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Glimpses. 45 Thomas Street

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Built ca: 1866 for Augustin Gamage

A handsome Italianate in the Western Promenade Historic District
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This entry was posted in Architecture, Brick, Glimpses, History, Images, Italianate, Portland Savings Bank, Remuddling, The Great Fire of 1866, Then & Now, Thomas Street, West End, West End Walks and tagged 19th Century, Brick, Glimpses, History, images, Italianate, Maine, Portland, Portland Maine, Portland Savings Bank, Remuddling, Then and Now, West End on May 9, 2021 by alewifecove.

Glimpses. 23 St Lawrence Street

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Built ca: 1851 for George Marston & Charles Montgomery.

A solid late-period Greek Revival on the slope of Munjoy Hill.

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Glimpses, Greater Portland Landmarks, Greek Revival, History, Images, Munjoy Hill, St Lawrence Street and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, East End, Greater Portland Landmarks, Greek Revival, History, images, Maine, Munjoy Hill, Portland, Portland Maine, Then and Now on April 25, 2021 by alewifecove.

Glimpses. 22 Clifford Street

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Built in 1916 for Ammi Whitney and his son Joseph. Design by Frederick Tompson.

A brick colonial revival in the Western Promenade historic district. Continue reading →

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This entry was posted in Ammi Whitney, Brick, carriage house, Clifford Street, Colonial Revival, Fred Tompson, Glimpses, Greater Portland Landmarks, History, Images, Portals, Renovations, Then & Now, West End, West End Walks and tagged 19th Century, 20th Century, Ammi Whitney, Architecture, Brick, carriage house, Colonial Revival, doors, Frederick Tompson, Glimpses, Greater Portland Landmarks, History, images, Maine, Portland, Portland Maine on February 28, 2021 by alewifecove.

Glimpses. 136 Pleasant Street

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Built ca: 1830. Probably built by Joseph Ilsley.

A simple, late period, Federal in the Park-Pleasant Street neighborhood Continue reading →

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Federal style, Glimpses, Greater Portland Landmarks, History, Images, Park/Pleasant Street, Pleasant Street, Then & Now and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, Federal style, Glimpses, Greater Portland Landmarks, Greek Revival, History, images, Kerry Drach, Maine, Neva Cram, Portland, Portland Maine, Then and Now on January 3, 2021 by alewifecove.

Glimpses. 14 Hanover Street

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Built ca: 1849 by Ira Brett

A modest brick Greek Revival in the Bayside neighborhood. Continue reading →

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This entry was posted in Airbnb, Architecture, Bayside, Brick, Byron Greenough, Glimpses, Greek Revival, Hanover Street, History, Images, Ira Brett, Park Street Church, Sewall Chase, Then & Now and tagged 19th Century, Alphonso Gilkey, Alphonzo Gilkey, Architecture, Bayside, Brick, Byron Greenough, Glimpses, Greek Revival, History, Ira Brett, Park Street Church, Portland, Portland Maine, Then and Now on December 6, 2020 by alewifecove.

Glimpses. 18 Davis Street

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Built ca: 1900 by the West End Land Company

A small Queen Anne in the Libby’s Corner neighborhood Continue reading →

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Davis Street, Deering, Glimpses, History, Images, Libby's Corner, Off the peninsula, West End Land Company and tagged 20th Century, Architecture, Deering, Glimpses, History, Horatio Jose, images, John M Brown, Libby's Corner, Phillip Brown, Portland Terminal Company, Queen Anne Style, Stick Style, West End Land Company on November 22, 2020 by alewifecove.

Glimpses. 50 Cushman Street.

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Built in 1870 by James Tenney for Clinton and Olive Jones

A substantial Second Empire in the West End neighborhood.

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This entry was posted in Cushman Street, Glimpses, Images, James A Tenney, Second Empire, Then & Now, West End, West End Walks and tagged 19th Century, After the fire, doors, entries, History, images, James Tenney, Joseph LeGuennec, Maine, Portland, Portland Maine, Second Empire, Then and Now, West End on November 8, 2020 by alewifecove.

Glimpses. 108 Salem Street

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Built ca: 1855 by John Neal

A pleasant, and substantially altered, Greek Revival on the harbor slope of the West End.

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Built on spec, Glimpses, Greek Revival, History, Images, John Neal, Then & Now, West End, West End Walks and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, Glimpses, Greek Revival, History, images, John Neal, Portland, Portland Gas Light Company, Portland Maine, West End on September 27, 2020 by alewifecove.

Glimpses. 88 Stevens Avenue

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Built ca 1870 by Thomas W O’Brion for his son Edward.

A funky Second Empire in the Bradley’s Corner neighborhood

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Bradley's Corner, Glimpses, History, Images, mansard roof, Off the peninsula, Second Empire, Stevens Avenue, Then & Now and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, Deering, Edward C O'Brion, Glimpses, History, Hmm, Maine, mansard roof, Portland, Portland Maine, Then and Now, Thomas W O'Brion on August 30, 2020 by alewifecove.

Reader Suggestion. 1040 Ocean Street

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Built ca 1900. Probably by Jacob Shattuck.

An odd, and probably doomed, Queen Anne on the Falmouth line.

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This entry was posted in Abandoned, Architecture, East Deering, Glimpses, History, Images, Ocean Avenue, Off the peninsula, Queen Anne, Reader Suggestion, Remuddling, Renovations, Then & Now and tagged Architecture, doomed, History, Hmm, images, Maine, Portland, Portland Maine, Queen Anne Style, Remuddling, Then and Now on August 2, 2020 by alewifecove.

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