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Glimpses. 1043 Congress Street

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Built ca: 1858 for Peter & Armina Nollet/Nollett

A whimsical Greek Revival in the Libby’s Corner neighborhood.

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Congress Street, garage, Glimpses, Greek Revival, History, Images, Libby's Corner, Maine, Off the peninsula, Then & Now and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, Congress Street, East Ender, History, images, Libby's Corner, Maine, Portland, Portland Maine, Then and Now on May 4, 2025 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.

187 Concord Street. A home for an architect.

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Built in 1914 for Charles & Sadie Poor. Design by Charles O Poor.
Googins & Clark, builders.

An attractive Arts & Crafts in the Deering Center neighborhood Continue reading →

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Arts and Crafts, Charles O Poor, Concord Street, Deering, Deering Center, garage, Googins & Clark, Home of the architect, Images, Off the peninsula, Then & Now and tagged 20th Century, Architecture, Arts and Crafts, Charles O Poor, Deering, Googins & Clark, History, Home of the architect, images, Maine, Portland Maine, Then and Now on March 24, 2024 by alewifecove.

Redux. 35 Thomas Street

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Built in 1866/67 for Seth and Fannie Hersey

An interesting eclectic home in the West End Historic District. Continue reading →

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This entry was posted in After the fire, garage, History, Redux, Stick Style, The Great Fire of 1866, Then & Now, Thomas Street, West End, West End Walks and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, History, Hmm, images, Maine, Portland, Portland Maine, Redux, Seth Hersey, Stick Style, Then and Now, West End on January 28, 2024 by alewifecove.

153 Concord Street

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Built ca: 1885, maybe

An unusual Italianate in the Deering Center neighborhood Continue reading →

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This entry was posted in Concord Street, Deering, Deering Center, garage, Images, Italianate, Maine, Off the peninsula, Remuddling, Westbrook and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, Deering, Eliphalet Clark, History, Hmm, images, Maine, Maine Wesleyan Board of Education, Nancy Clark, Portland, Portland Maine, Remuddling, Then and Now on November 26, 2023 by alewifecove.

Field Trip. 857 Broadway, South Portland

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Built ca: 1850-60 for Albert & Louisa Pillsbury

A remuddled Gothic Revival in the Pleasantdale neighborhood of South Portland.
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This entry was posted in Broadway, Field Trips, garage, Gothic Revival, History, Images, Income Property, Maine, Remuddling, South Portland, Survivor, Turners Island and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, Broadway, Cape Elizabeth, gothic cottage, gothic hood molding, History, Hmm, images, Maine, Remuddling, South Portland, Summer Street, The Gothic Revival on July 30, 2023 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. 23 Hampshire Street

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Built ca: 1867-68 by Jotham Lewis

A remuddled Italianate in the India Street Historic District.

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This entry was posted in After the fire, Architecture, Brick, Condominium, garage, Glimpses, Hampshire Street, History, Images, India Street, Italianate, Maine, mansard roof, masonry, Portals, Remuddling and tagged 19th Century, After the fire, Architecture, Brick, doors, East End, Glimpses, History, images, Italianate, Maine, mansard roof, Portland, Portland Maine, Remuddling, The Great Fire of 1866, Then and Now on July 24, 2022 by alewifecove.

West End Walks. 2 Thomas Street

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Built ca: 1910 for Arthur and Frances Champlin. Design by John Calvin and John Howard Stevens.

A large brick Colonial Revival in the West End Historic District.

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Brick, Clifford Street, garage, Georgian Revival, History, Images, John Calvin Stevens, John Howard Stevens, Then & Now, Thomas Street, West End, West End Walks and tagged 20th Century, Architecture, Brick, Colonial Revival, History, images, John Calvin Stevens, John Howard Stevens, Maine, Portland, Portland Maine, West End, William Widgery Thomas jr. on December 20, 2020 by alewifecove.

357 Spring Street

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Built in 1868 for Benjamin Farnsworth.

A grand Italianate in the West End historic district

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This entry was posted in Architecture, garage, History, Images, Italianate, Spring Street, Then & Now, Waynflete School, West End, West End Walks and tagged 19th Century, After the fire, Architecture, garage, gutters, History, images, Italianate, Seth Larrabee, The Great Fire of 1866, Then and Now, West End on May 24, 2020 by alewifecove.

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