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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.

Glimpses. 126 William Street. By request

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Built prior to 1899 by Arthur E Marks

Built ‘on spec’ as part of the Fessenden Park development

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Built on spec, By Request, Fessenden Park, Fred Tompson, Glimpses, History, Images, Off the peninsula, Queen Anne, Then & Now, William Street and tagged Architecture, Glimpses, History, images, Portland, Portland Maine, Queen Anne Style on June 26, 2018 by alewifecove.

Glimpses. 22 Eastern Promenade. By Request

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Built ca 1888 by James Polk Jordan.

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This entry was posted in Architecture, By Request, East End, Eastern Promenade, garage, History, Images, Italianate, Munjoy Hill, Munjoy Street, Queen Anne, Remuddling, Then & Now and tagged Architecture, East End, Glimpses, History, images, Italianate, Maine, Portland, Queen Anne Style, Remuddling on August 2, 2017 by alewifecove.

279 State Street. By request

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Built ca: 1893 by Llewellyn Morse Leighton.

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Brick, By Request, Francis Fassett, Grant Street, History, Images, Llewellyn Morse Leighton, Parkside, Queen Anne, State Street and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, Brick, Francis Fassett, History, images, Maine, Portland, Queen Anne Style on June 24, 2017 by alewifecove.

Glimpses. 6 Eastern Promenade

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A first visit to the Eastern Promenade. Home to some over-the-top architecture to match some over-the-top views. Our first is a ‘by request’ glimpse. And it’s over the top

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Atlantic Steet, By Request, Colonial Revival, Condominium, East End, Eastern Promenade, garage, Glimpses, History, Images, Italianate, Munjoy Hill, Munjoy Street and tagged Architecture, Colonial Revival, East End, History, Hmm, Italianate, Munjoy Hill on March 17, 2017 by alewifecove.

72 Bradley Street. By request.

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By Request from a social media friend.

Built ca 1912

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Bradley Street, By Request, History, Images, Off the peninsula, Stroudwater, Then & Now and tagged History, images, Maine, Portland, Portland Terminal Company on March 7, 2017 by alewifecove.

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