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Glimpses. 118 Beacon Street

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Built in 1895 for Charles Sumner Foss. Design by John Calvin Stevens

A substantial Colonial Revival in the Woodfords neighborhood Continue reading →

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This entry was posted in Beacon Street, Colonial Revival, Deering, Glimpses, History, Images, John Calvin Stevens, Maine, Off the peninsula, shudders, Woodfords and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, Charles S Foss, Colonial Revival, Deering, Glimpses, History, images, John Calvin Stevens, Maine, Portland, Portland Maine, Schlotterbeck & Foss, Woodfords on February 12, 2022 by alewifecove.

Glimpses. 107 Beacon Street

Built ca: 1911 on spec by Earnest Small

A small Queen Anne in the Woodfords neighborhood Continue reading →

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Built on spec, Glimpses, History, Images, Off the peninsula, Queen Anne, Then & Now, Woodfords and tagged 20th Century, Architecture, Built on spec, Deering, Glimpses, images, Maine, Portland, Portland Maine, Queen Anne Style, Woodfords, Woodfords Corner on November 7, 2021 by alewifecove.

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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