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727 Congress Street Part 1

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Built in 1870 for Woodbury Davis. Possibly designed by Francis Fassett
Alternative address is 1-7 Mellen Street

An iconic Italianate in the Congress Street Historic District.

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Brick, Condominium, Congress Street, Francis Fassett, History, Images, Italianate, Maine, Mellen Street, Woodbury Davis and tagged 19th Century, Anson Morrill, Architecture, Brick, Hannibal Hamlin, Henry Merrill, History, images, Italianate, James T Champlin, Maine, Portland, Portland Maine, Samuel Wells, Then and Now, West End, Woodbury Davis on September 27, 2026 by alewifecove.

Glimpses. 9 Everett Street

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Built between 1872 and 1881 by Clarence or Pamelia Oxnard

A simple Italianate in the Washington Avenue neighborhood

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Everett Street, Glimpses, History, Italianate, Maine, Then & Now, Washington Avenue and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, Clarence Oxnard, Everett Street, History, images, Maine, Portland, Portland Maine on August 23, 2026 by alewifecove.

Glimpses. 12 Madison Street

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Built in 1871 by William Haywood

An odd Italianate in the Washington Avenue neighborhood.

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Glimpses, History, Images, Italianate, Madison Street, Then & Now, Washington Avenue and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, Glimpses, History, images, Italianate, Maine, Odd, Portland, Then and Now, William Haywood on May 24, 2026 by alewifecove.

By Request. 296 Spring Street

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Built in 1857 by Merrick Sawyer

A fine Greek Revival in the West End

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This entry was posted in Architecture, By Request, Captain Benjamin Webster, Condominium, Granite, History, Images, Italianate, Spring Street, Then & Now, West End and tagged 19th Century, By Request, Captain Benjamin Webster, Elias Thomas, Granite, History, images, Merrick Sawyer, Portland, Then and Now, West End on April 13, 2025 by alewifecove.

Glimpses. 308 Danforth Street. A peek inside.

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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.

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Brick, Charles A Alexander, Danforth Street, Glimpses, History, Images, Italianate, Maine, masonry, Observations, Portals, Real Estate, West End, West End Walks and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, Belvedere, Brick, Charles A Alexander, Danforth Street, doors, Glimpses, History, images, Italianate, Maine, masonry, Post Colonial, preservation, Real Estate, Spiral Stair, West End on March 16, 2025 by alewifecove.

16-22 Pine Street

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Built on spec in 1856 by the Granville & Sewall Chase. Design by Charles A Alexander

A quartet of substantial Italianate townhouses in the Longfellow Square neighborhood

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This entry was posted in Brick, Built on spec, Charles A Alexander, Chase, Condominium, Fail, Granville M Chase, History, Images, Italianate, Longfellow Square, Maine, On Spec, Pine Street, Portals, Remuddling, Rowhouse, Sewall Chase, Then & Now, Townhouse, West End Walks and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, Brick, Charles A Alexander, Granville Chase, History, images, Maine, Portland, Portland Maine, Sewall Chase, Then and Now, West End on January 19, 2025 by alewifecove.

Tales from the Timbers. 153 Concord Street revisited.

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A look inside answers a question

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This entry was posted in Concord Street, Deering Center, Eliphalet Clark, History, Italianate, Renovations, Tales from the Timbers, Tooling and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, History, images, Maine, Portland, Portland Maine, Tales from the Timbers on May 18, 2024 by alewifecove.

46 Eastern Promenade. By Request

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Built in 1874 for William & Clara Gray

A tall Italianate in the Munjoy Hill neighborhood. Continue reading →

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This entry was posted in Architecture, By Request, Eastern Promenade, History, Images, Italianate, Maine, Munjoy Hill, Then & Now, Vesper Street and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, East End, entries, History, images, Italianate, Maine, Munjoy Hill, Portals, Portland, Portland Maine, Then and Now, William Gray on April 27, 2024 by alewifecove.

71 Woodford Street

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Built ca: 1895 by Edwin Thompson

An attractive Italianate in the Woodford’s Neighborhood Continue reading →

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Deering, Edwin Thompson, History, Images, Italianate, Maine, Off the peninsula, Royal Realty, Then & Now, Westbrook, Woodford, Woodfords and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, Deering, Edwin Thompson, Greater Portland Landmarks, History, images, Italianate, Maine, Off the peninsula, Portland, Portland Maine, Then and Now, Woodfords, Woodfords Corner on April 9, 2024 by alewifecove.

336-338 Spring Street

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Built in 1867 for Seth and Margaret Dyer

A large Italianate in the West End Historic District Continue reading →

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This entry was posted in After the fire, Architecture, Brick, Greater Portland Landmarks, Images, Italianate, Maine, masonry, Portals, Spring Street, Then & Now, Waynflete School, West End, West End Walks and tagged 19th Century, a puzzlement, After the fire, Architecture, Brick, doors, entries, Greater Portland Landmarks, History, images, Italianate, Maine, Portals, Portland, Portland Maine, puzzlement, Seth Dyer, Spring Street, Stanley Herrick, Stanwood Fisher, Storer Street, Then and Now, Waynflete School, West End on March 10, 2024 by alewifecove.

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