Italianate, Portland, Portland Maine, Ventian Gothic Style on November 11, 2018 by alewifecove.

Glimpses. 132 Pleasant Avenue

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Built ca: 1900

A large but seemingly incomplete Queen Anne in Deering

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This entry was posted in Apartment, Architecture, Deering Village, Glenwood Avenue, Glimpses, History, Off the peninsula, Pleasant Avenue, Queen Anne, Then & Now and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, Deering, Gambrell roof, History, images, Maine, Portland, Portland Maine, Queen Anne Style on October 7, 2018 by alewifecove.

48 State Street. By request. UPDATED 12.23.2020

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Built ca 1890 by Jacob Winslow. Design probably from the office of Francis Fassett.

A brick, 3 story apartment building on the lower end of State Street.

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This entry was posted in Apartment, Architecture, Brick, Cunningham Brothers, Francis Fassett, Greater Portland Landmarks, History, Images, State Street, Then & Now, West End Walks and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, Brick, Francis Fassett, History, images, Italianate, Maine, Portland, Portland Maine, West End on May 12, 2018 by alewifecove.

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