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336-338 Spring Street

Built in 1867 for Seth and Margaret Dyer

A large Italianate in the West End Historic District Continue reading →

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This entry was posted in After the fire, Architecture, Brick, Greater Portland Landmarks, Images, Italianate, Maine, masonry, Portals, Spring Street, Then & Now, Waynflete School, West End, West End Walks and tagged 19th Century, a puzzlement, After the fire, Architecture, Brick, doors, entries, Greater Portland Landmarks, History, images, Italianate, Maine, Portals, Portland, Portland Maine, puzzlement, Seth Dyer, Spring Street, Stanley Herrick, Stanwood Fisher, Storer Street, Then and Now, Waynflete School, West End on March 10, 2024 by alewifecove.

397 Summit Street

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Built ca: 1762-3 by Samuel Winslow

A large Colonial home in the North Deering neighborhood Continue reading →

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Colonial, Deering, Falmouth, History, Images, Maine, North Deering, Off the peninsula, Summit Street, Westbrook and tagged 18th century, Architecture, Deering, George Hussey, History, images, Maine, North Deeing, Portland, Portland Maine, Quakers, Samuel Winslow, Summit Street, Winslow on February 25, 2024 by alewifecove.

Glimpses. 11-15 Morning Street

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Built in 1899 for Edward & Fannie Morrill

An attractive Queen Anne in the Munjoy Hill Historic District Continue reading →

This entry was posted in Architecture, East End, Glimpses, History, Images, Maine, Morning Street, Munjoy Hill, Queen Anne and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, East End, Edward G Morrill, Fannie Morrill, Glimpses, History, images, Maine, Munjoy Hill, Portland, Portland Maine on February 11, 2024 by alewifecove.

183 Allen Avenue

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Built ca: 1825-26 by James Meader (Meeder)

A modest Federal style home in the Allen Avenue neighborhood Continue reading →

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This entry was posted in Allen Ave, Allen Avenue, Architecture, Brick, Christian Kragelund, Deering, Falmouth, Federal style, History, Images, masonry, Off the peninsula, Portals, Then & Now, Westbrook and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, Brick, Christian Kragelund, doors, entries, Federal style, History, images, Maine, Portland Maine, Then and Now on January 14, 2024 by alewifecove.

Glimpses. 32 Veranda Street

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Built in 1858 by Isaac Sylvester

A substantial Italianate in the East Deering neighborhood. Continue reading →

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Back Cove Village, East Deering, Glimpses, History, Images, Isaac Sylvester, Italianate, Jacob Winslow, Lunt's Farm, Maine, Off the peninsula, Survivor, Then & Now, Veranda Street and tagged 19th Century, antebellum, Architecture, Back Cove Village, East Deering, George Russell, Glimpses, images, Isaac Sylvester, Italianate, Jacob Winslow, Lunt's Farm, Maine, Mary Lunt, Peter Lunt, Portland, Portland Maine, Russell Shipyard, Shipbuilding, Then and Now, Westbrook on December 8, 2023 by alewifecove.

Glimpses. 904 Washington Avenue

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Built in 1913 by John D Lary

A small bungalow in the North Deering neighborhood Continue reading →

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Bungalow, Deering, Glimpses, History, Images, Income Property, John Lary, North Deering, Off the peninsula, Then & Now, Washington Avenue and tagged 20th Century, Architecture, Bungalow, Charles O Baker, Deering, Glimpses, History, images, John Lary, Maine, North Deeing, Portland, Portland Maine, Solon D Conner, Then and Now on October 29, 2023 by alewifecove.

Redux. 380 Danforth

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Built in 1875 for the Estate of Samuel Rumery.

A large Stick Style home in the West End neighborhood. Continue reading →

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Danforth Street, Greater Portland Landmarks, History, Images, Portland Packing Company, Redux, Royal Realty, Stick Style, Then & Now, West End, West End Walks and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, Greater Portland Landmarks, History, images, James P Baxter, James Phinney Baxter, Lt. Colonel William M. Altenburg, Maine, Portland, Portland Maine, Portland Packing Company, Redux, Royal Realty, Samuel Rumery, Stick Style, Then and Now, West End, William G Davis on October 15, 2023 by alewifecove.

41 Veranda Street

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Built ca: 1850 by David G Drinkwater

A fascinating Gothic Revival home in the East Deering neighborhood. Continue reading →

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Back Cove Village, Deering, East Deering, Gothic Revival, History, Images, Maine, Off the peninsula, Portals, Remuddling, Survivor, Then & Now, Veranda Street and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, Back Cove Village, Deering, doors, East Deering, entries, gothic hood molding, Gothic Revival, History, images, Maine, Portland, Portland Maine, The Gothic Revival, Then and Now on October 1, 2023 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. 59 Orland Street

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Built on spec in 1932 by James MacNutt

An interesting Arts & Crafts home in the Fessenden Park neighborhood. Continue reading →

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Arts and Crafts, Built on spec, Fessenden Park, Glimpses, Images, James MacNutt, Maine, Off the peninsula, On Spec, Orland Street, Then & Now and tagged 20th Century, Architecture, Arts and Crafts, Built on spec, Dorothy Small, Dorothy Snell, Glimpses, History, images, Maine, Portland, Portland Maine, Richard Small, Then and Now on August 13, 2023 by alewifecove.

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