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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.

Glimpses. 74 Neal Street

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Built in 1897-98 for Charles H Sargent

A conventional Queen Anne in the West End Historic District.

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Glimpses, Greater Portland Landmarks, History, Images, Maine, Neal Street, Portland Savings Bank, Queen Anne, Then & Now, West End, West End Walks and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, Greater Portland Landmarks, History, images, Phyllis Cram, Portland, Portland Maine, Queen Anne Style, Then and Now, West End on September 28, 2025 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. 11-15 Morning Street

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Built in 1899 for Edward & Fannie Morrill

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This entry was posted in Architecture, East End, Glimpses, History, Images, Maine, Morning Street, Munjoy Hill, Queen Anne and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, East End, Edward G Morrill, Fannie Morrill, Glimpses, History, images, Maine, Munjoy Hill, Portland, Portland Maine on February 11, 2024 by alewifecove.

397 Stevens Avenue

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Built on spec in 1896 by E Vinton Earle

A pleasant Queen Anne in the Deering neighborhood

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-70.294863

This entry was posted in Built on spec, Deering, Deering Center, E Vinton Earle, History, Images, Income Property, Maine, Off the peninsula, On Spec, Queen Anne, Remuddling, Stevens Avenue, Then & Now and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, Built on spec, Deering, E Vinton Earle, Edward K Milliken, entries, History, images, Maine, Portland, Portland Maine, Portland String Quartet, Queen Anne Style, T.A. Huston & Company, Then and Now on November 13, 2022 by alewifecove.

Glimpses. 100 Neal Street

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Built in 1898 for Albert H Hinds. Design by John Calvin Stevens

A charming Queen Anne in the West End Historic District

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-70.272112

This entry was posted in Architecture, Brick, carriage house, Glimpses, History, Images, John Bundy Brown, John Calvin Stevens, Maine, Neal Street, Queen Anne, Then & Now, Townhouse, West End and tagged 19th Century, Albert H Hinds, Architecture, Aurelius S Hinds, Brick, carriage house, Glimpses, History, images, John Calvin Stevens, Maine, Portland, Portland Maine, Queen Anne Style, Then and Now, West End on June 12, 2022 by alewifecove.

165_167 Congress Street Redux

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Built ca: 1883 by Francis W “Frank” Cunningham. Design by Fassett & Stevens

A revisit to a post from 2016

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-70.249394

This entry was posted in Apartment, Architecture, Brick, Congress Street, Francis Fassett, FW Cunningham, Glimpses, History, Images, John Calvin Stevens, Maine, masonry, Munjoy Hill, Queen Anne, Redux, Then & Now and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, Brick, doors, entries, Fassett & Stevens, FW Cunningham, Glimpses, Grossman's, Grossman's Quality Crafted Homes, History, images, immigration, John Calvin Stevens, Maine, Munjoy Hill, Portals, Portland, Portland Maine, Queen Anne Style, Redux, Then and Now on May 30, 2022 by alewifecove.

Glimpses. 107 Beacon Street

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Built ca: 1911 on spec by Earnest Small

A small Queen Anne in the Woodfords neighborhood Continue reading →

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-70.287345

This entry was posted in Architecture, Built on spec, Glimpses, History, Images, Off the peninsula, Queen Anne, Then & Now, Woodfords and tagged 20th Century, Architecture, Built on spec, Deering, Glimpses, images, Maine, Portland, Portland Maine, Queen Anne Style, Woodfords, Woodfords Corner on November 7, 2021 by alewifecove.

West End Walks. 188-190 Pine Street

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Built ca: 1902 for Charles Henry Payson. Design by John Calvin Stevens.

A substantial brick Queen Anne Double-house in the West End Historic District.

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-70.274365

This entry was posted in Architecture, Brick, Built on spec, Double House, History, Images, John Calvin Stevens, pebble dash, Pine Street, Queen Anne, roughcast, West End, West End Walks and tagged 20th Century, Architecture, Brick, Charles H Payson, History, images, John Calvin Stevens, Maine, pebble dash, pink granite, Portland, Portland Maine, Portland Tenement House Company, Queen Anne Style, roughcast, West End on April 4, 2021 by alewifecove.

26 Belmont Street

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Built ca 1906 for Captain Lincoln Jewett. Design by John Calvin and John Howard Stevens

A handsome Queen-Anne in the Coyle Park neighborhood. Continue reading →

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-70.278629

This entry was posted in Architecture, Belmont Street, Coyle Park, Edward Winslow, Greater Portland Landmarks, History, Images, John Calvin Stevens, John Howard Stevens, Llewellyn Morse Leighton, Off the peninsula, Queen Anne, Then & Now and tagged 20th Century, 6 masted schooner, Architecture, Captain Lincoln W Jewett, Coyle Park, Greater Portland Landmarks, History, images, Jacob Winslow, John Calvin Stevens, John Howard Stevens, Lincoln Jewett, Llewellyn Morse Leighton, Maine, Percy & Small Shipyard, Portland, Portland Maine, Queen Anne Style, Schooner Eleanor A. Percy, Then and Now on January 17, 2021 by alewifecove.

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