Built in 1859 by Charles A Alexander as his own residence.
Charles A Alexander was a local architect whose work we have seen in the Spring mansions also on Danforth Street.
West End Walks. 393-395 Danforth Street
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Category Archives: Brick
West End Walks. 27 Chadwick Street. The Charles B Hinds house
Glimpses. 24 Mellen Street.
Built in 1882 for Malcolm F. Hammond.
Designed by Francis Fassett & John Calvin Stevens. Continue reading
Glimpses. 164 Danforth Street
Built ca: 1826.
Another example of the neighborhood’s outstanding collection of brick Federal-style housing
West End Walks. The Spring houses. Of details and decay
On the upper blocks of Danforth Street, at the corner of Emery Street, sits a pair of imposing brick houses. Built in the early 1850s for members of a mercantile family whose history is now a bit vague, they now present a dichotomy of care and neglect.
West End Walks. 178 Pine Street
Glimpses. 112 Winter Street
Aurelius S Hinds. The story of a country boy who made good.
In my post about the converted garage at 99 Chadwick Street, I noted it was originally built for Aurelius Hinds. In doing a bit of research on Mr. Hinds at that time, I realized his story was worth telling as it traces a period of growth in the city of Portland both physically and economically. His presence is felt through the buildings he left behind. One in a fashionable, then and now, section of town and the other a landmark on one of the city’s busiest thoroughfares. Here is a bit more of his story. Continue reading
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