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By Request. 57-59 Deering Street

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Built in 1868-69 for Marian Deering Noyes

A substantial Second Empire double-house in the Deering Street neighborhood.

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This entry was posted in Apartment, Architecture, Brick, By Request, Deering Street, Double House, Granite, History, Maine, mansard roof, masonry, Portals, Second Empire, Then & Now and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, Brick, Deering Street, Double House, History, images, Levi P Newcomb, Maine, Marion Deering Noyes, Portland, Portland Maine, Second Empire, Then and Now on September 3, 2025 by alewifecove.

By Request. 296 Spring Street

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Built in 1857 by Merrick Sawyer

A fine Greek Revival in the West End

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This entry was posted in Architecture, By Request, Captain Benjamin Webster, Condominium, Granite, History, Images, Italianate, Spring Street, Then & Now, West End and tagged 19th Century, By Request, Captain Benjamin Webster, Elias Thomas, Granite, History, images, Merrick Sawyer, Portland, Then and Now, West End on April 13, 2025 by alewifecove.

74 St. Lawrence Street. By Request

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Built in 1845/6 for Gabriel Mark(s)

A modest Greek Revival in the Munjoy Hill Historic District. Continue reading →

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-70.246733

This entry was posted in Architecture, Brick, By Request, Greek Revival, History, Images, Immigrant, Llewellyn Morse Leighton, masonry, Munjoy Hill, St Lawrence Street, Then & Now and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, Brick, East End, Glimpses, Greek Revival, History, images, immigration, Maine, Munjoy Hill, Portland, Portland Maine, Swedish immigration, Then and Now on June 2, 2024 by alewifecove.

46 Eastern Promenade. By Request

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Built in 1874 for William & Clara Gray

A tall Italianate in the Munjoy Hill neighborhood. Continue reading →

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This entry was posted in Architecture, By Request, Eastern Promenade, History, Images, Italianate, Maine, Munjoy Hill, Then & Now, Vesper Street and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, East End, entries, History, images, Italianate, Maine, Munjoy Hill, Portals, Portland, Portland Maine, Then and Now, William Gray on April 27, 2024 by alewifecove.

By Request: 395 St John Street

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Built ca: 1859-60 on spec for George Jewett

A modest Greek Revival in the USM neighborhood. Continue reading →

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-70.280951

This entry was posted in Built on spec, By Request, Greek Revival, History, Images, Income Property, Off the peninsula, On Spec, St John Street and tagged 19th Century, Anatole Carles, Architecture, Built on spec, Greek Revival, History, John Bundy Brown, Maine, Portland, Portland Maine, St John Smith, Then and Now, West End on November 12, 2023 by alewifecove.

By Request. 22 Carleton Street

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Built in on spec 1871 by William Burrowes

A substantial Second Empire Double House in the West End Historic District Continue reading →

This entry was posted in Brick, Built on spec, By Request, Carleton Street, Christian Kragelund, History, Images, mansard roof, On Spec, Royal Realty, Second Empire, West End, William Burrowes and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, Brick, Built on spec, Christian Kragelund, Double House, History, images, immigration, Maine, mansard roof, Portland, Portland Maine, Royal Realty, Second Empire, Then and Now, West End, William Burrowes on September 4, 2023 by alewifecove.

By Request. 80-82 Best Street

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Built in 1875 for Artemus & Eliza Richardson

A handsome Italianate in the Rosement Neighborhood

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-70.298788

This entry was posted in Architecture, Best Street, By Request, Condominium, Deering, Glimpses, Greater Portland Landmarks, History, Images, Italianate, Off the peninsula, Rosemont, Then & Now and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, Artemus RIchardson, By Request, Carrie I Eastman, Carrie Richardson, Deering, doors, Glimpses, Herbert Richardson, History, images, Italianate, Maine, Portland, Portland Maine, Then and Now on June 26, 2022 by alewifecove.

106 Pine Street. By Request.

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Built ca 1869-70 by Russell Worcester

A wooden Mansard in the wedge of Pine and Emery Streets in the West End.

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This entry was posted in Architecture, By Request, Emery Street, History, Images, mansard roof, Mansard Style, Pine Street, Portals, Russell Worcester, Then & Now, West End Walks and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, Glimpses, History, images, Jane L Hersom MD, Jane Lord Hersom, Maine, mansard roof, Mansard Style, Nahum A Hersom, Rufus Horton Jones, Then and Now, West End, Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania on June 23, 2019 by alewifecove.

154-156 Danforth Street. By request

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Built ca: 1850-51 for Charles H Green by Charles Frost and Edward P & Sewall C Chase.

A brick Greek Revival between State and Brackett Streets.

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This entry was posted in Apartment, Brick, By Request, Charles Frost, Danforth Street, Edward Chase, Greek Revival, History, Images, Roman Catholic Diocese of Maine, Sewall Chase, Then & Now, William Widgery Thomas and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, Brick, Greek Revival, History, images, Maine, Portland, Portland Maine, West End on January 10, 2019 by alewifecove.

41/99 Capisic Street

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Built ca 1845-50

The ambiguity of the name reflects the many changes Portland has made to its street numbering system.

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This entry was posted in Abandoned, Architecture, By Request, Capisic Street, For Sale, Greek Revival, History, Images, Off the peninsula, Rosemont, Then & Now and tagged 19th Century, Abandoned, Architecture, For Sale, Greek Revival, History, images, Portland, Portland Maine on September 9, 2018 by alewifecove.

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