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369-371 Cumberland Avenue

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Built ca 1846 by James R Hawkes

A Greek Revival double-house in the Bayside neighborhood. Continue reading →

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Bayside, Cumberland Avenue, Double House, Glimpses, Greek Revival, James R Hawkes, Portals, Then & Now and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, doors, Double House, Edgar Hawkes, Greek Revival, History, images, James R Hawkes, Maine, Maine Charitable Mechanics Association, Mechanics Hall, Portland, Portland Maine, Solomon Hawkes, Then and Now on October 24, 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.

44 Cedar Street

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Built sometime between 1845 and 1852 by Edward P Thompson.

A sturdy Greek Revival in the Bayside neighborhood.

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Bayside, Brick, Cedar Street, Greek Revival, History, Images, Survivor, Then & Now and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, Armenia, Armenian immigration, Brick, Greek Revival, History, immigration, Maine, Portland, Portland Maine, Survivor, Then and Now on August 16, 2020 by alewifecove.

Glimpses. 30 Mechanic Street

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Built ca 1850. Probably by John Neal.

A simple brick Italianate in the Bayside neighborhood

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Bayside, Brick, Glimpses, History, Images, Italianate, Mechanic Street, Then & Now and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, Brick, Glimpses, History, images, Italianate, John Neal, Maine, Portland, Portland Maine on April 12, 2020 by alewifecove.

Glimpses. 36 Mechanic Street

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Built ca: 1851 by William H. Stewart

A modest Greek Revival in Bayside

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Bayside, Glimpses, Greek Revival, History, Images, Mechanic Street, Then & Now and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, Glimpses, Greek Revival, History, images, Portland, Portland Maine, Then and Now on February 16, 2020 by alewifecove.

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. 9-11 Parris Street

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Built ca 1852 for Richard Hunt and James Jewett.

A Greek Revival double house on the slopes of Bayside.

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Bayside, Glimpses, Greek Revival, History, Images, Parris Street, Then & Now and tagged Architecture, Bayside, Glimpses, Greek Revival, History, images, Maine, Portland on April 30, 2017 by alewifecove.

142 Pearl Street. My Favorite Carriage House That’s Not In The West End

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I am not sure I can say why, but this little carriage house has always fascinated me. Tucked in behind a somewhat nondescript brick house on Cumberland Ave, this is a cute survivor. Continue reading →

This entry was posted in Architecture, Bayside, carriage house, Images, Pearl Street and tagged Architecture, artists, carriage house, garage, images, Maine, Portland on July 29, 2015 by alewifecove.