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2-3 Mechanic Place

Built ca 1853 by Benjamin Megguire.

A fascinating Greek Revival double-house in the Bayside neighborhood.

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Bayside, Benjamin Megguire, Double House, Glimpses, Greek Revival, History, Images, Remuddling, Renovations, Survivor, Then & Now and tagged 19th Century, Alice Carle, Architecture, Bayside, Bubba's Sulky Lounge, D’Oyly Carte Theater, Double House, Gilbert and Sullivan, Glimpses, Greek Revival, Hmm, images, Maine, Mikado, Portland, Portland Maine, Remuddling, Renovation, Then and Now, Things that make me go hmm on November 24, 2019 by alewifecove.

Glimpses. 140 Noyes Street

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Built ca 1899. Probably for Marks and Earle.

A fine Queen Anne in the Oakdale neighborhood.

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Arthur E Marks, Fessenden Park, Fessenden Park, Glimpses, History, Images, Llewellyn Morse Leighton, Marks and Earle, Noyes Street, Oakdale, Off the peninsula, Queen Anne, Remuddling, Then & Now and tagged 19th Century, Glimpses, History, images, Maine, Portland, Portland Maine, Queen Anne Style on October 12, 2019 by alewifecove.

Glimpses. 97 Gray Street

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Built ca: 1892 for Ammi Whitney

A very small house between Brackett and Clark Streets

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This entry was posted in Ammi Whitney, Architecture, Glimpses, Gray Street, History, Images, Then & Now, West End Walks and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, Glimpses, History, images, Portland, Portland Maine, Then and Now, West End on September 29, 2019 by alewifecove.

Glimpses. 32 Sherman Street

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Built ca: 1876-77, possibly on spec, by Thomas Wildes. First occupied by Jarius Talbot.

A petite Second Empire in the Parkside neighborhood.

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Built on spec, Glimpses, History, Images, mansard roof, Parkside, Second Empire, Sherman Street, Thomas Wildes and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, Built on spec, History, images, Portland, Portland Maine, Second Empire, Then and Now on September 15, 2019 by alewifecove.

12-14 Winter Street

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Built ca: 1858 for William Widgery Thomas

A brick Greek Revival double house between Danforth and Gray Streets

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This entry was posted in After the fire, Architecture, Brick, Built on spec, Glimpses, Greater Portland Landmarks, Greek Revival, History, Images, Then & Now, West End Walks, William Widgery Thomas, Winter Street and tagged 19th Century, After the fire, Architecture, Brick, Built on spec, Greater Portland Landmarks, Greek Revival, History, images, Maine, nativism, Portland, Portland Maine, The Great Fire of 1866, Then and Now, West End, William Widgery Thomas on September 1, 2019 by alewifecove.

Glimpses. 104 Prospect Street

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Built ca: 1877, possibly by Samuel Norcross, for Abby and John Small

A wooden Second Empire in the Longfellow Highlands neighborhood. Continue reading →

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Glimpses, History, Images, Longfellow Highlands, mansard roof, Off the peninsula, Prospect Street, Samuel Norcross, Second Empire, Then & Now and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, Glimpses, History, images, Maine, mansard roof, Portland, Second Empire, Then and Now on August 18, 2019 by alewifecove.

Glimpses. 154 Newbury Street

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Built ca 1867 by Jotham Lewis.

A brick Second Empire home in the India Street District.

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This entry was posted in After the fire, Architecture, Brick, Condominium, Glimpses, History, Images, Newbury Street, Portals, Then & Now and tagged 19th Century, After the fire, Architecture, Brick, East End, Portals, Portland, Portland Maine, Second Empire, The Great Fire of 1866, Then and Now on June 9, 2019 by alewifecove.

Glimpses. 16 Storer Street

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Built prior to 1860 for Dependence and/or Henry Furbush (Furbish). Possibly designed by Charles A Alexander.

A fascinating brick Italianate on the Waynflete Campus.

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Brick, Charles A Alexander, Glimpses, History, Images, Italianate, Portals, Portland Sugar House, Then & Now, Waynflete School, West End Walks and tagged 19th Century, Brick, Charles A Alexander, Glimpses, History, images, Maine, Portland, Portland Maine, Portland Sugar House, Storer Street, Then and Now, Waynflete School, West End on May 12, 2019 by alewifecove.

Glimpses. 51 Tyng Street

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Possibly built ca 1810 for Elijah Hossack.

A tattered but solid Federal between Danforth and York Streets

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Commercial, Federal style, Glimpses, History, Images, Remuddling, Then & Now, Tyng Street, West End Walks and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, Federal style, Glimpses, History, images, Maine, Portland Maine, Remuddling, Then and Now, West End on April 28, 2019 by alewifecove.

Glimpses. 40 Deering Street.

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Built ca 1876 for Harrison Tyler Whipple. Simon Libby builder

A Stick Style home in the Deering Street Historic District.

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Deering Street, Glimpses, Greater Portland Landmarks, History, Images, Parkside, Simon Libby, Stick Style, Then & Now and tagged 19th Century, apothecary, Architecture, Deering Street, Glimpses, Greater Portland Landmarks, History, images, Parkside, Portland, Portland Maine, Stick Style, Then and Now on March 3, 2019 by alewifecove.

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