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.
Continue readingGlimpses. 308 Danforth Street. A peek inside.
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Redux. 380 Danforth
Built in 1875 for the Estate of Samuel Rumery.
A large Stick Style home in the West End neighborhood. Continue reading
Row Houses: 196 Danforth Street. By Request
Glimpses. 314 Danforth Street
Built in 1919 for Sydney St. Felix Thaxter. Design by Burnham and Higgins Architects.
A colonial revival home in the West End.
171-175 Danforth Street
Built ca 1849-50 ‘on spec’ by Horace B Richards
A simple, and slightly quirky, Greek Revival double house between State and Brackett Streets
154-156 Danforth Street. By request
Built ca: 1850-51 for Charles H Green by Charles Frost and Edward P & Sewall C Chase.
A brick Greek Revival between State and Brackett Streets.
Restoration of the reception room at Victoria Mansion has begun.
In Focus. Charles Quincy Clapp. Part 2. A Period of Domesticity
Welcome to part two of a focused look at the life and works of Charles Quincy Clapp. In part one, I looked at his early years and some of his earliest, mostly commercial, works. In this section, I am going to focus in CQ’s domestic work, both for himself and as part of the family’s investments.
Glimpses. 158 Danforth Street
In Focus. Charles Quincy Clapp. Part 1. Early Works
When the term ‘architects of Portland Maine’ comes up, a couple of names normally spring to mind. John Calvin Stevens is the most obvious and perhaps Francis Fassett. Beyond that, only the cognoscenti would be able to suggest any others. Which is a shame as the pool of talent was deep. Hopefully, in the coming months, I can do a little to rectify that.
Charles Quincy Clapp ca: 1863
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