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Glimpses. 144 Spring Street

Built ca: 1898 for Moses Foster

This entry was posted in Architecture, Brick, Built on spec, History, Images, Spring Street, Then & Now and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, Brick, History, images, Maine, passport, Portland Maine, Spring Street, West End on January 7, 2018 by alewifecove.

117 State Street

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Built for Samuel Holbrook ca: 1833-36

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Brick, Federal style, Portals, Spring Street, State Street, Then & Now and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, Brick, Federal style, Greater Portland Landmarks, History, images, Maine, Portland, Portland Maine on December 22, 2017 by alewifecove.

Glimpses. 320 Spring Street

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Built ca 1860 by Stephen K Dyer

A rather late Greek Revival in the West End.

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Greater Portland Landmarks, Greek Revival, History, Images, Spring Street, West End Walks and tagged Architecture, Glimpses, Greek Revival, History, images, Italianate, Maine, Portland, West End on May 10, 2017 by alewifecove.

Glimpses. 325 Spring Street

In Focus. Charles Quincy Clapp. Part 1. Early Works

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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.