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Tales from the Timbers. 153 Concord Street revisited.

Redux 99 Capisic Street

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A story of revival

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Capisic Street, carriage house, Greek Revival, History, In the news, Maine, Off the peninsula, Redux, Renovations, Stroudwater, Stroudwater, Survivor, Tales from the Timbers and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, carriage house, Deering, entries, Greek Revival, historic preservation, History, images, Maine, Portland, Portland Maine, restoration, Stroudwater, Then and Now on June 25, 2023 by alewifecove.

Glimpses. 29 Munjoy Street

Glimpses. 672 Ocean Avenue

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Probably built between 1804 and 1814 by Nathan Sawyer. A transitional Georgian/Federal in the Lunt’s Corner neighborhood. Continue reading →

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Federal style, Glimpses, History, Images, Lunt's Corner, Ocean Avenue, Off the peninsula, Portals, Remuddling, Renovations, Survivor, Then & Now and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, Deering, doors, East Deering, entries, Federal style, Georgian, Glimpses, History, Hmm, images, Jessie Wright, Maine, Portals, Portland, Portland Maine, Remuddling, Then and Now, Westbrook on July 18, 2021 by alewifecove.

Glimpses. 22 Clifford Street

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Built in 1916 for Ammi Whitney and his son Joseph. Design by Frederick Tompson.

A brick colonial revival in the Western Promenade historic district. Continue reading →

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This entry was posted in Ammi Whitney, Brick, carriage house, Clifford Street, Colonial Revival, Fred Tompson, Glimpses, Greater Portland Landmarks, History, Images, Portals, Renovations, Then & Now, West End, West End Walks and tagged 19th Century, 20th Century, Ammi Whitney, Architecture, Brick, carriage house, Colonial Revival, doors, Frederick Tompson, Glimpses, Greater Portland Landmarks, History, images, Maine, Portland, Portland Maine on February 28, 2021 by alewifecove.

Reader Suggestion. 1040 Ocean Street

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Built ca 1900. Probably by Jacob Shattuck.

An odd, and probably doomed, Queen Anne on the Falmouth line.

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This entry was posted in Abandoned, Architecture, East Deering, Glimpses, History, Images, Ocean Avenue, Off the peninsula, Queen Anne, Reader Suggestion, Remuddling, Renovations, Then & Now and tagged Architecture, doomed, History, Hmm, images, Maine, Portland, Portland Maine, Queen Anne Style, Remuddling, Then and Now on August 2, 2020 by alewifecove.

Glimpses. 270 Veranda Street

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Built in 1916 for Harry J Ricker.

A heavily altered Arts and Crafts bungalow on Martin’s Point in the East Deering neighborhood

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Arts and Crafts, East Deering, Glimpses, History, Images, Jacob W Wilbur, Martin's Point, Ocean View Park, Off the peninsula, Remuddling, Renovations, Then & Now, Veranda Street and tagged 20th Century, Architecture, Arts and Crafts, Christian Jurgenson, Denmark, East Deering, Glimpses, Greater Portland Landmarks, Harry J Ricker, History, images, immigration, Jacob W Wilbur, Maine, Martin's Point, Ocean View Park, Then and Now on July 5, 2020 by alewifecove.

2-3 Mechanic Place

Built ca 1853 by Benjamin Megguire.

A fascinating Greek Revival double-house in the Bayside neighborhood.

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Bayside, Benjamin Megguire, Double House, Glimpses, Greek Revival, History, Images, Remuddling, Renovations, Survivor, Then & Now and tagged 19th Century, Alice Carle, Architecture, Bayside, Bubba's Sulky Lounge, D’Oyly Carte Theater, Double House, Gilbert and Sullivan, Glimpses, Greek Revival, Hmm, images, Maine, Mikado, Portland, Portland Maine, Remuddling, Renovation, Then and Now, Things that make me go hmm on November 24, 2019 by alewifecove.

Tales from the Timbers. 139 York Street

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At the corner of Park & York Streets sits a house undergoing major renovations. Its current situation allows some of its more hidden stories to be told.

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Greek Revival, History, Images, Park Street, Renovations, Tales from the Timbers, Then & Now, Tooling, York Street and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, Brick, Greek Revival, History, Hmm, images, Maine, Portland, Portland Maine, Renovation on October 29, 2018 by alewifecove.