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In Focus. Edward Henry Elwell

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A pioneering editor, publisher, historian, and civic booster.

Edward H. Elwell ca. 1875. Maine Memory Network

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Deering, Edward Elwell, Harrison Bird Brown, History, Images, In Focus, Italianate, Italy, Off the peninsula, Pleasant Avenue, Quotations, Then & Now, William Widgery Thomas, Woodfords and tagged 19th Century, Deering, Edward H Elwell, Harrison Bird Brown, History, images, Maine, Portland, Portland Maine, The Grand Tour on January 31, 2021 by alewifecove.

Glimpses. 35 Arlington Street

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Built ca: 1850 for Warren Sparrow.

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Arlington Street, Glimpses, Gothic Revival, History, Images, Llewellyn Morse Leighton, Off the peninsula, Woodfords and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, doors, Glimpses, History, images, Maine, Portland, The Gothic Revival on January 28, 2018 by alewifecove.

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