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23 Waterville Street

Built ca: 1854 for Arthur Libby

A late Greek Revival on the harbor slope of Munjoy Hill Continue reading →

This entry was posted in Architecture, Greek Revival, History, Images, Munjoy Hill, Then & Now, Waterville Street and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, Greek Revival, History, Hmm, images, Maine, Munjoy Hill, Portland, Portland Maine, Then and Now on July 19, 2020 by alewifecove.

Glimpses. 270 Veranda Street

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Built in 1916 for Harry J Ricker.

A heavily altered Arts and Crafts bungalow on Martin’s Point in the East Deering neighborhood

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Arts and Crafts, East Deering, Glimpses, History, Images, Jacob W Wilbur, Martin's Point, Ocean View Park, Off the peninsula, Remuddling, Renovations, Then & Now, Veranda Street and tagged 20th Century, Architecture, Arts and Crafts, Christian Jurgenson, Denmark, East Deering, Glimpses, Greater Portland Landmarks, Harry J Ricker, History, images, immigration, Jacob W Wilbur, Maine, Martin's Point, Ocean View Park, Then and Now on July 5, 2020 by alewifecove.

7 Lafayette Street

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Built ca 1848-53

A pleasant Greek Revival on Munjoy Hill

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Built on spec, Greek Revival, History, Images, Lafayette Street, Munjoy Hill, Then & Now, Wade Noyes and tagged 19th Century, Greek Revival, images, immigration, Irish, Jamaica, Maine, Mayall's Mills, Samuel Mayall Jr, Samuel Mayall Sr on June 21, 2020 by alewifecove.

Glimpses. 21 Deblois Street

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Built ca: 1910 for Louis E White

A pre-war Queen Anne in the Deering Highlands neighborhood

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Deblois Street, Fessenden Park, Greater Portland Landmarks, History, Marks and Earle, Queen Anne, Then & Now and tagged 20th Century, Architecture, Glimpses, History, images, Maine, Queen Anne Style, Then and Now on June 7, 2020 by alewifecove.

357 Spring Street

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Built in 1868 for Benjamin Farnsworth.

A grand Italianate in the West End historic district

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This entry was posted in Architecture, garage, History, Images, Italianate, Spring Street, Then & Now, Waynflete School, West End, West End Walks and tagged 19th Century, After the fire, Architecture, garage, gutters, History, images, Italianate, Seth Larrabee, The Great Fire of 1866, Then and Now, West End on May 24, 2020 by alewifecove.

2 Atlantic Street

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Built ca 1852 for Robert Dresser

A stately Greek Revival on the corner of Fore Street

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This entry was posted in Apartment, Architecture, Atlantic Steet, Brick, Greek Revival, History, Images, Munjoy Hill, Portals, Then & Now and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, Brick, Colonial Revival, East End, Greek Revival, History, images, Maine, Munjoy Hill, Portland, Portland Maine, suffragette, Then and Now on April 26, 2020 by alewifecove.

Glimpses. 34 Glenwood Avenue.

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Built in 1900 for Warren & Elizabeth Neal

A cute Queen Anne in the Rosemont neighborhood.

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This entry was posted in Architecture, garage, Glenwood Avenue, Glimpses, History, Images, Llewellyn Morse Leighton, Queen Anne, Rosemont, Then & Now and tagged 20th Century, Architecture, clapboards, Gambrell roof, Glimpses, History, images, Llewellyn Morse Leighton, Maine, Portland, Portland Maine, Queen Anne Style on April 12, 2020 by alewifecove.

Glimpses. 30 Mechanic Street

Glimpses. 271 Summit Street

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Built ca: 1803 for Charles Frost.

A brick Federal home in the North Deering neighborhood.

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Brick, Glimpses, History, Images, North Deering, Off the peninsula, Summit Street and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, Brick, Federal style, Glimpses, History, images, Maine, Portland, Portland Maine, Then and Now on March 29, 2020 by alewifecove.

Glimpses. 327 Spring Street