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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. 132 Pleasant Avenue

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Built ca: 1900

A large but seemingly incomplete Queen Anne in Deering

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This entry was posted in Apartment, Architecture, Deering Village, Glenwood Avenue, Glimpses, History, Off the peninsula, Pleasant Avenue, Queen Anne, Then & Now and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, Deering, Gambrell roof, History, images, Maine, Portland, Portland Maine, Queen Anne Style on October 7, 2018 by alewifecove.

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