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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. 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.

26 Belmont Street

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Built ca 1906 for Captain Lincoln Jewett. Design by John Calvin and John Howard Stevens

A handsome Queen-Anne in the Coyle Park neighborhood. Continue reading →

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Belmont Street, Coyle Park, Edward Winslow, Greater Portland Landmarks, History, Images, John Calvin Stevens, John Howard Stevens, Llewellyn Morse Leighton, Off the peninsula, Queen Anne, Then & Now and tagged 20th Century, 6 masted schooner, Architecture, Captain Lincoln W Jewett, Coyle Park, Greater Portland Landmarks, History, images, Jacob Winslow, John Calvin Stevens, John Howard Stevens, Lincoln Jewett, Llewellyn Morse Leighton, Maine, Percy & Small Shipyard, Portland, Portland Maine, Queen Anne Style, Schooner Eleanor A. Percy, Then and Now on January 17, 2021 by alewifecove.

West End Walks. 2 Thomas Street

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Built ca: 1910 for Arthur and Frances Champlin. Design by John Calvin and John Howard Stevens.

A large brick Colonial Revival in the West End Historic District.

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Brick, Clifford Street, garage, Georgian Revival, History, Images, John Calvin Stevens, John Howard Stevens, Then & Now, Thomas Street, West End, West End Walks and tagged 20th Century, Architecture, Brick, Colonial Revival, History, images, John Calvin Stevens, John Howard Stevens, Maine, Portland, Portland Maine, West End, William Widgery Thomas jr. on December 20, 2020 by alewifecove.

71 Bowdoin Street

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Built in 1906-07 for Herbert & Sally Payson. Design by John Calvin and John Henry Stevens.

A large brick Colonial Revival in the West End Historic District.

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Bowdoin Street, Brick, Colonial Revival, Greater Portland Landmarks, History, Images, John Calvin Stevens, John Howard Stevens, Then & Now, West End Walks, Western Promenade and tagged 20th Century, Architecture, Brick, Colonial Revival, entries, Greater Portland Landmarks, History, John Calvin Stevens, John Howard Stevens, Maine, Portland, Portland Maine, Then and Now, West End, Western Promenade on April 14, 2019 by alewifecove.

31 Belmeade Street.

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Built in 1923 by Frank and Grace Leavitt

Design by John Calvin and John Howard Stevens

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Belmeade Street, Boulevard Park, Edward Winslow, Forest Avenue, Greater Portland Landmarks, History, Images, John Calvin Stevens, John Howard Stevens, Off the peninsula, Shingle Style, Then & Now and tagged Architecture, Arts and Crafts, History, images, John Calvin Stevens, John Howard Stevens, Maine, Portland on August 15, 2017 by alewifecove.

71 Carroll Street. The Philip Clifford House

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Built in 1911. Design by John Calvin and John Howard Stevens

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Brick, Carroll Street, History, Images, John Calvin Stevens, John Howard Stevens, Then & Now, West End Walks and tagged Architecture, Brick, Colonial Revival, History, images, John Calvin Stevens, John Howard Stevens, Maine, Portland, West End on July 30, 2017 by alewifecove.

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.

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.

320 Danforth Street. A new style for the West End.

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Built for Margaret Fogg in 1915. Design by John Howard Stevens.

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Danforth Street, Glimpses, History, Images, John Howard Stevens, West End Walks and tagged Architecture, Arts and Crafts, John Calvin Stevens, John Howard Stevens, Maine, Portland, West End on July 15, 2016 by alewifecove.