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Redux. 1 Thomas Street

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Built in 1891 for Harry Butler. Design by John Calvin Stevens

An iconic Romanesque in the West End Historic District

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Brick, Harry Butler, Images, John Calvin Stevens, Maine, masonry, Portals, Redux, Romanesque, Thomas Street, West End, West End Walks and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, Elizabeth S Butler, Harry Butler, History, images, John Calvin Stevens, Juris K Ubans, Maine, Mara Ubans, Miami, Portland, Portland Maine, Then and Now, West End on December 1, 2024 by alewifecove.

278-280 State Street

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Built in 1886 for William & Elizabeth Sanborn. Design by John Calvin Stevens

An attractive Queen Anne-Colonial Revival double townhouse in the Parkside neighborhood.

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This entry was posted in Apartment, Architecture, Brick, Built on spec, Colonial Revival, History, Images, John Calvin Stevens, masonry, Parkside, Portals, Queen Anne, State Street, Then & Now, Townhouse and tagged 19th Century, Brick, Eben Swasey, History, images, John Calvin Stevens, Maine, Portland, Portland Maine, Then and Now on September 22, 2024 by alewifecove.

Glimpses. 193 Concord Street

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Built in 1910 for Howard Winslow. Design by John Calvin & John Howard Stevens.

A substantial bungalow in the Deering Center neighborhood. Continue reading →

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This entry was posted in American Can Company, Architecture, Concord Street, Deering, Deering Center, Glimpses, History, Images, John Calvin Stevens, John Howard Stevens, Maine, Off the peninsula, Then & Now and tagged 20th Century, American Can Company, Architecture, Colonial Revival, Deering, Glimpses, History, images, John Calvin Stevens, John Howard Stevens, Maine, Portland, Portland Maine, Then and Now on September 17, 2023 by alewifecove.

Glimpses. 100 Neal Street

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Built in 1898 for Albert H Hinds. Design by John Calvin Stevens

A charming Queen Anne in the West End Historic District

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Brick, carriage house, Glimpses, History, Images, John Bundy Brown, John Calvin Stevens, Maine, Neal Street, Queen Anne, Then & Now, Townhouse, West End and tagged 19th Century, Albert H Hinds, Architecture, Aurelius S Hinds, Brick, carriage house, Glimpses, History, images, John Calvin Stevens, Maine, Portland, Portland Maine, Queen Anne Style, Then and Now, West End on June 12, 2022 by alewifecove.

165_167 Congress Street Redux

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Built ca: 1883 by Francis W “Frank” Cunningham. Design by Fassett & Stevens

A revisit to a post from 2016

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This entry was posted in Apartment, Architecture, Brick, Congress Street, Francis Fassett, FW Cunningham, Glimpses, History, Images, John Calvin Stevens, Maine, masonry, Munjoy Hill, Queen Anne, Redux, Then & Now and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, Brick, doors, entries, Fassett & Stevens, FW Cunningham, Glimpses, Grossman's, Grossman's Quality Crafted Homes, History, images, immigration, John Calvin Stevens, Maine, Munjoy Hill, Portals, Portland, Portland Maine, Queen Anne Style, Redux, Then and Now on May 30, 2022 by alewifecove.

Glimpses. 118 Beacon Street

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Built in 1895 for Charles Sumner Foss. Design by John Calvin Stevens

A substantial Colonial Revival in the Woodfords neighborhood Continue reading →

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This entry was posted in Beacon Street, Colonial Revival, Deering, Glimpses, History, Images, John Calvin Stevens, Maine, Off the peninsula, shudders, Woodfords and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, Charles S Foss, Colonial Revival, Deering, Glimpses, History, images, John Calvin Stevens, Maine, Portland, Portland Maine, Schlotterbeck & Foss, Woodfords on February 12, 2022 by alewifecove.

75 Vaughan Street Redux

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Built in 1859 for William Goodwin

A quirky Gothic Revival on the corner of Vaughan and Bowdoin Streets

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Bowdoin Street, Gothic Revival, History, Images, John Bundy Brown, John Calvin Stevens, Redux, Survivor, Then & Now, Vaughan Street, West End and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, Bowdoin Street, Edward Woodman, Hannah Woodman, History, images, JB Brown, John Bundy Brown, John Calvin Stevens, Maine, mansard roof, Portland, Portland Maine, Redux, Revisited, The Gothic Revival, Vaughan Street, West End, William E Goodwin on January 16, 2022 by alewifecove.

Glimpses. 95 Deerfield Road.

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Built in 1914 for Hazel & Harold Blanchard. Design probably by the firm John Calvin Stevens Architects.

A substantial Shingle Style home in the Boulevard Park neighborhood. Continue reading →

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Boulevard Park, Deerfield Road, Glimpses, History, Images, John Calvin Stevens, John Howard Stevens, Maine, Off the peninsula, Shingle Style, Then & Now and tagged 20th Century, Architecture, Colonial Revival, Deering, Glimpses, History, images, John Calvin Stevens, John Howard Stevens, Maine, Portland, Portland Maine, Shingle Style, Then and Now on October 10, 2021 by alewifecove.

Glimpses. 151 Vaughan Street

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Built ca: 1902 for Fred Richards as a wedding present to Edward and Gertrude Piper.

An odd Colonial Revival in the West End Historic District Continue reading →

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Brick, Colonial Revival, Fred Richards, Glimpses, History, Images, John Calvin Stevens, Maine, Then & Now, Vaughan Street, West End and tagged 20th Century, Architecture, Arts and Crafts, Brick, Colonial Revival, Fred Richards, Glimpses, History, images, John Calvin Stevens, Maine, Portland, Portland Maine, Then and Now, West End on August 1, 2021 by alewifecove.

West End Walks. 188-190 Pine Street

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Built ca: 1902 for Charles Henry Payson. Design by John Calvin Stevens.

A substantial brick Queen Anne Double-house in the West End Historic District.

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Brick, Built on spec, Double House, History, Images, John Calvin Stevens, pebble dash, Pine Street, Queen Anne, roughcast, West End, West End Walks and tagged 20th Century, Architecture, Brick, Charles H Payson, History, images, John Calvin Stevens, Maine, pebble dash, pink granite, Portland, Portland Maine, Portland Tenement House Company, Queen Anne Style, roughcast, West End on April 4, 2021 by alewifecove.

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