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Reader Suggestion. 1040 Ocean Street

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Built ca 1900. Probably by Jacob Shattuck.

An odd, and probably doomed, Queen Anne on the Falmouth line.

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This entry was posted in Abandoned, Architecture, East Deering, Glimpses, History, Images, Ocean Avenue, Off the peninsula, Queen Anne, Reader Suggestion, Remuddling, Renovations, Then & Now and tagged Architecture, doomed, History, Hmm, images, Maine, Portland, Portland Maine, Queen Anne Style, Remuddling, Then and Now on August 2, 2020 by alewifecove.

Glimpses. 21 Deblois Street

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Built ca: 1910 for Louis E White

A pre-war Queen Anne in the Deering Highlands neighborhood

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Deblois Street, Fessenden Park, Greater Portland Landmarks, History, Marks and Earle, Queen Anne, Then & Now and tagged 20th Century, Architecture, Glimpses, History, images, Maine, Queen Anne Style, Then and Now on June 7, 2020 by alewifecove.

Glimpses. 34 Glenwood Avenue.

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Built in 1900 for Warren & Elizabeth Neal

A cute Queen Anne in the Rosemont neighborhood.

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This entry was posted in Architecture, garage, Glenwood Avenue, Glimpses, History, Images, Llewellyn Morse Leighton, Queen Anne, Rosemont, Then & Now and tagged 20th Century, Architecture, clapboards, Gambrell roof, Glimpses, History, images, Llewellyn Morse Leighton, Maine, Portland, Portland Maine, Queen Anne Style on April 12, 2020 by alewifecove.

Glimpses. 70 Ashmont Street

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Built ca 1897 by Arthur E Marks

A well maintained Queen Anne in the Oakdale neighborhood

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This entry was posted in Arthur E Marks, Ashmont Street, Glimpses, History, Images, Oakdale, Off the peninsula, Queen Anne, Then & Now and tagged 19th Century, Glimpses, History, images, Oakdale, Portland, Portland Maine, Queen Anne Style, Then and Now on December 22, 2019 by alewifecove.

Glimpses. 140 Noyes Street

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Built ca 1899. Probably for Marks and Earle.

A fine Queen Anne in the Oakdale neighborhood.

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Arthur E Marks, Fessenden Park, Fessenden Park, Glimpses, History, Images, Llewellyn Morse Leighton, Marks and Earle, Noyes Street, Oakdale, Off the peninsula, Queen Anne, Remuddling, Then & Now and tagged 19th Century, Glimpses, History, images, Maine, Portland, Portland Maine, Queen Anne Style on October 12, 2019 by alewifecove.

Glimpses. 90 & 94 Gray Street

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Built ca: 1888

A pair of modest Queen Anne’s in the block between Brackett and Clark Streets

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Glimpses, Gray Street, Greater Portland Landmarks, History, Images, Llewellyn Morse Leighton, Queen Anne, Then & Now, West End Walks and tagged 19th Century, clapboards, doors, entries, Glimpses, Greater Portland Landmarks, History, images, Portland, Portland Maine, Queen Anne Style, shingles, sunburst, Then and Now, West End on December 12, 2018 by alewifecove.

Glimpses. 132 Pleasant Avenue

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Built ca: 1900

A large but seemingly incomplete Queen Anne in Deering

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This entry was posted in Apartment, Architecture, Deering Village, Glenwood Avenue, Glimpses, History, Off the peninsula, Pleasant Avenue, Queen Anne, Then & Now and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, Deering, Gambrell roof, History, images, Maine, Portland, Portland Maine, Queen Anne Style on October 7, 2018 by alewifecove.

129 William Street.

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Built prior to 1900 by Arthur E Marks

Another house built on spec in Fessenden Park.

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Arthur E Marks, Built on spec, Colonial Revival, Fessenden Park, History, Images, Off the peninsula, Queen Anne, Remuddling, Then & Now, William Street and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, Colonial Revival, doors, Glimpses, History, images, Maine, Portland, Portland Maine, Queen Anne Style, Remuddling on July 16, 2018 by alewifecove.

Glimpses. 126 William Street. By request

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Built prior to 1899 by Arthur E Marks

Built ‘on spec’ as part of the Fessenden Park development

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Built on spec, By Request, Fessenden Park, Fred Tompson, Glimpses, History, Images, Off the peninsula, Queen Anne, Then & Now, William Street and tagged Architecture, Glimpses, History, images, Portland, Portland Maine, Queen Anne Style on June 26, 2018 by alewifecove.

Glimpses. 108 Fessenden Street.

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Built ca 1895

A nicely detailed and well-preserved Queen Anne in the USM neighborhood.

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Deering Village, Fessenden Street, Glimpses, History, Images, Oakdale, Off the peninsula, Queen Anne, Remuddling, Then & Now and tagged Architecture, Glimpses, History, images, Maine, Portland, Portland Maine, Queen Anne Style, Remuddling on September 17, 2017 by alewifecove.

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