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336-338 Spring Street

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.

Glimpses. 32 Veranda Street

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Built in 1858 by Isaac Sylvester

A substantial Italianate in the East Deering neighborhood. Continue reading →

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Back Cove Village, East Deering, Glimpses, History, Images, Isaac Sylvester, Italianate, Jacob Winslow, Lunt's Farm, Maine, Off the peninsula, Survivor, Then & Now, Veranda Street and tagged 19th Century, antebellum, Architecture, Back Cove Village, East Deering, George Russell, Glimpses, images, Isaac Sylvester, Italianate, Jacob Winslow, Lunt's Farm, Maine, Mary Lunt, Peter Lunt, Portland, Portland Maine, Russell Shipyard, Shipbuilding, Then and Now, Westbrook on December 8, 2023 by alewifecove.

153 Concord Street

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Built ca: 1885, maybe

An unusual Italianate in the Deering Center neighborhood Continue reading →

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This entry was posted in Concord Street, Deering, Deering Center, garage, Images, Italianate, Maine, Off the peninsula, Remuddling, Westbrook and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, Deering, Eliphalet Clark, History, Hmm, images, Maine, Maine Wesleyan Board of Education, Nancy Clark, Portland, Portland Maine, Remuddling, Then and Now on November 26, 2023 by alewifecove.

50 Turner Street

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Built ca 1895 probably by Ansel & Elmer Doten

A simple Italianate in the Munjoy Hill Historic District. Continue reading →

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Forest City Mineral Spring, History, Images, Italianate, Maine, Munjoy Hill, Then & Now, Turner Street and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, East End, Eliza V Noble, Forest City Mineral Spring, History, images, Italianate, John F Randall, Maine, Munjoy Hill, NB Noble, Nymphas B Noble, Portland Maine, Then and Now on June 5, 2023 by alewifecove.

Glimpses. 16 Lincoln Street

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Built in 1855 for Rufus D Bean

A transitional Greek Revival-Italianate in the Woodfords Corner neighborhood. Continue reading →

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Brick, Deering, Glimpses, Greek Revival, History, Images, Italianate, Lincoln Street, Maine, masonry, Off the peninsula, shudders, Then & Now, Woodfords and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, Brick, Deering, Glimpses, Greek Revival, History, Horatio Q Wheeler, images, Italianate, Maine, Portland, Portland and Forest Avenue Horse Railroad, Portland Maine, Rufus D Bean, Then and Now, William Southard, Woodfords, Woodfords Corner on May 8, 2023 by alewifecove.

42 Munjoy Street

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Built in 1852 by James E Davis

A remuddled Greek Revival in the Munjoy Hill Historic District
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This entry was posted in Architecture, Greek Revival, History, Images, Italianate, Italy, James E Davis, Maine, Munjoy Hill, Munjoy Street, Remuddling, Then & Now and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, Greek Revival, History, Hmm, images, immigration, Italianate, Italy, Maine, Munjoy Hill, Portland, Portland Maine, Remuddling, Then and Now on February 26, 2023 by alewifecove.

In Focus: Charles A Alexander. Addendum.

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A look at a missed home and a couple that make me go Hmmm

Birds-Eye view of Portland. Library of Congress

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Brick, Charles A Alexander, Dependence H Furbush, History, Horace P Storer, Images, In Focus, Italianate, Phyllis Thaxter, Portals, Portland Sugar House, Spring Street, Spruce Street, Storer Street, Sydney Thaxter, Then & Now, Waynflete School, West End and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, Brick, Charles A Alexander, Charles J Barbour, Dependence H Furbush, History, Hmm, Horace P Storer, images, Italianate, John Mace, Maine, Phyllis Thaxter, Portals, Portland, Portland Maine, Seth Dyer, Storer Street, Sydney SF Thaxter, Sydney Thaxter, Then and Now, Waynflete School, West End on December 25, 2022 by alewifecove.

17 May Street

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Built on spec in 1874 by Israel P Butler.

A multi-family Italianate in the West End Historic District.

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This entry was posted in Built on spec, History, Italianate, Maine, May Street, On Spec, West End and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, Built on spec, History, images, Italianate, Maine, Portland, Portland Maine, Then and Now, West End on October 16, 2022 by alewifecove.

West End Walks. 151 Pine Street

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Built ca 1881 for Henry & Ernestine Maling. Design by Francis Fassett

A large Italianate in the West End Historic district.

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Brick, Byron Greenough, Condominium, Francis Fassett, History, Images, Italianate, Maine, masonry, Pine Street, Then & Now, West End, West End Walks and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, Brick, Christian Kragelund, Francis Fassett, Hawaii, Henry Maling, History, images, Italianate, Maine, Oceanic Steamship Company, Portland Maine, Sandwich Islands, Then and Now, West End on September 11, 2022 by alewifecove.

Glimpses. 23 Hampshire Street

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Built ca: 1867-68 by Jotham Lewis

A remuddled Italianate in the India Street Historic District.

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This entry was posted in After the fire, Architecture, Brick, Condominium, garage, Glimpses, Hampshire Street, History, Images, India Street, Italianate, Maine, mansard roof, masonry, Portals, Remuddling and tagged 19th Century, After the fire, Architecture, Brick, doors, East End, Glimpses, History, images, Italianate, Maine, mansard roof, Portland, Portland Maine, Remuddling, The Great Fire of 1866, Then and Now on July 24, 2022 by alewifecove.

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