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173-175 State Street & John Neal

An iconic Greek Revival Row house pair in the Longfellow Square neighborhood.

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This entry was posted in After the fire, Apartment, Architecture, Biography, Double House, Granite, Greek Revival, History, Home of the architect, Images, John Neal, Longfellow Square, Maine, masonry, On Spec, Real Estate, Rowhouse, State Street, The Great Fire of 1866 and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, Granite, History, images, John Neal, Lorenzo De Medici Sweat, Maine, Margaret Mussey Sweat, Portland, Portland Maine, Then and Now on December 28, 2025 by alewifecove.

In Focus. Charles A Alexander Part 3. Commercial, Church, & other Works.

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Part 3 of an in-depth look at one of Portland’s lesser-known architects.

Portland Sugar House warehouse. 1852

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Biography, Brick, Charles A Alexander, Commercial, Double House, History, Home of the architect, Images, In Focus, John Bundy Brown, Maine, Observations, Off the peninsula, Portland Sugar House, Then & Now and tagged 19th Century, AIA, American Institute of Architects, Architecture, Biography, Bramhall, Brick, Charles A Alexander, Chicago, doors, Greater Portland Landmarks, History, images, In Focus, John Bundy Brown, Maine, New York City, Oaklands, Portland, Portland Maine, TC Hersey, The Great Fire of 1866, Then and Now, Theophilus C Hersey, Waynflete School, West End on April 1, 2022 by alewifecove.

In Focus. Charles A Alexander Part 1. Biography

Part One of an in-depth look at one of Portland’s lesser-known architects.

Chestnut Street Methodist Church. 1856

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Biography, Brick, Charles A Alexander, Commercial, Double House, History, Home of the architect, Images, In Focus, John Bundy Brown, Maine, Observations, Off the peninsula, Portland Sugar House, Then & Now and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, Biography, Bramhall, Brick, Charles A Alexander, doors, Greater Portland Landmarks, History, images, In Focus, John Bundy Brown, Maine, Oaklands, Portland, Portland Maine, TC Hersey, The Great Fire of 1866, Then and Now, Theophilus C Hersey, Waynflete School, West End on March 7, 2022 by alewifecove.

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