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149 Pine Street

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Built in 1895 for Charles & Ida Allen. Design by John Calvin Stevens

The westerly half of a Colonial Revival double/row house in the West End neighborhood.

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Brick, Colonial Revival, Double House, History, Images, John Calvin Stevens, masonry, Pine Street, Portals, Rowhouse, Then & Now, West End, West End Walks and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, Brick, Charles Allen, FO Bailey Auctioneers, History, images, John Calvin Stevens, Maine, Margaret S Allen, masonry, Neal Allen, Portland, Portland Maine, Then and Now, West End on January 25, 2026 by alewifecove.

173-175 State Street & John Neal

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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.

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.

207-211 Spring Street

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Built ca: 1838 by Levi Bolton

An iconic Greek Revival double-house in the West End Neighborhood

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Condominium, Double House, Greek Revival, History, Images, Levi Bolton, Maine, Spring Street, Survivor, West End, West End Walks and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, Greek Revival, History, images, James Hall, Levi Bolton, Maine, Portland, Portland Maine, West End on August 31, 2024 by alewifecove.

10-12 Pine Street

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Built in 1848 by Sewall Chase

A Greek Revival double-house in the Longfellow Square neighborhood Continue reading →

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This entry was posted in Brick, Double House, garage, Greater Portland Landmarks, Greek Revival, History, Images, Leavitt Co, Longfellow Square, Maine, masonry, Pine Street, Sewall Chase, Then & Now, William Chase and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, Brick, Chase Leavitt & Co, doors, Double House, entries, Greater Portland Landmarks, Greek Revival, History, images, Maine, Portals, Portland Maine, Sewall Chase, Then and Now, West End, William Chase on July 6, 2024 by alewifecove.

79-81 North Street

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Built ca: 1854-55 by Moses Gould

A somewhat ungainly Greek Revival double house in the Munjoy Hill neighborhood

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Brick, Double House, garage, Greek Revival, History, Images, Italy, Maine, Moses Gould, Munjoy Hill, North Street, Real Estate, Survivor, The Great Fire of 1866, Then & Now and tagged 19th Century, Brick, Double House, East End, Greek Revival, Hmm, images, immigration, Maine, Munjoy Hill, Portland, Portland Maine, Real Estate, The Great Fire of 1866, Then and Now on January 15, 2023 by alewifecove.

Glimpses. 30-32 Vesper Street

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Built ca: 1855 by John Weeks

A modest Greek Revival double-house in the Munjoy Hill Neighborhood

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This entry was posted in Apartment, Architecture, Double House, Glimpses, Greek Revival, History, Images, Maine, Munjoy Hill, Portals, Survivor, Sylvester Beckett, Tenement, Then & Now, Vesper Street and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, Built on spec, Charles A Plummer, Charles M Plummer, doors, Double House, East End, Glimpses, Greek Revival, History, images, Maine, Munjoy Hill, Portland, Portland Maine, Sylvester Blackmore Beckett, Tenement, Then and Now on April 17, 2022 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 2. Residences and Cottages

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Part 2 of an in-depth look at one of Portland’s lesser-known architects.

Safford House. 1857

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This entry was posted in Architecture, 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, 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 19, 2022 by alewifecove.

In Focus. Charles A Alexander Part 1. Biography

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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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