Built on spec in 1856 by the Granville & Sewall Chase. Design by Charles A Alexander
A quartet of substantial Italianate townhouses in the Longfellow Square neighborhood
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Category Archives: Fail
In the gutter redux
It doesn’t get much worse
Images. In the gutter
West End Walks. 370 Danforth Street
370 Danforth Street. An aesthetic disaster with a historical precedent.
This is one I have wondered about for some time. What is going on here? Is it a house or just a garage? Who would put such an ugly structure on such a beautiful street?
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West End Walks. 133 Vaughan Street. Why is this here?
131 Vaughan Street
This is just wrong. Whereas 171 Vaughan is notable for its size, this is just the opposite. Too small and lacking in any character what so ever. Continue reading
West End Walks. Neal Street Remuddling
Remuddle, v. (portmanteau from “remodel” and “muddle”), to remodel a building or room in a way that obscures or destroys key aspects of the original design.
141 Neal Street.
Appears to be a single-family home on a pretty standard in town lot. The Portland Historic Resources Inventory (HRI) of 1976 lists it as being built for one Edwin A. Boothbay in 1891. The HRI states the style was Queen Anne.
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