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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.

183 Allen Avenue

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Built ca: 1825-26 by James Meader (Meeder)

A modest Federal style home in the Allen Avenue neighborhood Continue reading →

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This entry was posted in Allen Ave, Allen Avenue, Architecture, Brick, Christian Kragelund, Deering, Falmouth, Federal style, History, Images, masonry, Off the peninsula, Portals, Then & Now, Westbrook and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, Brick, Christian Kragelund, doors, entries, Federal style, History, images, Maine, Portland Maine, Then and Now on January 14, 2024 by alewifecove.

Glimpses. 32 Veranda Street

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Built in 1858 by Isaac Sylvester

A substantial Italianate in the East Deering neighborhood. Continue reading →

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Back Cove Village, East Deering, Glimpses, History, Images, Isaac Sylvester, Italianate, Jacob Winslow, Lunt's Farm, Maine, Off the peninsula, Survivor, Then & Now, Veranda Street and tagged 19th Century, antebellum, Architecture, Back Cove Village, East Deering, George Russell, Glimpses, images, Isaac Sylvester, Italianate, Jacob Winslow, Lunt's Farm, Maine, Mary Lunt, Peter Lunt, Portland, Portland Maine, Russell Shipyard, Shipbuilding, Then and Now, Westbrook on December 8, 2023 by alewifecove.

By Request: 395 St John Street

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Built ca: 1859-60 on spec for George Jewett

A modest Greek Revival in the USM neighborhood. Continue reading →

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This entry was posted in Built on spec, By Request, Greek Revival, History, Images, Income Property, Off the peninsula, On Spec, St John Street and tagged 19th Century, Anatole Carles, Architecture, Built on spec, Greek Revival, History, John Bundy Brown, Maine, Portland, Portland Maine, St John Smith, Then and Now, West End on November 12, 2023 by alewifecove.

Glimpses. 904 Washington Avenue

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Built in 1913 by John D Lary

A small bungalow in the North Deering neighborhood Continue reading →

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Bungalow, Deering, Glimpses, History, Images, Income Property, John Lary, North Deering, Off the peninsula, Then & Now, Washington Avenue and tagged 20th Century, Architecture, Bungalow, Charles O Baker, Deering, Glimpses, History, images, John Lary, Maine, North Deeing, Portland, Portland Maine, Solon D Conner, Then and Now on October 29, 2023 by alewifecove.

Redux. 380 Danforth

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Built in 1875 for the Estate of Samuel Rumery.

A large Stick Style home in the West End neighborhood. Continue reading →

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Danforth Street, Greater Portland Landmarks, History, Images, Portland Packing Company, Redux, Royal Realty, Stick Style, Then & Now, West End, West End Walks and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, Greater Portland Landmarks, History, images, James P Baxter, James Phinney Baxter, Lt. Colonel William M. Altenburg, Maine, Portland, Portland Maine, Portland Packing Company, Redux, Royal Realty, Samuel Rumery, Stick Style, Then and Now, West End, William G Davis on October 15, 2023 by alewifecove.

41 Veranda Street

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Built ca: 1850 by David G Drinkwater

A fascinating Gothic Revival home in the East Deering neighborhood. Continue reading →

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Back Cove Village, Deering, East Deering, Gothic Revival, History, Images, Maine, Off the peninsula, Portals, Remuddling, Survivor, Then & Now, Veranda Street and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, Back Cove Village, Deering, doors, East Deering, entries, gothic hood molding, Gothic Revival, History, images, Maine, Portland, Portland Maine, The Gothic Revival, Then and Now on October 1, 2023 by alewifecove.

Glimpses. 193 Concord Street

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Built in 1910 for Howard Winslow. Design by John Calvin & John Howard Stevens.

A substantial bungalow in the Deering Center neighborhood. Continue reading →

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This entry was posted in American Can Company, Architecture, Concord Street, Deering, Deering Center, Glimpses, History, Images, John Calvin Stevens, John Howard Stevens, Maine, Off the peninsula, Then & Now and tagged 20th Century, American Can Company, Architecture, Colonial Revival, Deering, Glimpses, History, images, John Calvin Stevens, John Howard Stevens, Maine, Portland, Portland Maine, Then and Now on September 17, 2023 by alewifecove.

By Request. 22 Carleton Street

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Built in on spec 1871 by William Burrowes

A substantial Second Empire Double House in the West End Historic District Continue reading →

This entry was posted in Brick, Built on spec, By Request, Carleton Street, Christian Kragelund, History, Images, mansard roof, On Spec, Royal Realty, Second Empire, West End, William Burrowes and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, Brick, Built on spec, Christian Kragelund, Double House, History, images, immigration, Maine, mansard roof, Portland, Portland Maine, Royal Realty, Second Empire, Then and Now, West End, William Burrowes on September 4, 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.

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