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By Request: 140 Eastern Promenade / 1-7 Wilson Street

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Built in 1898-9 for Samuel D Plummer.

A substantial Queen Anne / Colonial Revival in the Munjoy Hill neighborhood.

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This entry was posted in Apartment, Architecture, By Request, carriage house, Colonial Revival, Eastern Promenade, Granite, Hip roof, History, Images, Munjoy Hill, Queen Anne, Real Estate, Then & Now, Wilson Street and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, Eastern Promenade, History, images, Maine, Munjoy Hill, Portland, Samuel D Plummer, Then and Now, Wilson Street on April 22, 2026 by alewifecove.

147 Pine Street

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Built in 1895 for Horace Shaylor. Design by John Calvin Stevens

The easterly 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, Pine Street, Rowhouse, Then & Now, West End, West End Walks and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, Brick, Edith Pitt, Evelyn Shaylor Harmon, Harry Harmon, History, Horace W Shaylor Jr., images, John Calvin Stevens, L Pauline Mann, Luella Shaylor, Maine, Portland, Portland Maine, West End on February 22, 2026 by alewifecove.

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.

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.

Glimpses. 104 Neal Street

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Built in 1892/93 by George E Philbrook

A fascinatingly detailed Colonial Revival in the West End Continue reading →

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Brick, Colonial Revival, George E Philbrook, Glimpses, Images, Maine, Neal Street, Remuddling, Then & Now, West End, West End Walks and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, Brick, Colonial Revival, Glimpses, History, images, Irish, Irish Immigration, Maine, Portland, Portland Maine, Remuddling, Then and Now, West End on February 12, 2023 by alewifecove.

Glimpses. 25 Belmeade Road

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Built in 1917 for Seth & Amanda Clark. Design possibly by Fred Tompson.

A substantial Colonial Revival home in the Boulevard Park neighborhood.

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Belmeade Street, Boulevard Park, Colonial Revival, Glimpses, History, Images, Maine, Off the peninsula, Then & Now and tagged 20th Century, Architecture, Boulevard Park, Colonial Revival, Glimpses, History, images, Portland, Portland Maine, Portland Stoneware Company, Then and Now, Winslow and Company on August 28, 2022 by alewifecove.

Glimpses. 118 Beacon Street

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Built in 1895 for Charles Sumner Foss. Design by John Calvin Stevens

A substantial Colonial Revival in the Woodfords neighborhood Continue reading →

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This entry was posted in Beacon Street, Colonial Revival, Deering, Glimpses, History, Images, John Calvin Stevens, Maine, Off the peninsula, shudders, Woodfords and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, Charles S Foss, Colonial Revival, Deering, Glimpses, History, images, John Calvin Stevens, Maine, Portland, Portland Maine, Schlotterbeck & Foss, Woodfords on February 12, 2022 by alewifecove.

Glimpses. 40 Belmont Street

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Built ca: 1902 on spec for Lewellyn Morse Leighton. Design by Fred Tompson

A lovely Colonial Revival in the Coyle Park neighborhood.
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This entry was posted in Architecture, Austin Pease, Belmont Street, Colonial Revival, Coyle Park, Deering, Fred Tompson, Glimpses, Greater Portland Landmarks, History, Images, Jacob Winslow, Llewellyn Morse Leighton, Maine, Off the peninsula, Portals, Then & Now and tagged 20th Century, Architecture, Austin Pease, Colonial Revival, Coyle Park, Eleazer W Clark, Frederick Tompson, Glimpses, Greater Portland Landmarks, History, images, Jacob Winslow, Portland, Portland Maine, Then and Now on August 29, 2021 by alewifecove.

Glimpses. 151 Vaughan Street

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Built ca: 1902 for Fred Richards as a wedding present to Edward and Gertrude Piper.

An odd Colonial Revival in the West End Historic District Continue reading →

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Brick, Colonial Revival, Fred Richards, Glimpses, History, Images, John Calvin Stevens, Maine, Then & Now, Vaughan Street, West End and tagged 20th Century, Architecture, Arts and Crafts, Brick, Colonial Revival, Fred Richards, Glimpses, History, images, John Calvin Stevens, Maine, Portland, Portland Maine, Then and Now, West End on August 1, 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.

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