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Glimpses. 11-15 Morning Street

Built in 1899 for Edward & Fannie Morrill

An attractive Queen Anne in the Munjoy Hill Historic District Continue reading →

This entry was posted in Architecture, East End, Glimpses, History, Images, Maine, Morning Street, Munjoy Hill, Queen Anne and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, East End, Edward G Morrill, Fannie Morrill, Glimpses, History, images, Maine, Munjoy Hill, Portland, Portland Maine on February 11, 2024 by alewifecove.

60-62 Hampshire Street

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Built ca 1867 for John Barbour & Jane Barbour Staples.

A fine, if somewhat remuddled, Second Empire double house in the India Street neighborhood.

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This entry was posted in After the fire, Architecture, Brick, East End, Hampshire Street, History, Images, mansard roof, Portals, Remuddling, Second Empire, The Great Fire of 1866, Then & Now and tagged 19th Century, After the fire, Architecture, Brick, Bruce Taliento, Caroline Staples, Celia Dunlap, Charles F Dunlap, Charles Staples, East End, entries, History, images, Jane Barbour Staples, John Barbour, Maine, mansard roof, Munjoy Hill, Portland, Portland Maine, Remuddling, Second Empire, Tally's Wholesale Tobacco, The Great Fire of 1866 on October 11, 2020 by alewifecove.

Glimpses. 53 Sheridan Street

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Built ca 1881 by Sarah and William Connor.

A brick Italianate on the southeast slope of Munjoy Hill

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Brick, Cunningham Brothers, East End, History, Images, Italianate, Munjoy Hill, Then & Now and tagged 19th Century, Brick, East End, Glimpses, History, images, Italianate, Maine, Munjoy Hill, Portland, Portland Maine, Then and Now on July 21, 2019 by alewifecove.

147 Congress Street

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Built ca 1857 for Simeon Hall.

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Brick, Condominium, Congress Street, East End, History, Images, Munjoy Hill, Then & Now and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, Brick, East End, History, images, Italianate, Maine, Munjoy Hill, Portland on October 30, 2017 by alewifecove.

Glimpses. 22 Eastern Promenade. By Request

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Built ca 1888 by James Polk Jordan.

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This entry was posted in Architecture, By Request, East End, Eastern Promenade, garage, History, Images, Italianate, Munjoy Hill, Munjoy Street, Queen Anne, Remuddling, Then & Now and tagged Architecture, East End, Glimpses, History, images, Italianate, Maine, Portland, Queen Anne Style, Remuddling on August 2, 2017 by alewifecove.

Glimpses. 12 Atlantic Street.

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Built ca 1854 for Harvey Garcelon

Design by Thomas Cummings?

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Atlantic Steet, East End, Eastern Promenade, History, Images, Italianate, Munjoy Hill, Then & Now, Thomas Cummings and tagged Architecture, Glimpses, History, images, Italianate, Maine, Munjoy Hill, Portland, Thomas Cummings on May 24, 2017 by alewifecove.

Glimpses. 6 Eastern Promenade

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By Request

A first visit to the Eastern Promenade. Home to some over-the-top architecture to match some over-the-top views. Our first is a ‘by request’ glimpse. And it’s over the top

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Atlantic Steet, By Request, Colonial Revival, Condominium, East End, Eastern Promenade, garage, Glimpses, History, Images, Italianate, Munjoy Hill, Munjoy Street and tagged Architecture, Colonial Revival, East End, History, Hmm, Italianate, Munjoy Hill on March 17, 2017 by alewifecove.

Glimpses. 167 Congress Street.

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Our first visit to the East End.

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Brick, Congress Street, East End, History, Images, Sheridan Street and tagged Brick, Congress Street, East End, History, images, Maine, Munjoy Hill, Portland on October 26, 2016 by alewifecove.