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19 Anderson Street

Built ca: 1882 for Robert McCloskey

A scruffy but vibrant Italianate in the East Bayside neighborhood. Continue reading →

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This entry was posted in Anderson Street, Apartment, Architecture, Commercial, Condominium, East Bayside, History, Images, Italianate, Maine, Portals, Remuddling, Then & Now and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, doors, East End, History, images, immigration, Irish, Italianate, Maine, Munjoy Hill, Portland, Portland Maine, Remuddling, Then and Now on September 12, 2021 by alewifecove.

Glimpses. 40 Belmont Street

Built ca: 1902 on spec for Lewellyn Morse Leighton. Design by Fred Tompson

A lovely Colonial Revival in the Coyle Park neighborhood.
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This entry was posted in Architecture, Austin Pease, Belmont Street, Colonial Revival, Coyle Park, Deering, Fred Tompson, Glimpses, Greater Portland Landmarks, History, Images, Jacob Winslow, Llewellyn Morse Leighton, Maine, Off the peninsula, Portals, Then & Now and tagged 20th Century, Architecture, Austin Pease, Colonial Revival, Coyle Park, Eleazer W Clark, Frederick Tompson, Glimpses, Greater Portland Landmarks, History, images, Jacob Winslow, Portland, Portland Maine, Then and Now on August 29, 2021 by alewifecove.

Field Trip. 88-90 Sawyer Street, South Portland

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Built ca: 1849 by Stephen Hubbard

A charming Greek Revival double-house in the Ferry Village neighborhood Continue reading →

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Double House, Field Trips, Greek Revival, History, Images, Maine, Off the peninsula, Portals, Sawyer Street, South Portland, South Portland and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, doors, entries, Glimpses, Greek Revival, images, Maine, Portals, South Portland, Stephen Hubbard on August 17, 2021 by alewifecove.

Glimpses. 151 Vaughan Street

Built ca: 1902 for Fred Richards as a wedding present to Edward and Gertrude Piper.

An odd Colonial Revival in the West End Historic District Continue reading →

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Brick, Colonial Revival, Fred Richards, Glimpses, History, Images, John Calvin Stevens, Maine, Then & Now, Vaughan Street, West End and tagged 20th Century, Architecture, Arts and Crafts, Brick, Colonial Revival, Fred Richards, Glimpses, History, images, John Calvin Stevens, Maine, Portland, Portland Maine, Then and Now, West End on August 1, 2021 by alewifecove.

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