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Glimpses. 55 Bowdoin Street

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Built in 1911 for Harrison and Helen Holt.

Design by John Calvin & John Howard Stevens

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Arts and Crafts, Bowdoin Street, Brick, Chadwick Street, Colonial Revival, garage, Glimpses, Greater Portland Landmarks, History, Images, John Calvin Stevens, John Howard Stevens, West End Walks, Western Promenade and tagged Architecture, Arts and Crafts, Brick, Colonial Revival, Glimpses, History, images, John Calvin Stevens, John Howard Stevens, Maine, Portland, West End on June 11, 2017 by alewifecove.

5 Eastern Promenade

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Built for Henry Merrill in 1898

Design by John Calvin Stevens

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Eastern Promenade, History, Images, John Calvin Stevens, Munjoy Hill, Queen Anne, Survivor, Then & Now and tagged Architecture, East End, History, images, John Calvin Stevens, Maine, Munjoy Hill, Portland, Queen Anne Style on June 2, 2017 by alewifecove.

318 Brighton Avenue.

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Built in 1902 by Horace Frank Farnham. Designed by John Calvin Stevens.

A large Queen Anne in the Highlands neighborhood

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Brighton Avenue, Colonial Revival, Edwards Street, Greater Portland Landmarks, History, Images, John Calvin Stevens, Longfellow Highlands, Off the peninsula, Queen Anne, Then & Now and tagged Architecture, Colonial Revival, History, images, John Calvin Stevens, Maine, Portland, Queen Anne Style on March 28, 2017 by alewifecove.

Glimpses. 501-509 Cumberland Avenue

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Built in 1887 for John W Deering & Jacob S Winslow.

Design by John Calvin Stevens

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Brick, Colonial Revival, Cumberland Avenue, Glimpses, History, Images, John Calvin Stevens, Parkside, Queen Anne, Then & Now and tagged Brick, Colonial Revival, History, images, Jacob Winslow, John Calvin Stevens, John W Deering, Maine, Portland, Queen Anne Style on December 24, 2016 by alewifecove.

Glimpses. 749 Congress Street. Updated 11.16.2017

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Built in 1881 for Mellen Bolster.Design by John Calvin Stevens while in partnership with Francis Fassett.

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Brick, Condominium, Congress Street, Francis Fassett, History, Images, Italianate, John Calvin Stevens and tagged Architecture, Brick, Francis Fassett, Hay and Peabody, History, images, Italianate, John Calvin Stevens, Maine, Portland, Seth Thomas, Seth Thomas clock on November 6, 2016 by alewifecove.

West End Walks. 20 Thomas Street.

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Built in 1899 for Edward P Staples.

Design by John Calvin Stevens

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Brick, History, Images, John Calvin Stevens, Thomas Street, West End Walks and tagged Brick, History, images, John Calvin Stevens, Maine, Portland, West End on October 30, 2016 by alewifecove.

West End Walks. 18 Neal Street

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Built in 1902 for Lucien and Nellie Snow.

Design by John Calvin Stevens.

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Brick, Colonial Revival, History, Images, John Calvin Stevens, Neal Street, West End Walks and tagged Architecture, Brick, Colonial Revival, History, images, John Calvin Stevens, Maine, Portland, West End on October 29, 2016 by alewifecove.

Glimpses. 24 Mellen Street.

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Built in 1882 for Malcolm F. Hammond.

This entry was posted in Architecture, Brick, Francis Fassett, Glimpses, History, Images, John Calvin Stevens, Mellen Street, Parkside, Queen Anne and tagged Architecture, Brick, History, images, John Calvin Stevens, Maine, Portland, Queen Anne Style on September 19, 2016 by alewifecove.

Glimpses. 186 Craigie Street

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Built in 1909 for Neal Allen Sr and his wife Margaret.

Design by John Calvin Stevens.

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Craigie Street, Glimpses, History, Images, John Calvin Stevens, Longfellow Highlands, Off the peninsula and tagged Architecture, History, images, John Calvin Stevens, Maine, Portland on September 4, 2016 by alewifecove.

Glimpses. 182 Craigie Street. A home for an architect.

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Built by John Howard Stevens in 1904. Enlarged in 1914.

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Craigie Street, Glimpses, History, Home of the architect, Images, John Calvin Stevens, John Howard Stevens, Longfellow Highlands, Off the peninsula, Shingle Style and tagged Architecture, History, images, John Calvin Stevens, John Howard Stevens, Maine, Portland on September 3, 2016 by alewifecove.

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