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149 Pine Street

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Built in 1895 for Charles & Ida Allen. Design by John Calvin Stevens

The westerly half of a Colonial Revival double/row house in the West End neighborhood.

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Brick, Colonial Revival, Double House, History, Images, John Calvin Stevens, masonry, Pine Street, Portals, Rowhouse, Then & Now, West End, West End Walks and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, Brick, Charles Allen, FO Bailey Auctioneers, History, images, John Calvin Stevens, Maine, Margaret S Allen, masonry, Neal Allen, Portland, Portland Maine, Then and Now, West End on January 25, 2026 by alewifecove.

By Request. 57-59 Deering Street

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Built in 1868-69 for Marian Deering Noyes

A substantial Second Empire double-house in the Deering Street neighborhood.

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This entry was posted in Apartment, Architecture, Brick, By Request, Deering Street, Double House, Granite, History, Maine, mansard roof, masonry, Portals, Second Empire, Then & Now and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, Brick, Deering Street, Double House, History, images, Levi P Newcomb, Maine, Marion Deering Noyes, Portland, Portland Maine, Second Empire, Then and Now on September 3, 2025 by alewifecove.

Glimpses. 308 Danforth Street. A peek inside.

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A rare opportunity to see the interior of a Portland landmark.

In early 2024, one of the city’s landmark antebellum homes came on the market under some odd circumstances.

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Brick, Charles A Alexander, Danforth Street, Glimpses, History, Images, Italianate, Maine, masonry, Observations, Portals, Real Estate, West End, West End Walks and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, Belvedere, Brick, Charles A Alexander, Danforth Street, doors, Glimpses, History, images, Italianate, Maine, masonry, Post Colonial, preservation, Real Estate, Spiral Stair, West End on March 16, 2025 by alewifecove.

16-22 Pine Street

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Built on spec in 1856 by the Granville & Sewall Chase. Design by Charles A Alexander

A quartet of substantial Italianate townhouses in the Longfellow Square neighborhood

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This entry was posted in Brick, Built on spec, Charles A Alexander, Chase, Condominium, Fail, Granville M Chase, History, Images, Italianate, Longfellow Square, Maine, On Spec, Pine Street, Portals, Remuddling, Rowhouse, Sewall Chase, Then & Now, Townhouse, West End Walks and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, Brick, Charles A Alexander, Granville Chase, History, images, Maine, Portland, Portland Maine, Sewall Chase, Then and Now, West End on January 19, 2025 by alewifecove.

Redux. 1 Thomas Street

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Built in 1891 for Harry Butler. Design by John Calvin Stevens

An iconic Romanesque in the West End Historic District

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Brick, Harry Butler, Images, John Calvin Stevens, Maine, masonry, Portals, Redux, Romanesque, Thomas Street, West End, West End Walks and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, Elizabeth S Butler, Harry Butler, History, images, John Calvin Stevens, Juris K Ubans, Maine, Mara Ubans, Miami, Portland, Portland Maine, Then and Now, West End on December 1, 2024 by alewifecove.

278-280 State Street

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Built in 1886 for William & Elizabeth Sanborn. Design by John Calvin Stevens

An attractive Queen Anne-Colonial Revival double townhouse in the Parkside neighborhood.

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This entry was posted in Apartment, Architecture, Brick, Built on spec, Colonial Revival, History, Images, John Calvin Stevens, masonry, Parkside, Portals, Queen Anne, State Street, Then & Now, Townhouse and tagged 19th Century, Brick, Eben Swasey, History, images, John Calvin Stevens, Maine, Portland, Portland Maine, Then and Now on September 22, 2024 by alewifecove.

336-338 Spring Street

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Built in 1867 for Seth and Margaret Dyer

A large Italianate in the West End Historic District Continue reading →

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This entry was posted in After the fire, Architecture, Brick, Greater Portland Landmarks, Images, Italianate, Maine, masonry, Portals, Spring Street, Then & Now, Waynflete School, West End, West End Walks and tagged 19th Century, a puzzlement, After the fire, Architecture, Brick, doors, entries, Greater Portland Landmarks, History, images, Italianate, Maine, Portals, Portland, Portland Maine, puzzlement, Seth Dyer, Spring Street, Stanley Herrick, Stanwood Fisher, Storer Street, Then and Now, Waynflete School, West End on March 10, 2024 by alewifecove.

183 Allen Avenue

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Built ca: 1825-26 by James Meader (Meeder)

A modest Federal style home in the Allen Avenue neighborhood Continue reading →

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This entry was posted in Allen Ave, Allen Avenue, Architecture, Brick, Christian Kragelund, Deering, Falmouth, Federal style, History, Images, masonry, Off the peninsula, Portals, Then & Now, Westbrook and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, Brick, Christian Kragelund, doors, entries, Federal style, History, images, Maine, Portland Maine, Then and Now on January 14, 2024 by alewifecove.

41 Veranda Street

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Built ca: 1850 by David G Drinkwater

A fascinating Gothic Revival home in the East Deering neighborhood. Continue reading →

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Back Cove Village, Deering, East Deering, Gothic Revival, History, Images, Maine, Off the peninsula, Portals, Remuddling, Survivor, Then & Now, Veranda Street and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, Back Cove Village, Deering, doors, East Deering, entries, gothic hood molding, Gothic Revival, History, images, Maine, Portland, Portland Maine, The Gothic Revival, Then and Now on October 1, 2023 by alewifecove.

92 Pleasant Street

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Build date unclear

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

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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.

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