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By Request: 127 Pleasant Street

Built ca: 1800 by Thomas Delano

A transitional Colonial/Federal Style house in the West End Historic District.

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This entry was posted in Architecture, By Request, Colonial, Federal style, Greater Portland Landmarks, Park/Pleasant Street, Pleasant Avenue, Portals, Survivor, Thomas Delano and tagged Architecture, Colonial, Federal style, Greater Portland Landmarks, History, images, John Calvin Stevens II, Maine, Nathan Webb, Portland, Portland Maine, Then and Now, Thomas Delano on June 21, 2026 by alewifecove.

92 Pleasant Street

Build date unclear

A large Greek Revival in the Park/Pleasant Street neighborhood Continue reading →

43.653041
-70.260151

This entry was posted in Architecture, Greek Revival, History, Images, Maine, Park/Pleasant Street, Pleasant Street, Portals, Remuddling, Survivor, Then & Now and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, doors, entries, images, Maine, Portland, Portland Maine, Then and Now on July 9, 2023 by alewifecove.

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.

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43.652011 -70.262637

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. 136 Pleasant Street

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Built ca: 1830. Probably built by Joseph Ilsley.

A simple, late period, Federal in the Park-Pleasant Street neighborhood Continue reading →

43.652175
-70.261922

This entry was posted in Architecture, Federal style, Glimpses, Greater Portland Landmarks, History, Images, Park/Pleasant Street, Pleasant Street, Then & Now and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, Federal style, Glimpses, Greater Portland Landmarks, Greek Revival, History, images, Kerry Drach, Maine, Neva Cram, Portland, Portland Maine, Then and Now on January 3, 2021 by alewifecove.

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