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104 Park Street and the Park Street Row

Built in 1835/36 for the Trustees of the Park Street Proprietary. William Dyer & Joshua Haskell masons. Simeon Rice carpenter.

A Greek Revival row house in Park/Pleasant Street Neighborhood. Continue reading →

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Brick, Built on spec, Greater Portland Landmarks, Greek Revival, History, Images, Joshua Haskell, masonry, On Spec, Park Street, Park/Pleasant Street, Portals, Simeon Rice, Survivor, Then & Now, William Dyer and tagged 19th Century, Alfred Brinkler, Architecture, Brick, Built on spec, City Bank of Portland, doors, entries, Greater Portland Landmarks, Greek Revival, History, Hope-Jones Organ Company, images, James Cahoon, James T McCobb, John Neal, Kotzschmar Organ, Maine, Marshall French, Martin Gore, Oliver Dorrance, Panic of 1837, Park Street Row, pipe organ, Portals, Portland, Portland Maine, Robert Robison, row house, Rowhouse, St Luke's Catherdral, Then and Now, Trustees of the Park Street Proprietary on May 23, 2023 by alewifecove.

Glimpses. 16 Lincoln Street

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Built in 1855 for Rufus D Bean

A transitional Greek Revival-Italianate in the Woodfords Corner neighborhood. Continue reading →

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Brick, Deering, Glimpses, Greek Revival, History, Images, Italianate, Lincoln Street, Maine, masonry, Off the peninsula, shudders, Then & Now, Woodfords and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, Brick, Deering, Glimpses, Greek Revival, History, Horatio Q Wheeler, images, Italianate, Maine, Portland, Portland and Forest Avenue Horse Railroad, Portland Maine, Rufus D Bean, Then and Now, William Southard, Woodfords, Woodfords Corner on May 8, 2023 by alewifecove.

38 High Street

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Built ca: 1822-23 by James Crockett

A diminutive Federal in the Danforth Street neighborhood.

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Brick, Danforth, Federal style, High Street, Hip roof, History, Images, James Crockett, Maine, masonry, Portals, Then & Now and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, Brick, doors, Federal style, Francis O'Brien, hipped roof, History, images, James Crockett, John Bradford, Joseph Swift, Portland, Portland Maine, spar maker, Then and Now on January 29, 2023 by alewifecove.

West End Walks. 151 Pine Street

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Built ca 1881 for Henry & Ernestine Maling. Design by Francis Fassett

A large Italianate in the West End Historic district.

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Brick, Byron Greenough, Condominium, Francis Fassett, History, Images, Italianate, Maine, masonry, Pine Street, Then & Now, West End, West End Walks and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, Brick, Christian Kragelund, Francis Fassett, Hawaii, Henry Maling, History, images, Italianate, Maine, Oceanic Steamship Company, Portland Maine, Sandwich Islands, Then and Now, West End on September 11, 2022 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.

165_167 Congress Street Redux

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Built ca: 1883 by Francis W “Frank” Cunningham. Design by Fassett & Stevens

A revisit to a post from 2016

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This entry was posted in Apartment, Architecture, Brick, Congress Street, Francis Fassett, FW Cunningham, Glimpses, History, Images, John Calvin Stevens, Maine, masonry, Munjoy Hill, Queen Anne, Redux, Then & Now and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, Brick, doors, entries, Fassett & Stevens, FW Cunningham, Glimpses, Grossman's, Grossman's Quality Crafted Homes, History, images, immigration, John Calvin Stevens, Maine, Munjoy Hill, Portals, Portland, Portland Maine, Queen Anne Style, Redux, Then and Now on May 30, 2022 by alewifecove.

54 State Street

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Built ca: 1841-43 for Francis Cook

An interesting transitional home in the lower block of State Street

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Brick, Federal style, Granite, Greater Portland Landmarks, Greek Revival, History, Images, Maine, masonry, State Street, Then & Now and tagged 19th Century, Alphonso Gilkey, Alphonzo Gilkey, Architecture, Brick, Federal style, Granite, Greater Portland Landmarks, Greek Revival, History, images, Maine, Portland, Portland Maine, Then and Now on May 15, 2022 by alewifecove.

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